# Owl Eyes — The Great Gatsby character guide

> Owl Eyes in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Owl-eyes

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

An eccentric, bespectacled party guest at Gatsby's who is amazed by the authenticity of Gatsby's library.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/iii)

Mentioned indirectly as Jordan's 'undergraduate' companion who is engaged in an 'obstetrical conversation' with chorus girls.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/iv)

Listed among the party guests from New York, part of the catalog of Gatsby's diverse and anonymous social circle.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/ix)

The only party guest to attend the funeral, remarking on the desertion of Gatsby's former crowds and offering a poignant, 'The poor son-of-a-bitch.'

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