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Discussion starters:
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Who is the narrator?
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Much is made of the (auto)biographical
nature of this story. Is it important to know about the author or the
friend who inspired the story to get beyond a surface understanding?
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What role does materialism
take in this story?
- How would you characterize
Paula Legendre?
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Critical Sources:
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Kuehl, John. F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Study
of the Short Fiction. Boston: Twayne, 1991.
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Wolfe, Peter. “Faces
in a Dream: Innocence Perpetuated in 'The Rich Boy'” The
Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: New Approaches in Criticism.
Ed. Jackson R. Bryer. Madison: U of Wisconsin P, 1982. 241-49.
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