“New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.”
About F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald was an American fiction writer whose works have helped in the illustration of the extravagant lifestyle of the Jazz Age. He is a very notable writer of his time and often regarded as one of the American writers of the 20th century. Many of his works recreated as movies and thrillers. His writings prove that he often had an intensely romantic imagination. He promoted his fiction as autobiographical.
Tender is the Night Summary
Dick Diver and Franz are friends as well as young psychiatrists. A lady sexually abused by her father, Nicole, becomes their patient. As her treatment progresses, Dick fell in love with her, who, in turn, develops Florence Nightingale syndrome. When Dick recognizes that, he determines to marry her. To this, Nicole’s sister put an objection as she thought that DIck is marrying Nicole for the money.
After the death of his father, Dick travels to America and then to Rome, where he had an affair with a young actress, Rosemary. Their relationship ended abruptly due to which he argued with the police and went to jail. After that, he faced humiliation and gradually develops the drinking problem. At the end of the story, Dick and Nicole divorced because of Dick’s drinking problem and his affair with Rosemary.
Genre: Roman-a-clef | Fictional autobiography
Tone: Anguished | Hopeful
Type: Novel
Year of publication: 1934
Tender is the Night Famous Quotes:
- Strange children should smile at each other and say, “Let’s play.”
- One mustn’t confuse a single failure with a final defeat
- People living alone get used to loneliness
- Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives
- You must touch life to spring from it
- The best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation
Main characters:
Dick Diver
Dick is the male protagonist and the dominant character of the novel
He’s a psychiatrist and has “an extraordinary virtuosity with people.”
Nicole Diver
She’s the female protagonist of the novel
Her father raped her in a tender age of innocence
She’s the only narrator in the novel
Tommy Barban
He’s a dual character showing both destruction and repair
Being a soldier, he fights bravely
Rosemary Hoyt
A glamorous and fascinating character
Travel freak and party animal
Other characters
Elsie Speers, Baby Warren, Lanier Diver, etc
