George Wilson
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George Wilson is a weary, impoverished mechanic and garage owner in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby," whose despair and jealousy help drive the novel’s tragic climax.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | garage by the road between West Egg and New York City ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
American Dream
ⓘ
class divide ⓘ despair ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| causeOfAction | belief that Gatsby killed Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Jay Gatsby
ⓘ
Tom Buchanan ⓘ |
| createdBy | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| deathInNarrative | dies by suicide after killing Jay Gatsby ⓘ |
| drivesPlot | murder of Jay Gatsby ⓘ |
| economicStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
despairing
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ weary ⓘ |
| employerOf | none (self-employed) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Great Gatsby
ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasSpouseAffairWith |
Tom Buchanan
ⓘ
surface form:
Tom Buchanan (Myrtle’s affair partner, not his own)
|
| inUniverseEvent | Myrtle Wilson’s death by car accident ⓘ |
| knows |
Jay Gatsby
ⓘ
Nick Carraway ⓘ Tom Buchanan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jazz Age literature ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralPosition | tragic, morally conflicted figure ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst of the novel’s tragic climax ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
garage owner
ⓘ
mechanic ⓘ |
| partOf | The Great Gatsby character ensemble ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationBy |
Bruce Dern (1974 film, as Tom; note: George played by Scott Wilson)
ⓘ
Jason Clarke ⓘ
surface form:
Jason Clarke (2013 film adaptation)
Scott Wilson (1974 film adaptation) ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearedIn |
Charles Scribner's Sons
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Scribner’s Sons
|
| residence | Valley of Ashes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Long Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Island, New York
|
| setInTime | summer of 1922 ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| spouseRelationship | cuckolded husband of Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the ruined, unsuccessful side of the American Dream ⓘ |
| victimOf | Tom Buchanan’s deception ⓘ |
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