The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby Chapter 2

Who was Mr. Wilson and what was he like? In what way did he seem suited to live in the “valley of ashes”?

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George is a listless, impoverished man whose only passion is his love for his wife, Myrtle. He is a car mechanic who looks dirty and feels run down, just like the Valley of Ashes. He grovels to the rich like Tom. He is devastated by Myrtle's affair with Tom.

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