# Gus Rose — Short Fiction character guide

> Gus Rose in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rose, August

**First appearance:** 0019-dalyrimple-goes-wrong

## Who they are

A young man from a poor background, involved in a crime.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iii)

A swart, bandy-legged soldier with rat-eyes and a broken nose, companion to Carrol Key.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ix)

Sober but dazed, he sits in Childs' restaurant after the riot, mourning Carrol Key and observing the scene.

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