This Side of Paradise

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dick Humbird Character Analysis

Dick Humbird is a classmate and friend of Amory’s at Princeton. Dick comes to Princeton from St. Paul’s, another elite New England prep school, and Amory initially desires his friendship. Amory tries to model his behavior after Dick’s, believing that everything Dick does seems proper and effortless. Amory is eventually shocked and disappointed to learn that Dick does not come from old money—Dick’s father had been poor and became wealthy through real estate in Tacoma. When Dick dies in a car crash while driving drunk near Princeton, Amory is horrified and realizes that Dick’s wealth did not prevent him from dying a gruesome, “unaristocratic” death. Later in the novel, when running from what he thinks is the devil, Amory sees an apparition of Dick’s face.

Dick Humbird Quotes in This Side of Paradise

The This Side of Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Dick Humbird or refer to Dick Humbird. 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:
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Dick Humbird Quotes in This Side of Paradise

The This Side of Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Dick Humbird or refer to Dick Humbird. 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: