This Side of Paradise · Character
Carling
A Princeton classmate of Amory.
minor
Also known as Carling
First appearance: ii spires and gargoyles
Carling's tie to Amory Blaine is one of the pressures that moves This Side of Paradise—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Amory Blaine (friendship): A fellow Princeton student and drinking companion, part of Amory's wider social network of wealthy, aimless young men. With Amory Blaine (friendship): A fellow Princeton student and…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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This scene is the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional peak of Rosalind’s spoiled, self-absorbed…
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friendship · positive
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friendship · positive
A fellow Princeton student and drinking companion, part of Amory's wider social network… How this plays out →
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