Tender is the Night: By Larissa Naylor English 12 CP Corruption of Alcohol
The Author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota Born into an upper middle class Only son of Edward Fitzgerald and Mary ‘Mollie’ McQuillan One sister named Annabel- 5 years younger Began writing at St. Paul Academy Enrolled in Princeton University in 1913 Married Zelda Sayre in 1920
Fitzgerald’s most famous novels include: Tender is the Night This Side of Paradise The Great Gatsby The Love of the Last Tycoon Fitzgerald's Works
Tender is the Night Published in 1934 Fitzgerald’s last completed work Setting: mostly in Southern France and Switzerland Main Character: Dick Diver Major Themes: love, transformation, alcoholism, and time
In my paper, I illustrated and explained how abuse of alcohol effects a person’s psychological mentality. Thesis
Tender is the Night as a film Filmed in Switzerland Released on February 1, 1962 Dick Diver: played by Jason Robards Nicole Diver: played by Jennifer Jones Director: Henry King Producer: Henry T. Weinstein Critics quote poor acting
Main Character The American son of a clergyman Wealthy psychologist Drinks excessively Dick Diver
Dick Diver’s wife Heiress to a wealthy Chicago magnate Mentally unstable due to being sexually abused by her father Mother died when she was a teenager Nicole Diver
Rosemary Hoyt Young movie star Born in America Educated in France Travels the world Falls in love with Dick Diver
Abe North Friend of Dick Diver Musician Drinks his career away Killed in a New York Speakeasy
Tommy Barban Half-American, half French-mercenary soldier Falls in love with Nicole Nicole falls for him by the end of the novel
Diver vs. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, was admitted to a psychiatric clinic for treatment of schizophrenia Fitzgerald had an affair with a young movie star, Lois Moran Friends of the Fitzgerald's can be related to characters in the novel Like Diver, Fitzgerald drank excessively Fitzgerald died of heart failure in 1940, at just 40 years old
Bibliography Blazek, William. “Some Fault in the Plan: Fitzgerald’s Critique of Psychiatry in Tender is the Night.” Twenty First century Reading of Tender is the Night. Ed. William Blazek and Laura Rattray. Liverpool, L6797 2U: Liverpool University Press, "Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald ( )." Books and Writers. Web. 17 Feb "Tender is the Night." Sparknotes. Web. 16 Feb