By comparing and contrasting George Wilson and Tom Buchanan we discover several new insights due the juxtaposition. From the initial entrance of George Wilson in the book we can see that he is a weak man in the way his character is depicted. He is described as, "spiritless and anaemic...who mingled with the cement walls" (30). His presence is so insignificant in the beginning that he does not even stand out against the background of …showed first 75 words of 526 total…

…showed last 75 words of 526 total…founds out about his wife's affair, "In the sunlight his face was green(green depicts jealousy)" (129). Then Nick says, "I stared at him(Wilson) and then at Tom, who had made a parallel discovery...and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race" (130). Nick is saying despite the different backgrounds of the men they are both feeling the pain of finding out what has happened with their wives.