he himself is not wealthy and wrapped up in all that comes along with wealth, he is able to see the world from a stable point of view. He is one of, if not the only, logical character in the novel. Nick lives in a modest home near Gatsby’s. He is the cousin of Daisy whom is Gatsby’s object of affection. Nick is a good observer of character but he is reserved in expressing his opinions of people. Daisy Buchanan is the wife of Tom Buchanan. She is Nick’s cousin and the secret love of Gatsby. She is beautiful, enchanting and yet morally empty. She is in love with money and drawn to Gatsby in part because of his wealth. When she gives birth to her daughter, Pammy, she comments that she hopes for her to become “a beautiful little fool”. This shows Daisy’s viewpoint on women in society. Daisy is very foolish and starved for attention. When Gatsby finally shows her attention, she is immediately drawn to him. Tom, Daisy’s husband never truly showed Daisy love. Tom was a wealthy man. He was openly unfaithful to his wife. He also seemed to be without moral standards or integrity. He looks at his wife and mistress, Myrtle Wilson, as possessions. He is fine with his own affair but he only begins to care when it seems clear that he is on the verge of losing both Myrtle and Daisy. Myrtle Wilson is Tom’s mistress. She is drawn to Tom by a false sense of love and the fact that Tom possesses all the qualities that she admires in men. Not only is he wealthy, he is well kept and seems to like her back. Her husband, George, is a poor man. She has not loved him since she found out that he borrowed a suit for their wedding. Tom owns a service station in the valley of the ashes, above which he and Myrtle live. When Myrtle is killed, Tom finally begins to think about how he loved her and he is driven to kill not only who he assumes to be her killer, but also himself. Jordan Baker is Nick’s love interest. ...
