Jay Gatsby

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fictional character literary character protagonist

Jay Gatsby is the enigmatic, self-made millionaire at the center of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "The Great Gatsby," known for his lavish parties and obsessive love for Daisy Buchanan.

Aliases (2)

James Gatz ×2
Jay Gatsby – Alan Ladd ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → literary character → protagonist →
actualDriverInAccident	Daisy Buchanan →
alsoKnownAs	Jay Gatsby →
appearsIn	The Great Gatsby →
associatedWith	Meyer Wolfsheim →
background	poor farming family in North Dakota →
blamedFor	Myrtle Wilson's death →
car	yellow Rolls-Royce →
creator	F. Scott Fitzgerald →
deathCause	gunshot →
education	briefly attended St. Olaf College →
firstPublicationYearOfWork	1925 →
friendOf	Nick Carraway →
fullName	James Gatz →
genreContext	Jazz Age novel →
goal	reunite with Daisy Buchanan →
killedBy	George Wilson →
literaryMovement	Modernism →
locationOfParties	Gatsby's mansion in West Egg →
loveInterest	Daisy Buchanan →
meetsDaisy	Louisville →
mentor	Dan Cody →
militaryRank	officer →
narratedBy	Nick Carraway →
nationality	American →
neighborOf	Nick Carraway →
notableFor	lavish parties → mysterious background → obsessive love for Daisy Buchanan →
occupation	bootlegger → businessman →
personalityTrait	determined → idealistic → romantic → secretive →
residence	West Egg →
residenceType	mansion →
servedIn	World War I →
socialStatus	new money →
sourceOfWealth	bootlegging → organized crime →
symbolizes	American Dream → illusion of wealth → romantic idealism →
throws	extravagant parties →
timePeriod	Roaring Twenties →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Great Gatsby (1974 film) → The Great Gatsby (2013 film) → The Great Gatsby (opera) →	character
The Great Gatsby → The Great Gatsby (1949 film) → The Great Gatsby (2000 film) →	mainCharacter
Owl Eyes → Tom Buchanan →	relationshipTo
James Gatz →	alsoKnownAs
Myrtle Wilson →	appearsAlongside
Meyer Wolfsheim →	associatedWith
Myrtle Wilson →	carOwnedByAtDeath
The Great Gatsby (1949 film) ("Jay Gatsby – Alan Ladd") →	characterPortrayedBy
Tom Buchanan →	conflictWith
George Wilson →	contrastedWith
Nick Carraway →	describesCharacter
Daisy Buchanan →	formerLoverOf
Nick Carraway →	friendOf
Jay Gatsby ("James Gatz") →	fullName
West Egg →	inhabitantInFiction
George Wilson →	knows
Nick Carraway →	neighborOf
Leonardo DiCaprio →	portrayed
The Great Gatsby →	protagonist