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The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg can mean anything a character or reader wants them to, but they look down on a world devoid of meaning, value, and beauty—a world in which dreams are exposed as illusions, and cruel,

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As well as revealing the huge gulf between the haves and have-nots in America in the 1920s, in the valley of ashes Fitzgerald also hints at the spiritual barrenness of American society, which is materialistic and lacking in morals or decency. Nick says he always finds the area "vaguely disquieting", reflecting his feelings about the moral decay that it suggests

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"the eye's of God" and suggest that George's actions represent gods judgement

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Eyes of TJ. ECKLEBURG= blue just like Wilson's eyes.

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the weather in chapter 8 much relates to the weather of James Gatz when he recused Dan Cody

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a SIMPLE NAME FOR A SIMPLE MAN

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the weather seems to be a direct mirror to the emotions of George. This especially relates to God as he seems to look into the "eyes of God" as the weather bides by his emotions

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George is consumed with grief when Myrtle is killed. George is comparable to Gatsby in that both are dreamers and both are ruined by their unrequited love for women who love Tom.

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To Tom - both had their wives being stolen
To Gatsby - the idolization of Daisy and Myrtle
Both of these parallels highlight the flaws in key characters in old and new money and also emphasize the duality within a corrupt society

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george suggests the weakness of honesty in the reality of the american dream 

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george suggests the weakness of honesty in the reality of the american dream 

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George’s failure to notice the affair for so long speaks to George’s complete isolation from the world of old money and, more broadly, the huge class divides in America in the 1920s.

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The color blue in The Great Gatsby can be interpreted to represent hope for the future. It represents a lost time, a pure color that is overly displayed, a pure color in the valley of ashes. "The eyes of Doctor T.J. ... Blue also symbolizes the unhappy relationship of Tom and Daisy.
GEORGE HAS BLUE EYES

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The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are a pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. They may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland, though the novel never makes this point explicitly.

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George borriwing a suit links to Gatsby when a soldier- CLASSLESS

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The fates of George Myrtle and Gatsby also shatter any illusions about the possibility of social climbing and even the promise of the American Dream itself.

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n this state of mind, George Wilson mistakes the eyes on the sign for the eyes of God, saying that the evil that has been done to his wife has been noticed by God. Wilson: “God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!”

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“Wilson was quieter now, and Michaelis went home to sleep; when he awoke four hours later and hurried back to the garage, Wilson was gone.”

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George is completely devastated by the death of his wife, to the point of being inconsolable and unaware of reality.

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'Ashes' also has connotations of penitence and humiliation. Tom humiliates Wilson both verbally and by his actions - he is having an affair with his wife. Myrtle despises Wilson for his poverty.

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Socially inferior yet remains moral, does not exploit women as he is subservient to Myrtle.

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Twelve years before the novel begins, George married Myrtle wearing a borrowed suit (2.116, 8.69). They have been living above his garage in Queens for the last 11 years. Perhaps Myrtle was drawn to him since he owned (or would soon own) his own business, or else he somehow convinced her “he was a gentleman…[who] knew something about breeding,” but this façade breaks down quickly, and George seems resigned to his working class life. While Myrtle claims to no longer care for George, he still seems smitten with her, as evidenced by how he “hurriedly” follows her suggestions (2.17).

Tom Buchanan starts doing business with George Wilson’s garage a few months before the start of the novel, even promising to sell him a car. But unbeknownst to George, Tom Buchanan patronizes the garage since he is having an affair with Myrtle. The affair is Myrtle’s first (2.117). Perhaps this is why George Wilson remains in the dark about it until the novel’s tense climax.

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Myrtle and George, despite being married for twelve years, are strikingly different people. While Myrtle is outgoing and vivacious, George is shy and bland – in fact, his physical description takes just a couple of sentences while Myrtle has a paragraph-long introduction. Although there is a hint of what drew Myrtle to him all those years ago, a “faint” attractiveness, Nick emphasizes George’s weighed-down, damp, "spiritless" affect. In fact, he is explicitly tied to the Valley of Ashes, the bleak industrial part of Queens where he and Myrtle live. (Check out our article about the Valley of Ashes for more analysis on this point.)

This initial description makes it clear to the reader that George is a much less active, ambitious person than his wife, setting up his resentment and the power struggle that leads to his extreme violence at the end of the novel.

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George stays in the Valley of the Ashes, contributing to his stuck, passive, image.

