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Stephen Blaine is Amory’s father. He’s described as “an ineffectual, inarticulate man.” Growing up, Amory is much closer with his mother, Beatrice. Amory is rather emotionless when Stephen dies. Stephen gained his money from his two older brothers, who had been successful brokers in Chicago. Beatrice marries Stephen for convenience and status, and they do not love each other.
Stephen Blaine Quotes in This Side of Paradise
The This Side of Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Stephen Blaine or refer to Stephen Blaine. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 2, Chapter 5: The Egotist Becomes a Personage
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Life opened up in one of its amazing bursts of radiance and Amory suddenly and permanently rejected an old epigram that had been playing listlessly in his mind: “Very few things matter and nothing matters very much.”
On the contrary, Amory felt an immense desire to give people a sense of security.
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Stephen Blaine Character Timeline in This Side of Paradise
The timeline below shows where the character Stephen Blaine appears in This Side of Paradise. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 1, Chapter 1: Amory, Son of Beatrice
Amory Blaine’s father, Stephen Blaine, became wealthy through the death of his brothers, who were successful businessmen. Amory’s mother,...
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Book 1, Chapter 3: The Egotist Considers
...is lazy, “rebellious,” and “imaginative”—after two years of success and conformity at Princeton. Amory’s father, Stephen, dies, and Amory returns to Lake Geneva for the funeral. He feels unemotional about his...
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