"Tender Is the Night"

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The paper discusses how "Tender Is the Night" focuses on the theme of wealth and, implicitly, the corruption it brings to people's lives. The paper details the tragic story of the young and beautiful actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish, elegant couple Dick and Nicole Diver. The paper examines how an excess of pleasure and drinking were the main causes that triggered the inevitable destruction of the characters in "Tender Is The Night". The paper reveals that this reflects Fitzgerald's sensitivity to the excesses of the roaring twenties prior to the Great Depression.

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""Tender Is the Night" as well as many of Fitzgerald's other works focuses on the theme of wealth and implicitly the corruption it is bringing to people's lives. Being set in Europe during the interwar period, the novel also deals with themes particular to European history and politics, such as the ascent of the capitalism on the continent and also the effect which the wealthy Americans had on Europe. Having as background the French Riviera in the late 1920's, "Tender Is the Night" is the tragic story of the young and beautiful actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish, elegant couple Dick and Nicole Diver."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Nicolas Tredell, University of Sussex. "Tender Is The Night" 13 March 2007
• The Literary Encyclopedia Published 16 September 2006 http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=1685
• SparkNotes: Tender Is The Night 14 March 2007http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/tender/

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