# Gerald March — The Green Hat character guide

> Gerald March in The Green Hat by Michael Arlen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gerald, Gerald Haveleur March, poor old Gerald, young Gerald

**First appearance:** 0002-i-the-green-hat

## Who they are

Iris's brother, a troubled young man with a drinking problem.

## Relationships

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_family_

Gerald March is Iris's brother, sharing a close but strained familial bond.

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_family_

Gerald March is Iris's brother, sharing a close but strained familial bond.

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_family_

Gerald March is Iris's brother, sharing a close but strained familial bond.

## In the story

### [The Green Hat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/the-green-hat)

Mentioned in relation to Iris, hinting at their troubled relationship and his eventual arrest.

### [The Green Hat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i-the-green-hat)

Gerald is drunk and passed out on the narrator's table when Iris arrives. He is her twin brother, and the narrator notes the strained relationship between them.

### [The Green Hat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the occupant of the flat above the narrator, known for discouraging callers.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Found drunk and unconscious in his flat. The narrator describes him as a hero-worshipper who died inside when his great friend died before the war.

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

Mentioned as Iris's brother; the narrator recalls hearing about a sister but not connecting her to Mrs. Storm.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iv)

Referenced as the one Iris feels unfaithful to, calling him her 'only lover.'

### [II: The Cavalier of Low Creatures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii-the-cavalier-of-low-creatures)

The central figure of the chapter; a former Brigade of Guards officer, dipsomaniac, and writer of 'The Savage Device' under the name Felix Burton. Described as a 'dark knight of purity' with a tortured inner life.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

The subject of the chapter, a withdrawn man who once wrote a novel and is essential to the story despite being a 'zero with a scowl and a hat.'

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Introduced as a shy, intense former Guards officer and writer of 'The Savage Device'; obsessed with purity and pain, often seen alone drinking.

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

Gerald is seen riding in the lane, looking healthy but reacting with hostility and fear when told about Iris's visit.

### [III: For Purity!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iii-for-purity)

Iris's brother; mentioned as having a medieval hatred for his sister and as being heir to the impoverished Portairley estate.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Gerald is encountered by the narrator on the street; he is acting strangely, grinning, and insists on lending the narrator a fiver. He asks the narrator to give his love to his sister, Iris.

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

Mentioned as having financial troubles, a medieval hatred for his sister Iris, and a potential reconciliation.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as Iris's brother who hated her after the confession; Iris had to tell him about Boy's death.

### [IV: Aphrodite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iv-aphrodite)

Gerald is mentioned by Iris as being harassed by authorities; his light is on at the flat, causing Iris concern.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as having his light on; his evening paper is noted.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Arrested for 'annoying women' in Hyde Park; described as proud, sensitive, and humiliated.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Recently deceased; his death is referenced in Iris's letter.

### [VI: The Red Lights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/vi-the-red-lights)

Gerald is mentioned in the context of his death, which occurred on the night Iris and Napier reunited. The narrator recalls that night and realizes Iris called him her 'destroyer' because he did not tell her about Gerald's arrest.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Iris's brother, mentioned as part of the childhood group beneath the ash tree.

## Links

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