Have you ever read a book so good that it makes you feel like a character is based upon yourself? Have you ever imagined being the hero in a book, or a villain, or just the main character of a novel? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel This side of Paradise, that is exactly what Fitzgerald has done, with not only himself but people from his life as well. When you psychoanalyze the characters from This Side of Paradise, you can see how similar they are to their real life counterparts. This Side of Paradise is about an egotistical young man named Amory Blaine, who goes to school and attempts to discover the purpose of his life. He looks to women for comfort but is often disappointed by the results of his attempts. He eventually turns to
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Scott Fitzgerald you can see several similarities that show how Amory Blaine is based off of Fitzgerald himself. Like Amory, Fitzgerald went to Princeton University and like Amory he did not excel at academics because he was too invested in the social aspects of popularity to be bothered with studying. The only thing both Amory and Fitzgerald excelled at while in school was the Triangle Club, or the school newspaper. Amory Blaine’s first major romance is with the debutante Isabelle Borge who he “falls” in love with. To keep the romance blossoming Amory writes her multiple love letters with poetry, and talks of romance. Eventually Isabelle and Amory meet at his Prom where the Studs on his jacket bruised Isabelle’s’ neck. After the argument that ensued due to Amory finding humor in the situation, he realized he had no attraction for her at all, and he was not in love, merely infatuated. Isabelle is based off of Ginevra King who was the first woman F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love with. Like Amory and Isabelle they both wrote love letters back in forth for a long time, and did have a very passionate romance. Little is known as to why the relationship ended some biographers believe it is the same as what happened with Amory, he simply realized he was not in love, others believe she was the one who fell out of love due to the fact after their break up, Fitzgerald was still very devoted to
Scott Fitzgerald you can see several similarities that show how Amory Blaine is based off of Fitzgerald himself. Like Amory, Fitzgerald went to Princeton University and like Amory he did not excel at academics because he was too invested in the social aspects of popularity to be bothered with studying. The only thing both Amory and Fitzgerald excelled at while in school was the Triangle Club, or the school newspaper. Amory Blaine’s first major romance is with the debutante Isabelle Borge who he “falls” in love with. To keep the romance blossoming Amory writes her multiple love letters with poetry, and talks of romance. Eventually Isabelle and Amory meet at his Prom where the Studs on his jacket bruised Isabelle’s’ neck. After the argument that ensued due to Amory finding humor in the situation, he realized he had no attraction for her at all, and he was not in love, merely infatuated. Isabelle is based off of Ginevra King who was the first woman F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love with. Like Amory and Isabelle they both wrote love letters back in forth for a long time, and did have a very passionate romance. Little is known as to why the relationship ended some biographers believe it is the same as what happened with Amory, he simply realized he was not in love, others believe she was the one who fell out of love due to the fact after their break up, Fitzgerald was still very devoted to