Characters from This Side of Paradise

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mr. Barlow - This character is the president of an advertising company and has an employee who rudely quits his job.

Mr. Barton - This character is a family lawyer, and he advises a client about his inherited and mainly unprofitable property in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Amory Blaine - This character is chiefly characterized by his intense self-obsession and egotism. He is physically good-looking, but not conventionally so, and is known for his penetrating green eyes.

Beatrice O'Hara Blaine - This character is a beautiful woman from the American upper class with a...
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