George Hurstwood Timeline and Summary

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• We're introduced to Hurstwood through Drouet who hangs out with him at a saloon.
• Drouet invites Hurstwood to play cards with him and Carrie.
• We meet Hurstwood's wife and kids.
• Hurstwood goes over to Drouet's and Carrie's apartment; upon meeting Carrie he is smitten.
• Hurstwood invites Carrie and Drouet to the theater where he and Carrie flirt shamelessly.
• Hurstwood's wife learns that he had gone to the theater with Carrie and Drouet and isn't happy about it.
• Hurstwood drops by to see Carrie while Drouet is out of town, and things get a little heated.
• Hurstwood takes Carrie on a ride that ends in a kiss.
• Drouet stops by to see Hurstwood after he returns from his business trip.
• Hurstwood, Drouet, and Carrie go to see another play.
• Hurstwood and Carrie meet in secret to discuss their plans to be together.
• Carrie tells Hurstwood about the play she's going to be in and Hurstwood plugs the show to everyone he knows.
• Hurstwood watches Carrie in the play and is very impressed. He's also insanely jealous that she's still technically with Drouet.
• Carrie and Hurstwood plan to meet up at the park and run away together to get married.
• Mrs. Hurstwood confronts Hurstwood about his affair. He denies it, but she threatens him with divorce.
• Carrie doesn't show up at the park where she'd planned to meet Hurstwood.
• Hurstwood gets a note from Mrs. Hurstwood demanding money from him; he sends it to her.
• Hurstwood gets a letter from Carrie basically telling him to drop dead.
• Hurstwood gets drunk with some of his pals at the hotel where he works.
• Hurstwood steals money from a safe at the hotel.
• Hurstwood decides to flee to Canada, but not before he figures out a way to get Carrie to come with him.
• Hurstwood shows up at Carrie's apartment and lies to her, telling her that Drouet's been in an accident and she needs to come with him pronto.
• On the train, Hurstwood reveals his lie to Carrie.
• Carrie and Hurstwood get to Canada, where he finds that a detective is following him.
• Hurstwood sends most of the stolen money and a note of apology to his former employers.
• Carrie and Hurstwood are married.
• Hurstwood and Carrie move to New York City.
• Hurstwood takes advantage of a business opportunity and starts managing a saloon.
• Hurstwood's business goes downhill so he and Carrie move to a smaller apartment.
• Business takes a turn for the worse and Hurstwood finds himself out of work.
• Hurstwood looks for a job, but has no luck.
• Hurstwood resorts to becoming a scab, taking the place of a striking worker at a trolley company.
• Hurstwood has a terrible experience at the trolley company and quits.
• Carrie leaves Hurstwood.
• Unable to find work, Hurstwood is forced to move to a cheap hotel and then to a boarding house.
• Hurstwood gets sick and has to go to the hospital.
• He leaves the hospital with nowhere to go, so he starts living on the streets.
• Hurstwood approaches Carrie asking for money.
• Hurstwood rents a room in a boarding house and kills himself.