The stereotypical characters of the Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald is known for being an excellent writer, for skillfully describing the Jazz Age, and for having a drinking problem. However, he is not as well known for creating deep and intriguing characters. In The Great Gatsby, most of the characters remain one-dimensional and unchanging throughout the novel. They are known simply from the point of view of Nick Carraway, the participating narrator. Some insights are given into the characters in the form of their dialogue with Nick, however, they never become deep characters that are “known” and relatable. Although all the participants in the novel are not completely flat, most of the main characters are simply stereotypes of the people of the 1920s from the South, West and East parts of America. 2. They never chase a man - they get a man to chase them, 3. They always get what they want, 4. They are amazing hostesses, 5. They always look their best, 6. They are always a little mysterious, and 7. They are witty and charming ." (Suney) In short, a typical Southern Belle is lovely, polite, and, above all, rich. Daisy Buchanan is lovely, educated, and, above all, rich. She was known as the prettiest girl in Louisville, and her family was very rich. Daisy, being the most popular girl among the soldiers, could choose any man she liked to "connive" to pursue her. But after he left for the war, she became impatient and couldn't wait for the man she thought she loved. She met Jock, Tom, a rich man from the East, she got married... in the middle of a conversation with Nick, the characters remain at the levels of chatter and public knowledge. The only insight given to their lives is that they can easily be defined by a stereotype. Daisy is the Southern/Eastern Belle: rich, proper and reckless. Gatsby is a pioneer of the western: he continually works to make his dreams come true. Tom is the rich athlete from the East: big, hypocritical and ignorant. Fitzgerald used these common stereotypes of the 1920s to create one-dimensional characters in this truly multidimensional story, The Great Gatsby. Works cited and consulted F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1925.F. Scott Fitzgerald. (1934) Columbia Quotes. [Online]. Available: www.Bartleby.com.Suney. (1999) The True Beauties of the South. Personal site. [Online]. Available: www.dbteck.net/~suncastl/lady.