This Side of Paradise
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Book 1, Chapter 1: Amory, Son of Beatrice Book 1, Chapter 2: Spires and Gargoyles Book 1, Chapter 3: The Egotist Considers Book 1, Chapter 4: Narcissus Off Duty Interlude: May, 1917 – February, 1919 Book 2, Chapter 1: The Débutante Book 2, Chapter 2: Experiments in Convalescence Book 2, Chapter 3: Young Irony Book 2, Chapter 4: The Supercilious Sacrifice Book 2, Chapter 5: The Egotist Becomes a Personage
Themes
All Themes Youth, Innocence, and Coming of Age Friendship and Masculinity War, Modern Life, and Generations Money and Class Love and Sexuality
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Characters
All Characters Amory Blaine Beatrice Blaine Rosalind Connage Monsignor Darcy Thomas Parke D’Invilliers (Tom) Burne Holiday Isabelle Borgé Eleanor Savage Clara Page Dick Humbird Kerry Holiday Alec Connage Stephen Blaine
Symbols
All Symbols Lake Geneva Estate The Slicker
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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