Meyer Wolfsheim
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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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → |
| appearsIn | The Great Gatsby → |
| appearsInChapter | Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby → |
| associatedWith |
Daisy Buchanan
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Jay Gatsby → Nick Carraway → |
| basedOn | Arnold Rothstein → |
| characterTrait |
loyal to Gatsby
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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
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racketeer → underworld figure → |
| roleInWork |
Gatsby’s business associate
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symbol of organized crime in the novel → |
| settingOfActivity | Prohibition-era United States → |
| symbolizes |
corruption of the American Dream
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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.
this entity surface form: "Meyer Wolfsheim – Howard Da Silva"
this entity surface form: "Arnold Rothstein"