# This Side of Paradise — Character guide

> Key figures in This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

- [Amory Blaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/amory_blaine.md): The protagonist, a handsome and egotistical young man navigating love, loss, and identity.
- [Rosalind Connage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/rosalind_connage.md): Amory's great love, a beautiful and witty debutante who breaks his heart.
- [Monsignor Darcy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/monsignor_darcy.md): A wise Catholic priest and mentor who guides Amory through his youth.
- [Beatrice Blaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/beatrice_blaine.md): Amory's sophisticated and eccentric mother, who shapes his early worldview.
- [Isabelle Borgé](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/isabelle_borge.md): Amory's first serious romantic interest during his Princeton years.
- [Burne Holiday](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/burne_holiday.md): Amory's idealistic and principled friend at Princeton.
- [Eleanor Savage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/eleanor_savage.md): A free-spirited and intellectual young woman Amory meets after the war.
- [Clara Page](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/clara_page.md): Amory's beautiful and virtuous cousin, a source of unattainable affection.
- [Tom D'Invilliers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/tom_dinvilliers.md): Amory's sensitive and literary friend at Princeton.
- [Alec Connage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/alec_connage.md): Rosalind's brother and Amory's friend, later a source of scandal.
- [Fred Sloane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/fred_sloane.md): A wealthy and carefree Princeton classmate of Amory.
- [Myra St. Claire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/myra_st_claire.md): A young woman Amory briefly courts in his youth.
- [Howard Gillespie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/howard_gillespie.md): A wealthy suitor for Rosalind, representing old money and stability.
- [Kerry Holiday](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/kerry_holiday.md): Burne Holiday's brother, a fellow Princeton student.
- [Dawson Ryder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/dawson_ryder.md): A wealthy suitor who eventually marries Rosalind.
- [Dick Humbird](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/dick_humbird.md): A popular and tragic Princeton classmate of Amory.
- [Phyllis Styles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/phyllis_styles.md): A flirtatious young woman at a party Amory attends.
- [Sally Weatherby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/sally_weatherby.md): A friend of Rosalind's and part of her social circle.
- [Froggy Parker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/froggy_parker.md): A childhood friend of Amory from Minneapolis.
- [Jesse Ferrenby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/jesse_ferrenby.md): A Princeton classmate and friend of Amory.
- [Rahill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/rahill.md): A Princeton classmate and friend of Amory.
- [Jill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/jill.md): A young woman Amory meets during his post-war travels.
- [Stephen Blaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/stephen_blaine.md): Amory's father, a distant and ineffectual figure.
- [Mrs. Lawrence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/mrs_lawrence.md): A woman Amory meets during his time in New York.
- [Cecelia Connage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/cecelia_connage.md): Rosalind's younger sister, a minor presence in the family.
- [Slim Langueduc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/langueduc.md): A Princeton classmate known for his tall, thin frame.
- [Phoebe Column](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/phoebe_column.md): A minor character in Amory's social circle.
- [Marty Kaye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/marty_kaye.md): A friend Amory meets during his time in New York.
- [Mr. Barlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/barlow.md): A Princeton faculty member or administrator.
- [Thornton Hancock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/thornton_hancock.md): A distinguished older relative of Amory's family.
- [Count Del Monte](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/count_del_monte.md): A minor European nobleman encountered by Amory.
- [Axia Marlowe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/axia_marlowe.md): A glamorous and worldly woman Amory meets.
- [Mr. Reardon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/mr_reardon.md): A minor acquaintance from Amory's New York period.
- [Sarah Murphy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/sarah_murphy.md): A minor character in Amory's social circle.

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