Previous
The Ghost of Room 217/Mrs. Massey
One of Jack Torrance’s former students at Stovington Prep in Stovington, Vermont. George was on the debate team Jack coached at Stovington, but Jack cut him because he stuttered. After George was cut, Jack caught him slashing the tires on Jack’s Volkswagen and nearly beat George to death. George’s assault is the reason Jack was fired from Stovington, and George insists that Jack set the timer ahead during his last debate because Jack is jealous of his good looks and bright future. Jack denies envy of George, although it is likely true, and maintains that George cheated on his Final Composition in English class. Jack admits to setting the timer ahead, but only out of pity for George’s stutter, and he harbors extreme guilt and deep resentment for George. In the climax of the novel, as Jack stands over Danny with the roque mallet, Jack accuses Danny of cheating on the final exam, which reflects Jack’s inner conflict with George Hatfield—and, since Jack was fired for his actions concerning George, his inner conflict with himself.
George Hatfield Quotes in The Shining
The The Shining quotes below are all either spoken by George Hatfield or refer to George Hatfield. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
The wanting, the needing to get drunk had never been so bad. His hands shook. He knocked things over. And he kept wanting to take it out on Wendy and Danny. His temper was like a vicious animal on a frayed leash. He had left the house in terror that he might strike them. Had ended up outside a bar, and the only thing that had kept him from going in was the knowledge that if he did, Wendy would leave him at last, and take Danny with her. He would be dead from the day they left.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire The Shining LitChart as a printable PDF.
George Hatfield Quotes in The Shining
The The Shining quotes below are all either spoken by George Hatfield or refer to George Hatfield. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
The wanting, the needing to get drunk had never been so bad. His hands shook. He knocked things over. And he kept wanting to take it out on Wendy and Danny. His temper was like a vicious animal on a frayed leash. He had left the house in terror that he might strike them. Had ended up outside a bar, and the only thing that had kept him from going in was the knowledge that if he did, Wendy would leave him at last, and take Danny with her. He would be dead from the day they left.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
