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Plot
"This Side of Paradise" tells the story of Amory Blaine. Amory Blaine got all of his characteristics from his mother, Beatrice. Amory's mother was very proud with the way she was raising him. One day, Beatrice has a nervous breakdown, so Amory had to spend two years in Minneapolis with his aunt and uncle. While living there he developed the immense want of fitting in with all the kids.

Then, as soon as his mother comes back and takes him home, he attends St. Regis prep school in New England, leaving his mother behind. After prep school he goes to Princeton University.

Major Themes
Erich Eichman sees This Side of Paradise as "an ungainly novel." However, Robert C. Sickels defines the novel as "an immediate smash hit," and describes it as "making Fitzgerald suddenly famous as the voice of his generation."