Tender Is the Night

You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say (“F. Scott Fitzgerald”). I am renown around the world for this quote and it is very applicable to my life, because I am a writer. Although lots of my stories were not successful, I had a few hits that made me as famous as I am today. In these few minutes, I will tell you about my early life and where I came from, secondly my life and work in Europe, and lastly, my work in film and end of my time. To start off, provided that I come from a family of fame, it is only reasonable that my legacy would live on as well. My family and I come from St. Paul Minnesota, where I was born on September 24, 1896. One quote of mine that shows you just how much I…

On the fourth July 1776, as the signing of the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the United States of America, it makes the United States become the most popular country in the world. It claims that "all men are created equal" and "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are inalienable rights of mankind, as a self-explanatory truth. However, the declaration is not perfect because there are still some problems bequeathed. Although it brings positive significance to the people, some…

As Pauline Hopkins said, “And after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.” In other words, our environment shapes the way we develop. This statement is true because of the external locus of control, the perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine our fate. In Night, by Elie Wiesel, The Tender Bar, by J.R. Moehringer, and The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, Elie, J.R. and Tim were all…

F. Scott Fitzgerald produced Tender is the Night as a depiction of the post-World War I era influenced by the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, and alcohol. The novel primarily focuses on two individuals, Dick and Nicole Diver, who live an extravagant lifestyle together filled with poise, travel, and superficial happiness during the peak of the Roaring Twenties. As the novel progresses, Dick starts to transition from the man everyone wants to be around to a man who doesn 't bring happiness…

Canonical Analysis I believe that Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald deserves to be in the literary canon. The canon is a group of texts from a certain time, place, or genre that are considered to be “the best.” Before being considered for a canon, the text must be considered literature. Literature must have expression, form, and ideas with permanent and universal interest. Expression and form mean the content of the text and the way it is written. Ideas with permanent and universal…

Scott Fitzgerald, was a very controversial book when it was published. Fitzgerald had already been successful with his The Great Gatsby. Set mostly in Southern France and Switzerland, “the novel tells the story of what happens when the extremes of love, madness, and ambition play out against a high-glamour backdrop, in a physical and psychological landscape torn apart by World War I” (Shmoop, Tender is the Night). The novel is almost a perfect parallel of Fitzgerald’s life when he was writing…

opening lines of the novel. Among all the colors used to paint the setting of the novel, different hues of pinks and red come out. The “rose-colored hotel,” (1) and “pink and cream of old fortifications,” create a tender, romantic feeling. Delving further into the connotation of pink, it is a mixture of red and white. Red tends to illicit passion and love, while white resembles innocence.…

major theme in Tender Is The Night is Alcohol. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in a destructive life because of alcohol it eventually lead him to his death. “First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you”- F. Scott Fitzgerald. This quote by Scott Fitzgerald relates a lot to Dick Diver. Dick Diver could be a reflection of F. Scott Fitzgerald. During the 1920’s many successful writers went through downfalls because alcoholism took over their lives. Throughout the book…

hope for a better future, a future in time where things have improved from the current reality. The theme of dreams and hopes have occupied the most brilliant authors’ thoughts ever since the existence of time. F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the writers that had the purpose to reflect the corruption of society in the 1920s, often referred to as “The roaring twenties” or the “Jazz age” , in his works. Time is a significant factor in Fitzgerald as he uses it to describe the beauty and the issues…

The Role of Dick Diver as a Father and Lover In medicine, one of the most common situations that doctors face is making an attachment to their patient. From the weakness and dependency of the patient, the doctor may feel it be the right time to slide in to their life. The impulse that they feel can be mentally and emotionally misinterpreted in a romantic and dramatic direction. They might end up finding their self in love with a patient. Clearly in Tender is the Night, Dick Diver has ran into…