# Edith Bradin — Short Fiction character guide

> Edith Bradin in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Edith, Grownup Edith

**First appearance:** 0012-i

## Snapshot

A beautiful, sharp-eyed young woman from a prominent family, Edith Bradin moves through the crowd with a pointing finger and a memory of her brother's broken leg.

## Who they are

Edith Bradin travels in the bright, crowded world of the hotel lobby, the party, the elevator going up to any floor, and she is the kind of girl men notice and women watch. She carries a family grievance — the soldier who broke her brother's leg — and she names him aloud in a room full of people, her voice rising, her finger shaking, turning private injury into public scene. That instinct for the dramatic accusation, and the social confidence behind it, makes her both a center of attention and a source of trouble in the story's middle chapters.

## Relationships

### [Gordon Sterrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/gordon_sterrett)

_romantic_

Edith is romantically involved with the troubled Gordon, but their relationship is marked by his self-destruction and her growing disillusionment.

### [Gordon Sterrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/gordon_sterrett)

_romantic_

Edith is romantically involved with the troubled Gordon, but their relationship is marked by his self-destruction and her growing disillusionment.

### [Gordon Sterrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/gordon_sterrett)

_romantic_

Edith is romantically involved with the troubled Gordon, but their relationship is marked by his self-destruction and her growing disillusionment.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned by Dean as an old friend seen in the lobby; Gordon reacts with recognition.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ii)

Former flame of Gordon; expected at the Gamma Psi dance; Gordon recalls their romantic past.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iv)

The focal character of the chapter, attending the Gamma Psi dance, reflecting on her past with Gordon Sterrett and her current social interactions.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/vi)

The debutante dancing at the Gamma Psi party, tired and dreamy, decides to surprise her brother Henry.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/viii)

Visits her brother Henry at the newspaper office after a dance, witnesses the riot, and tries to protect him.

### [Mr. In and Mr. Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/x)

A pale young beauty encountered in the Biltmore lobby; she is distraught and points out a soldier who broke her brother's leg, creating a brief commotion.

### [The Baby Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/the-baby-party)

Mother of Ede, attends the baby party and laughs when her daughter pushes Billy Markey, leading to a confrontation.

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