# George Amberson Minafer — The Magnificent Ambersons character guide > George Amberson Minafer in The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington. **Role:** major **Also known as:** George, Georgie, Master Minafer, Uncle George Amberson, Uncle George, Amberson, G. A. M. George, George Amberson—he, Georgie Minnafer, IX The Honourable George Amberson, Brother George, XXVI George **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot The Ambersons' golden heir, raised en prince and certain of his own magnificence, whose cocksure pride must survive both a spiritual and a material jolt. ## Who they are George Amberson Minafer is the town's most envied young man, groomed by a family that spoiled him terribly and let him grow up expecting the world to arrange itself around him. His uncle tells him plainly that he has always been fond of him but not always liked him, and that there were times he thought George ought to be hanged — a fair measure of the charm and the arrogance he carries. His courtship of Lucy Morgan and his contempt for her father's automobile business set him squarely against the changing world, and his refusal to bend is what makes his slow education the novel's central drama. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/i) Not directly mentioned in this chapter. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/ii) Depicted as a princely terror at age nine, known for his arrogance, fighting, and infamous encounter with Reverend Malloch Smith. The town yearns for his comeuppance. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/iii) Returns from prep school after expulsion, displays arrogance by driving recklessly and reclaiming presidency of the F.O.T.A. club. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/iv) Returns home for the holidays as a sophomore; his polite but condescending manner suggests he has not yet received his comeuppance. He stands with his mother and grandfather to receive guests, and later escorts Lucy Morgan, feeling grand and angelic. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/v) Dances with Lucy Morgan, becomes possessive, dismisses his father and uncle, and declares his ambition to be a yachtsman. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/vi) Dances with Lucy, dismisses horseless carriages, and questions his uncle about Eugene Morgan's past. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/vii) Shows arrogance and entitlement, criticizing his grandfather's property management and Lucy's architectural taste; briefly shows a gentler side when apologizing. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/viii) Gloomy and resentful after overhearing his mother's conversation with Eugene; jealous of Lucy's promise to Fred Kinney; questions Eugene's intentions. ### [The Cotillion and the Sleighbell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/ix) Initially snubs Lucy at the cotillion, but is repeatedly favored by her and begins to soften; dances with her and experiences a catch in the throat. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/x) Returns to college, dismisses a critical newspaper article, and later storms out of the Morgans' home after a quarrel with Fred Kinney. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xi) Resumes friendship with Lucy after a three-week estrangement; shows jealousy toward her other admirers; argues with Aunt Fanny about her behavior; dismisses his mother's worries about his father's health and finances. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xii) Returns from college, confronts Lucy about rumored engagement to Fred Kinney. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xiii) Confronts his uncle about gossip, teases Aunt Fanny, and shows concern over the estate division. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xiv) Reflects on family graves and Aunt Fanny's grief after his father's funeral; corresponds with Lucy about their 'almost engaged' status; returns home after Wilbur's death and experiences genuine sorrow. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xv) Graduates from college with an air of entitlement, preferring 'being things' to 'doing things,' and is seen as the 'proprietor of the universe' by his family. ### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xvi) Returns from college, is outraged by his grandfather's building project, and later teases Aunt Fanny about Eugene Morgan. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xvii) Persistent in proposing to Lucy, dismissive of Eugene's ideals, and bored during the factory visit. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xviii) Sits brooding on the veranda, fantasizes about Lucy begging forgiveness, then angrily calls her companions 'riffraff'. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xix) Drives alone, snubs Lucy and Eugene on the road, and later insults Eugene's automobile business at dinner, showing pride and resentment. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xx) Defends his dislike of Eugene to Isabel, feels humiliated by his awkward encounter with Lucy, and vents his anger at the stable. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxi) Enraged and rude to his mother, then tormented by Aunt Fanny's revelations about town gossip regarding his mother and Eugene. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxii) Confronts Mrs. Johnson about the scandal involving his mother, loses his composure, and is ordered to leave. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxiii) George confronts his uncle about the gossip, rejects his advice, and spends the night walking and brooding. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxiv) Intercepts Eugene at the door, lies about the caller, and frames his father's photograph in a silver frame. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxv) Defends his actions against Eugene, argues with Fanny, tries to interrupt his mother's conversation with George Amberson, and later sits brooding in his room. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxvi) Confronts his mother about Eugene's proposal, demands she reject him to protect the Amberson name, and declares he has given up all idea of Lucy. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxvii) Sees Lucy approaching and panics, but decides to walk with her; he tells her he is leaving indefinitely, hoping for a reaction, but is devastated by her apparent unconcern. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxviii) Is the subject of Fanny's revelations; his confrontation with Eugene and domineering nature are discussed, and he departs with his mother on a long journey. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxix) Carries his dying mother home, refuses Eugene's visit, and stays by her bedside until her death. ### [Chapter: The Major's Final Reflections and the Aftermath of Loss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxx) Hollow-eyed and dazed, he vehemently defends his past actions to Fanny, insisting he did the right thing in stopping gossip and taking his mother away. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxxi) Accepts his reduced circumstances, takes a clerk job at eight dollars a week, and plans to avoid living with Fanny in a cramped apartment. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxxii) Decides to leave the house and not move with Aunt Fanny; seeks dangerous work to support them after learning of Fanny's financial ruin. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxxiii) Takes a pilgrimage to the former Amberson sites, discovers the family name erased from the city, works at chemical works, and receives his comeuppance. ### [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxxiv) Avoids the wealthy suburbs; glimpses a figure he thinks might be Lucy; is struck by an automobile and calls the driver 'Riffraff!' ### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/chapters/xxxv) Hospitalized with broken legs after an accident; reflects on the Ambersons' decline and his own past. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/characters/george_amberson_minafer - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magnificent_ambersons_se/characters