# Burne Holiday — This Side of Paradise character guide

> Burne Holiday in This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Holiday, Burne, Burne Holiday, Being Burne, Good old Burne

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-spires-and-gargoyles

## Who they are

Amory's principled, ascetic Princeton friend, whose quiet rebellion against club culture and convention becomes a mirror for Amory's own half-formed ideals.

## Relationships

### [Amory Blaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/amory_blaine)

_friendship_

A deep, intellectual friendship at Princeton where Burne's radical idealism and moral seriousness profoundly influence Amory's evolving worldview.

### [Phyllis Styles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/phyllis_styles)

_romantic_

A brief, awkward romantic interest from Burne toward the frivolous Phyllis, highlighting his struggle to reconcile his ideals with conventional romance.

### [Tom D'Invilliers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/tom_dinvilliers)

_friendship_

A shared intellectual bond at Princeton, with Burne's earnestness complementing Tom's aestheticism in their mutual rejection of conventional values.

### [Amory Blaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/amory_blaine)

_friendship_

A deep, intellectual friendship at Princeton where Burne's radical idealism and moral seriousness profoundly influence Amory's evolving worldview.

### [Amory Blaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/amory_blaine)

_friendship_

A deep, intellectual friendship at Princeton where Burne's radical idealism and moral seriousness profoundly influence Amory's evolving worldview.

### [Tom D'Invilliers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/tom_dinvilliers)

_friendship_

A shared intellectual bond at Princeton, with Burne's earnestness complementing Tom's aestheticism in their mutual rejection of conventional values.

### [Phyllis Styles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/phyllis_styles)

_romantic_

A brief, awkward romantic interest from Burne toward the frivolous Phyllis, highlighting his struggle to reconcile his ideals with conventional romance.

### [Tom D'Invilliers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/tom_dinvilliers)

_friendship_

A shared intellectual bond at Princeton, with Burne's earnestness complementing Tom's aestheticism in their mutual rejection of conventional values.

### [Phyllis Styles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/characters/phyllis_styles)

_romantic_

A brief, awkward romantic interest from Burne toward the frivolous Phyllis, highlighting his struggle to reconcile his ideals with conventional romance.

## In the story

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

A principled and intellectual friend of Amory at Princeton who leads a reform movement.

### [Spires and Gargoyles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/ii-spires-and-gargoyles)

Mentioned as going out for the Daily Princetonian.

### [Narcissus Off Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/iv-narcissus-off-duty)

Leads a movement to resign from Princeton's social clubs; engages Amory and Tom in deep intellectual discussions.

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

Recalled by Darcy as a magnificent boy; Amory wonders what has become of him.

### [The Egotist Becomes a Personage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/this_side_of_paradise_se/chapters/v-the-egotist-becomes-a-personage)

Mentioned as sunk from sight, as if he had never lived, symbolizing Amory's loss of heroes.

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