# Fred Sloane — This Side of Paradise character guide

> Fred Sloane in This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sloane, Fred Sloane, Fred

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

## Who they are

A wealthy and carefree Princeton classmate of Amory.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

A superficial but loyal friendship with the wealthy, carefree Fred, representing the hedonistic side of Princeton social life.

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

_friendship_

A superficial but loyal friendship with the wealthy, carefree Fred, representing the hedonistic side of Princeton social life.

## In the story

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

Accompanies Amory on a night out in New York, but appears unaffected by Amory's later psychological ordeal.

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