Meyer Wolfsheim

E70749

Meyer Wolfsheim is a shady, influential gambler and underworld figure in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel *The Great Gatsby*, loosely based on real-life mobster Arnold Rothstein.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Great Gatsby
appearsInChapter Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
associatedWith Daisy Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
basedOn Arnold Rothstein
characterTrait loyal to Gatsby
secretive
shrewd
creator F. Scott Fitzgerald
ethnicity Jewish
firstAppearance The Great Gatsby
gender male
genre modernist literature
languageOfWork English
literaryRole supporting character
nationality American
notableFor fixing the 1919 World Series (in the novel’s backstory)
occupation gambler
racketeer
underworld figure
roleInWork Gatsby’s business associate
symbol of organized crime in the novel
settingOfActivity Prohibition-era United States
symbolizes corruption of the American Dream
criminal underworld of the Jazz Age
timePeriod Roaring Twenties
workLocation New York City

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jay Gatsby associatedWith Meyer Wolfsheim
this entity surface form: "Meyer Wolfsheim – Howard Da Silva"
1919 Black Sox Scandal gamblerInvolved Meyer Wolfsheim
this entity surface form: "Arnold Rothstein"
The Great Gatsby hasCharacter Meyer Wolfsheim

Please wait…