Gus
What Remains of Edith Finch – Story and Ending Explained
Gus’ story is told through a poem written by Dawn, who is Edith’s mother, and Gus’ sister. Their father was getting re-married and Gus was against the idea and the fact that the ceremony was taking place on the beach by the Finch house. Gus is flying a kite over the shore, away from the celebrations, when a storm rolls in and chairs and debris begin to be picked up by Gus’ kite as he tells the poem in the sky. Then, he flies the kite into the tent where the rest of his family is sheltered and the wind picks up the tent itself. The wind then takes control and all the debris hits Gus.
Gus wasn’t in control of what happened that day. Instead, the tale tells of how he was killed by the storm at a wedding he didn’t want to attend. The rest of his family were safe in the shelter but Gus was sulking away from them and was killed by the flying debris that the storm had picked up.
