Gracie Macapagal
January 07, 2024
AP Literature and Composition
Period 3
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a psychiatrist named Dick
Diver who is married to a wealthy woman Nicole Diver, one of his patients before. Both had
two children. The Divers lived in the French Riviera throwing fabulous parties. When one
day they met Rosemary Hoyt, an American movie starlet who became their friend, and fell in
love with Dick that soon later turned into an affair. After confessing her love for him, Dick
reveals that he is in love with her too but the affair cannot proceed as he loves his wife,
Nicole. He cares about her especially her health as he describes Nicole as weak and this affair
might affect her mental health toward a complete breakdown. Another Divers’ companion,
Tommy Barban, whom Nicole fell in love with and had an affair. By the end of the novel,
Nicole chooses Tommy and marries him, though after the marriage she keeps in touch with
Dick, writing him letters and letters. And learning that he moved back to America to practice
medicine. Although it seems that Dick is having a good life in America, it turns out that he is
somewhat involved in a lawsuit about medicine and moves from small towns to even smaller
towns. Throughout their life the Divers’ marriage is affected by their affairs, the absence of
one another in their life, and the alleged sexual harassment of Dick Diver that contributed to
the collapse of their marriage and the downfall of Dick’s career and life.
The story begins on the French Riviera, the Mediterranean coast of the Southeast
corner of France during the roaring 20s, specifically in June 1925. During the Roaring 20s,
many technological and economic advances came to light such as telephones, motion
January 07, 2024
AP Literature and Composition
Period 3
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a psychiatrist named Dick
Diver who is married to a wealthy woman Nicole Diver, one of his patients before. Both had
two children. The Divers lived in the French Riviera throwing fabulous parties. When one
day they met Rosemary Hoyt, an American movie starlet who became their friend, and fell in
love with Dick that soon later turned into an affair. After confessing her love for him, Dick
reveals that he is in love with her too but the affair cannot proceed as he loves his wife,
Nicole. He cares about her especially her health as he describes Nicole as weak and this affair
might affect her mental health toward a complete breakdown. Another Divers’ companion,
Tommy Barban, whom Nicole fell in love with and had an affair. By the end of the novel,
Nicole chooses Tommy and marries him, though after the marriage she keeps in touch with
Dick, writing him letters and letters. And learning that he moved back to America to practice
medicine. Although it seems that Dick is having a good life in America, it turns out that he is
somewhat involved in a lawsuit about medicine and moves from small towns to even smaller
towns. Throughout their life the Divers’ marriage is affected by their affairs, the absence of
one another in their life, and the alleged sexual harassment of Dick Diver that contributed to
the collapse of their marriage and the downfall of Dick’s career and life.
The story begins on the French Riviera, the Mediterranean coast of the Southeast
corner of France during the roaring 20s, specifically in June 1925. During the Roaring 20s,
many technological and economic advances came to light such as telephones, motion
