Tender in the Night
Instructions: Complete 10 of the following. Your answer should be approximately one paragraph in length, between 150-200 words. Copy the 10 questions you are going to answer into a new Microsoft Word file. When you are finished, upload your file to the drobox.
- The beginning of the novel is narrated by Rosemary Hoyt. Discuss the implications of Fitzgerald’s reliance on Rosemary as a narrator in this section of the story.
- In what ways does Nicole Diver change during the course of the novel? Does she experience an epiphany? Is so, what is it?
- In what ways does Dick Diver change during the course of the novel? Does he experience an epiphany? Is so, what is it?
- In what ways does Rosemary Hoyt change during the course of the novel? Does she experience an epiphany? If so, what is it?
- Discuss Baby Warren and the author’s attitude toward her.
- Discuss the significance of the movie Daddy’s Girl.
- What is the function of characters such as Collis Clay, Mr. McKisco, Luis Campion, and Senor Real?
- F. Scott Fitzgerald believed in “the principle of transference.” How does this principle manifest itself in the novel?
- Describe the progression of Dick and Nicole’s relationship.
- Select three themes explored in this novel. Explain those temes within the context of the novel.
- What motivates Dick Diver?
- What motivates Nicole Diver?
- What motivates Rosemary Hoyt?
- Explain the importance of scenes such as the murder in the train station and the murder of Jules Peterson to our understanding of the Dick Diver.
- Explain the importance of scenes such as the opening beach scene, the part at the Divers’ home, and the duel to our understanding of the novel.
Requirements: paragraph
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