# Forbes Gurney — The Titan character guide

> Forbes Gurney in The Titan by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Forbes Gurney, Gurney, Forbes, Mr. Gurney

**First appearance:** 0014-xv-a-new-affection

## Who they are

Friend and social companion of Cowperwood in Chicago.

## Relationships

### [Stephanie Platow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/stephanie_platow)

_romantic_

Forbes Gurney is a young artist who becomes infatuated with Stephanie, competing with Frank for her attention.

### [Stephanie Platow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/stephanie_platow)

_romantic_

Forbes Gurney is a young artist who becomes infatuated with Stephanie, competing with Frank for her attention.

### [Stephanie Platow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/stephanie_platow)

_romantic_

Forbes Gurney is a young artist who becomes infatuated with Stephanie, competing with Frank for her attention.

## In the story

### [XXVII: A Financier Bewitched](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/xxvii-a-financier-bewitched)

A tall, melancholy poet and playwright newly arrived in Chicago, who catches Stephanie's interest and is sketched in her notebook.

### [XXVIII: The Exposure of Stephanie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/xxviii-the-exposure-of-stephanie)

Stephanie's lover, a poet; present during Cowperwood's confrontation and later seen wearing a pin from Stephanie.

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