Catherine

Also known as Catherine McKee

Minor
First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1

Catherine is a minor character in The Great Gatsby (Book 1).

Gender: female
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 1
Books: 1

Catherine appears as Myrtle's sassy sister in the swirl of New York parties, gossiping freely amid the jazz and bootleg gin, embodying the era's restless thrill-seekers. She fades into the background as the tragedy unfolds, her final mention a faint echo in the chaos of loss. A minor player in the glittering facade, she represents the superficial chatter that masks deeper desperations.

Description

Slender and worldly at about thirty, she sports a solid sticky bob of red hair framing her powdered milky white complexion. Her eyebrows are plucked and redrawn at a rakish angle, lending a blurred, hazy air to her face. Innumerable pottery bracelets jingle on her arms with every movement, adding a rhythmic clink to her presence.