Inside the story
Meet Owl Eyes
Owl Eyes is a bespectacled, half-drunk guest at Gatsby’s lavish parties, where he drifts through the crowds as a bemused observer. In Gatsby’s library, he is astonished to find that the shelves hold real books rather than cardboard props, revealing an oddly perceptive mind beneath his garrulous manner.
On the page
A stout, middle-aged man with a round, pale face and rumpled features, peering owlishly through enormous round spectacles that give him a startled, magnified stare. His hair is dishevelled and his rumpled suit hangs loosely, giving him a comically bookish, unsteady appearance.
