This side of paradise

F. Scott Fitzgerald´s first novel tells the story of Amory Blaine, as he grows from pampered childhood to young adulthood, and learns to know homself better. At Princeton he becomes a literary aesthete and makes friends with other aspiring writers. As he moves out into the world and tries to find his true direction he falls in love with a succession of beautiful young women. Youthful exuberance and immaturity give way to disillusion and disappointment as Amory confronts the realitites of life.