Greg’s Dad

Victor Gaines is Greg’s dad. He plays a much less influential role in the narrative than Greg’s mom and is contrasted to Marla through his passive attitude and belief that Greg should be left alone. Greg inherited his love of movies from his dad when he and Earl discovered Victor’s DVD collection which included Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Victor functions as a father figure for both Greg and Earl. Although neither Earl’s biological father nor his stepdad play an active role in his life, Earl still has a positive male influence in the form of Victor with whom he shares a love of movies and weird meat-based food products from the local wholefood store.