Mr. McKee

Also known as Chester McKee

Minor
First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1

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

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

Chester McKee, the pale, feminine photographer, drifts through Tom's New York apartment party with his wife Lucille, capturing the scene in a haze of alcohol. Later glimpsed in the elevator with the McKees, he fades into the novel's underbelly of aspirants. His presence hints at the era's fringe dreamers chasing glamour from the shadows.

Description

Pale skin gives him a delicate, almost feminine cast, his features soft and unassuming. A small white spot of lather lingers on his cheekbone, a remnant of hasty grooming. Slender and slightly stooped, he dresses in a rumpled suit that speaks of artistic pretensions. His timid gaze wanders, camera in hand, exuding quiet otherworldliness.