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He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes.

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Compared to his voluptuous wife, Myrtle, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, and, of course, the titular Gatsby himself, pale-faced, shrinking, passive George can almost escape your memory – and perhaps he entirely would if he didn’t turn out to be one of the novel’s most crucial characters.

George has the least “page time” of the seven major characters, but is important because of the crucial role he plays in the novel’s conclusion. Because of this, we don’t know quite as much about George’s personality, motivations, or characteristics as we do about other characters.

This guide goes over what we do know about George and explains why he is so important. Read on to learn more about the man underneath the ash.

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Nick emphasizes George’s meekness and deference to his wife, very bluntly commenting he is not his own man.

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Buys and sells cars- links to the idea that Wilson provides the vehicles which foreshadow death throughout. Wilson's business is turned darkened by the deaths they cause. Reflecting how no matter what good George does he will never be enough.
The theme of the unfulfilled/ unmotivated American Dream.

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Gender - He has that little power that he cannot conform to gender stereotypes

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Gender - He has that little power that he cannot conform to gender stereotypes

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Nick emphasizes George’s meekness and deference to his wife, very bluntly commenting he is not his own man. Although this comment reveals a bit of Nick’s misogyny – his comment seems to think George being his “wife’s man” as opposed to his own is his primary source of weakness – it also continues to underscore George’s devotion to Myrtle.

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George is shy and bland – in fact, his physical description takes just a couple of sentences while Myrtle has a paragraph-long introduction.

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In chapter 8 George, reeling from his wife’s violent death, loses whatever faith he had in God after and decides to find the owner of the yellow car

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Myrtle was drawn to him since he owned (or would soon own) his own business, or else he somehow convinced her “he was a gentleman…[who] knew something about breeding,” but this façade breaks down quickly, and George seems resigned to his working class life.

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Meanwhile, Wilson is unsure of himself and tries to please his guests. While Carraway does not describe Myrtle as beautiful, he does explain to the reader that she moves 'sensuously' and has an air of 'vitality'. In comparison, George Wilson lacks the powerful life force that his wife seems to have in spades.

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Both George and Gatsby are dreamers, aiming for the pursuit of happiness through the women they love. Both are killed as a result of their undying love towards a women they will never be able to satisfy. Myrtle's death deteriorates George's psychological capabilities and tragically results in his own suicide and the murder of Gatsby- something Tom had control of, emphasising how the ruch always win.

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George is a much less active, ambitious person than his wife, setting up his resentment and the power struggle that leads to his extreme violence at the end of the novel.

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he is explicitly tied to the Valley of Ashes

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This initial description makes it clear to the reader that George is a much less active, ambitious person than his wife, due to his class. This sets up his resentment and the power struggle that leads to his extreme violence at the end of the novel.

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The color yellow in way also connects George and the Doctor T.J Eckleburg ad. George's hair is described as a yellow color as are the Doctor's glasses in the ad. Myrtle makes it quite clear to her and Tom's party guest that she does not care for her husband. in addition, yellow is seen as the colour of the weak character as proven by his suicide as he no longer has myrtle

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Although there is a hint of what drew Myrtle to him all those years ago, a “faint” attractiveness, Nick emphasizes George’s weighed-down, damp, "spiritless" affect. In fact, he is explicitly tied to the Valley of Ashes

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He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes.

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The American Dream is a moral naivety for characters not born into the aristocracy.

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George is the character that brings the fantasy to an ultimate end in the murder of Gatsby 

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George is the character that brings the fantasy to an ultimate end in the murder of Gatsby 

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George Wilson is a flat character because we only know him as Myrtle's poor husband who is being cheated on.

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While George Wilson only appears in The Great Gatsby a handful of times, this seemingly minor character has a big impact on the book.

Inside the garage, 'The interior was unprosperous and bare,' a quality that's reflected in the owner as well.

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George Wilson is a gas station and garage owner living in the 'valley of ashes' between Eggs and New York City. Wilson's wife, Myrtle, is engaged in an affair with Tom Buchanan. Wilson is a man defeated by his circumstances.

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the realists rejection of  romanticism and of the belief that man could shape his own future - naturalism .

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The husband of Myrtle Wilson and the owner of an auto garage in the Valley of Ashes. Wilson is a beaten-down man, who nevertheless loves and adores his wife. Her affair with Tom drives Wilson to the edge, and her death pushes him over.

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grey men