This Side of Paradise · Character
Dick Humbird
A popular and tragic Princeton classmate of Amory.
minor
Also known as Humbird, Dick Humbird, the quiet Humbird, Dick
First appearance: Spires and Gargoyles
Dick Humbird shows up with force in Spires and Gargoyles. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Killed in a car accident under an arc-light.
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In Spires and Gargoyles: Killed in a car accident under an arc-light. Later, in The Egotist Considers: Appears as a ghostly vision during…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Post-War Relationships
- Protagonist
- Princeton Social Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional peak of Rosalind’s spoiled, self-absorbed…
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