The Great Gatsby
Catherine
Myrtle’s sister
Myrtle’s stylish, gossipy sister, who brings rumors about Gatsby to the New York party.
Catherine is Myrtle’s sister, a slim, fashionable flapper with plucked eyebrows and vivid makeup. She arrives at the New York apartment with the McKees and quickly dominates the room with talk and gestures.
She is loyal to her sister and loud about it, and she is full of gossip. At the party she tells Nick that Gatsby is supposed to be a relative of the German Kaiser, which is where his money comes from. Nick, who lives next door to Gatsby, says that nobody seems to know anything for sure.
“They say he’s a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm’s. That’s where all his money comes from.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Catherine is at the party when Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose, and she is among those calling for towels and cold water as the apartment descends into chaos. She is one of the guests who sees exactly what kind of man Tom is.
She later appears at the coroner’s inquest after Myrtle’s death, where she speaks up for her sister. She is one of the few people who seem to mourn Myrtle.
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