# George Molinier — The Counterfeiters character guide > George Molinier in The Counterfeiters by André Gide. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** George, young George, Molinier, the procureur Molinier **First appearance:** 0013-xi-edouard-s-journal-george-molinier ## Snapshot Olivier's younger brother, George is caught passing counterfeit coins and becomes the unwitting thread that pulls a magistrate into the Molinier family's private grief. ## Who they are George circulates false coins among schoolboys, half innocent tool, half willing delinquent, and the authorities decide to frighten him before he drags the case past the point of no return. His trouble forces Monsieur Profitendieu to Edouard's door, where the magistrate's professional warnings dissolve into sobs about his own runaway son. George matters less for what he did than for the scandal he opens — a boy's petty crime that exposes the rot running under the respectable family. ## Relationships ### [Olivier Molinier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/olivier_molinier) _family_ George is Olivier's younger brother, and they share a typical sibling bond with some rivalry. ### [Phiphi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/phiphi) _friendship_ George and Phiphi are schoolmates and partners in petty mischief and bullying. ### [Bernard Profitendieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/bernard_profitendieu) _social_ Bernard knows George as Olivier's younger brother and occasionally interacts with him, but they are not close. ### [Olivier Molinier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/olivier_molinier) _family_ George is Olivier's younger brother, and they share a typical sibling bond with some rivalry. ### [Bernard Profitendieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/bernard_profitendieu) _social_ Bernard knows George as Olivier's younger brother and occasionally interacts with him, but they are not close. ### [Olivier Molinier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/olivier_molinier) _family_ George is Olivier's younger brother, and they share a typical sibling bond with some rivalry. ### [Bernard Profitendieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/bernard_profitendieu) _social_ Bernard knows George as Olivier's younger brother and occasionally interacts with him, but they are not close. ### [Phiphi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/phiphi) _friendship_ George and Phiphi are schoolmates and partners in petty mischief and bullying. ### [Phiphi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/phiphi) _friendship_ George and Phiphi are schoolmates and partners in petty mischief and bullying. ## In the story ### [III: Bernard and Olivier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/iii-bernard-and-olivier) Olivier's younger brother, pretending to sleep while listening to the conversation. ### [VI: Bernard Awakens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/vi-bernard-awakens) Mentioned as tossing in his dreams in the iron bedstead of the little room. ### [XI: Edouard’s Journal: George Molinier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xi-edouard-s-journal-george-molinier) The young schoolboy caught attempting to steal a guidebook; Edouard observes his behavior and buys him the book. ### [The First Day of the Term](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/iv-the-first-day-of-the-term) George is a cynical and audacious boy who discusses the police raid with Phiphi and boasts about his narrow escape. ### [VI: Edouard's Journal: Madame Molinier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/vi-edouard-s-journal-madame-molinier) The youngest son; Pauline suspects him of stealing a hundred-franc note and possibly Oscar's letters, but she hesitates to confront him. ### [Olivier and Edouard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/ix-olivier-and-edouard) Arrives at Edouard's, learns of Olivier's condition, and accompanies Bernard and Lucien to Dhurmer's. ### [XI: Edouard's Journal: Pauline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xi-edouard-s-journal-pauline) Pauline's other son; mentioned as a source of anxiety for Pauline due to his reckless behavior. ### [XIII: Edouard’s Journal: Douviers’ Profitendieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xiii-edouard-s-journal-douviers-profitendieu) Mentioned by Profitendieu as being mixed up in a scandal and involved in circulating counterfeit coins. ### [XVI: Edouard Warns George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xvi-edouard-warns-george) Reads Edouard's novel passage, is flattered, then warned directly about the false coins; he informs his friends. ### [XVIII: "The Strong Men"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xviii-the-strong-men) Pretends friendship to draw Boris into the brotherhood, participates in the cruel scheme. ### [XIX: Boris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/chapters/xix-boris) George participates in the cruel game, hides the pistol after the suicide, and later feels horror and confesses to his mother. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters/george_molinier - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_counterfeiters_se/characters