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Jay Gatsby: character portrait from The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

A character in The Great Gatsby

Jay Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1925

Nick's enigmatic next-door neighbour in West Egg, a fabulously wealthy young man who throws dazzling summer parties for hundreds of strangers.

Also known as: Gatsby, Mr. Gatsby

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Meet Jay Gatsby

Jay Gatsby is Nick Carraway's enigmatic next-door neighbor in West Egg, a fabulously wealthy young man who hosts dazzling summer parties for hundreds of strangers. Gracious and watchful, he addresses nearly everyone as “old sport” while revealing little about himself and inspiring endless rumors.

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