English 174: This Side of Paradise

What is Amory’s deal?! Like honestly… He goes from person to person. It is as if he needs a woman in his life to complete himself. In a way, he is doesn’t know who he is or what he wants. He just likes the feeling he gets when he is with others. This whole Rosalind thing is upsetting too. Well first off, like after a few minutes of talking to each other for the first time ever, Amory falls for her. I’m sure the kiss did not help, but even when she refuses him another kiss, he still wants her. Luckily, things work out for them for a few months. Of course, because everything seems so great and the main character is finally happy, something has to go wrong. I know Rosalind wants money and everything, but come on. Amory is bringing home money, and everything was great until her mom tells her she could get someone wealthier. Money in all these novels ruins like EVERY relationship. I guess that is true though. Everyone wants money; some want it so much that they are willing to give up other things to get it. That is shown here when Rosalind gives up on love in order to have a chance at a wealthier life. Yet the book describes Rosalind as being so hurt when she calls things off with Amory; like she didn’t want to give him up but still did. Maybe she really meant what she said when she told him that later on in life she would lose the part of her that Amory loved so much if the money was to ever run out. So maybe she was really trying to prevent Amory from hurting later. I don’t know. Things are taking interesting turns, unfortunately, Amory is being hit on every side with bad events. Looking forward to see how this ends!