# Beatrice Blaine — This Side of Paradise character guide

> Beatrice Blaine in This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Beatrice Amory Blaine, Beatrice

**First appearance:** 0004-i-amory-son-of-beatrice

## Who they are

Amory's exquisite, restless mother, raised among cardinals and queens, whose cultivated contempt and fashionable boredom shape her son's taste for the extraordinary.

## In the story

### [This Side of Paradise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/this-side-of-paradise)

Amory's mother, a sophisticated and eccentric woman who influences his early life and education.

### [Book I: The Romantic Egotist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/book-i-the-romantic-egotist)

Amory's mother; her eccentric and sophisticated influence shapes his early worldview.

### [Amory, Son of Beatrice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/i-amory-son-of-beatrice)

Amory's mother, a fabulously wealthy, cultured, and eccentric woman who educates him in arts and traditions; she is dramatic, prone to nervous breakdowns, and deeply influential on Amory.

### [The Egotist Considers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/iii-the-egotist-considers)

Writes a letter detailing the family's reduced finances and gives Amory practical advice about health and career.

### [Interlude: May, 1917–February, 1919](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/interlude-may-1917-february-1919)

Recently deceased; Amory mentions her religious bequests affecting his inheritance.

### [II: Experiments in Convalescence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/ii-experiments-in-convalescence)

Mentioned in a comparison; Mrs. Lawrence reminds Amory of Beatrice in her grace and dignity.

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