There are many heroes in human society: tragic heroes, anti-heroes and old-fashioned courageous heroes. While all of these heroes are attractive and fascinating, the most interesting hero to read and study is the tragic hero. A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy destined to fall, suffer, or defeat. An illustration of this hero can be exemplified in The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The tragic hero shown in the novel is called George Wilson. Mr. Wilson can be seen as an unusual character in the sense that he does very little and has a unique personality, which allowed for a tragic twist towards the end of the novel. Mr. Wilson is a major actor in The Great Gatsby and portrays the characteristics of a tragic hero because he is an innocent person with big goals and dreams, however, this leads his thoughts and beliefs in the wrong direction. Because of this, pity and fear can be aroused in Mr. Wilson because he is unable to see clearly what is really happening around him. While some characters in the novels have flaws that give them a mysterious or strange image, Mr. Wilson is completely far from that “mysterious” feeling, until we glimpse his true nature towards the end of the novel. Throughout the book, Mr. Wilson is simply a person who works all day in a garage, just to save enough money to free himself from his terrible position. “[It's] been here too long. [He] wants to escape. [His] wife and [he] want to go west. "(Fitzgerald. 123) This quote exemplifies how Wilson wants to move from the Valley of Ashes to a more dignified family that will meet his greatest needs. These personal goals to succeed in life... middle of paper... full of life .In conclusion, Mr. Wilson's actions show a wide variety of emotions towards the readers and can arouse pity and fear for George, which is a key characteristic of the tragic hero.Wilson is a key character in The Great Gatsby, who allows the reader to convince himself that Mr. Wilson is undoubtedly a tragic hero. Mr. Wilson possesses the characteristics of a tragic hero as he is an innocent person with big goals and dreams, however, this leads his thoughts and beliefs in the direction. wrong. For this reason, pity and fear can be aroused in Mr. Wilson because he is unable to clearly see what is really happening around him. Mr. Wilson is a simple man, but he manages to thicken the plot when he shows his personality twisted towards the last chapter of the novel. A tragic hero has characteristics like those displayed by George.