Questions tagged [this-side-of-paradise]

Questions about 'This Side of Paradise' (1920), F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel. Use with the tag [f-scott-fitzgerald].

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What did Fitzgerald mean by "making a great mystery about pulling rusty wires"?

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, chapter 1 it is written: Children adored him because he was like a child; youth revelled in his company because he was still a youth, and couldn't be ...
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Meaning of "Her say said" in "This Side of Paradise"?

In Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, we have this passage: MRS. CONNAGE: The poor boy looks so miserable every time he comes. ROSALIND: That was one of those romantic, pre-battle affairs. They’re ...
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