The Great Gatsby

What is the significance of names?

Is there a meaning behind the names Nick Carraway, Tom Buchanan, James Gatz/JayGatsby? Like Daisy's name, since it's also a flower, can mean that she is just a trophy wife or something to look at.

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1. Nick Carraway - Carraway, kind of like an "ordinary" seed

2. Gatsby - re-making himself to something from average to great.

3. Meyer Wolfsheim - organized crime, rather "wolfish"

4. Tom Buchanan - conservative, rich, white, dull

5. Daisy - a flower, a trophy to look at with little substance.

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