George Wilson

Also known as Wilson

Supporting
First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1

George Wilson is a supporting character in The Great Gatsby (Book 1).

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

George Wilson starts as the spiritless garage owner in the Valley of Ashes, blindly devoted to his unfaithful wife Myrtle amid his own fading dreams. Grief-stricken after her death, he spirals into madness, tracking and shooting Gatsby before taking his own life in suicidal despair. His transformation from anaemic faintness to deranged vengeance underscores the tragic cost of the American Dream's illusions.

Description

A blond, spiritless man who is anaemic and faintly handsome, with light blue eyes and pale hair often veiled in white ashen dust. He wears a dark suit, his face turning green when sick, later hollow-eyed, shaking, and pale as his hair.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Myrtle Wilsonhusband and wife
Myrtle despises George, calls him unfit; he locks her upstairs after discovering her infidelity.
Tom Buchanancustomer
Tom promises to sell him a car; later tells Wilson Gatsby owns the car that killed Myrtle.