In Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, George Wilson runs a garage in the "valley of ashes" between the Eggs (West and East) and New York City. Wilson is described as somewhat lifeless and frazzled. In chapter seven it is revealed that he has discovered his wife has been unfaithful to him. She has actually been having an affair with Tom Buchanan, who knows Wilson and sometimes does business with him.
When Tom, Nick, and Jordan stop at the garage on their way to the city, Wilson tells Tom he is planning to leave and take his wife west. He inquires about a car Tom has agreed to sell to him. Wilson hopes to make some money on the car so he can leave as soon as possible. Wilson never reveals what he plans to do with the garage. Presumably, after he kills Gatsby, the garage will be taken over by someone else.
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