In the following essay I will be discussing the characters in the novel The Great

Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In particular, I will be discussing their character traits, in

accordance to the six pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility,

fairness, caring, and citizenship.

The top and most moral character by far in this story is Nick Carraway. Nick

doesnt seem to have one bad trait about him. His main overall trait is trustworthiness.

Nick proves to be a trustworthy character because he keeps secrets for multiple

characters, including Gatsby and Daisy, when he maintains secrecy about their

relationship. Nick also shows to be very caring in the way that he always cares about

the feelings of others.

The second most moral character is Jay Gatsby. Jay has good traits for the most

part, but there are some bad qualities about him. The most prominent trait in his

possession is citizenship. Jay almost continuously throws generous parties for what

seems like most of the public. He is very giving. The down side to him is his respect. Jay

cant be looked at as respectful with all of the shady business that he is involved in.

Daisy Buchanan is third and a midrange character on the character morals scale.

She does not demonstrate fairness because she admits that she loves both Tom and

Jay! However, this dilemma brings out the trait of respect in her. She is respectful

because she does not wasn't to hurt neither Tom nor Jay while stuck between who to

choose.

The bottom three characters, Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanan, and Jordan Baker

seem to have no good traits to them at all. Fourth and fifth are the married couple,

Myrtle and Tom. They both cant be proven trustworthy because they each had an affair
with another person. Lastly at number six, Jordan seems to be of no good to the story at

all. She is not caring in that she hates carless people, yet is carless herself!

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald seems to show the true character of

people. The characters in this popular read are a whirlwind of morals, some good and

others oh so ugly.