This Side of Paradise · Character

Myra St. Claire

A young woman Amory briefly courts in his youth.

minor

Also known as Miss Myra St. Claire, Miss St. Claire, Myra, Miss Myra

First appearance: i amory son of beatrice

Myra St. Claire'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 (romantic): An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition. With Amory Blaine (romantic): An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition. With Amory Blaine (romantic): An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition.

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Relationship types

Romantic
Other

Character groups

Extended Social Network
Protagonist
Early Romantic Interests
Princeton Social Circle
Post-War Relationships

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
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Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Amory Blaine
romantic · positive
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward… How this plays out →
Amory Blaine
romantic · positive
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward… How this plays out →
Amory Blaine
romantic · positive
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward… How this plays out →

Amory Blaine
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition.
Amory Blaine
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition.
Amory Blaine
An early adolescent crush on the flirtatious Myra, representing Amory's first awkward steps into romantic pursuit and social competition.

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