This Side of Paradise

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Burne Holiday is a close friend of Amory’s at Princeton and the younger brother of Kerry Holiday. While Amory is initially closer with Kerry, Amory and Burne develop an intimate friendship during their senior year. Burne is intelligent, quiet, and eccentric, and he doesn’t care about traditional markers of status at Princeton or about becoming part of the social scene, Many of his classmates consider him strange or even pretentious, but in fact he is simply contemplative. Burne also has a leadership role on the Daily Princetonian. In his senior year, Burne convinces much of the student body to resign from their clubs in an attempt to reform and equalize the Princeton social system. Amory has a deep admiration for Burne because of his intelligence, principles, and “earnestness,” and they develop a deep friendship when Amory feels dissatisfied with and alienated from the Princeton social scene. Amory also admires Burne’s sense of humor. Burne is the only person whom Amory believes is his intellectual equal. Amory also introduces Burne to Monsignor Darcy, indicating the strength of their friendship. When the war starts, Burne, a self-declared pacificist and socialist, refuses to fight. He leaves campus to return home when all his friends and classmates are enlisting in the army and is never heard from again. Amory often wonders what became of him and misses his company.

Burne Holiday Quotes in This Side of Paradise

The This Side of Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Burne Holiday or refer to Burne Holiday. 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 1, Chapter 4: Narcissus Off Duty Quotes

The intense power Amory felt later in Burne Holiday differed from the admiration he had had for Humbird[…]. Amory was struck by Burne’s intense earnestness[…]. Burne stood vaguely for a land Amory hoped he was drifting toward—and it was almost time that land was in sight.

Related Characters: Amory Blaine, Burne Holiday, Dick Humbird
Related Symbols: The Slicker
Page Number: 112
Explanation and Analysis:
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Burne Holiday Quotes in This Side of Paradise

The This Side of Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Burne Holiday or refer to Burne Holiday. 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:
Youth, Innocence, and Coming of Age Theme Icon
).
Book 1, Chapter 4: Narcissus Off Duty Quotes

The intense power Amory felt later in Burne Holiday differed from the admiration he had had for Humbird[…]. Amory was struck by Burne’s intense earnestness[…]. Burne stood vaguely for a land Amory hoped he was drifting toward—and it was almost time that land was in sight.

Related Characters: Amory Blaine, Burne Holiday, Dick Humbird
Related Symbols: The Slicker
Page Number: 112
Explanation and Analysis: