Description
- Book can be found on: Project Gutenberg Australia by F Scott Fitzgerald
Discussion 1
After you have finished reading Book 1 of Tender Is the Night, complete the following:
(1) Write a short summary of the text thus far.
(2) Describe the setting of the novel as the story begins. Is there anything symbolic about the setting at the opening of the novel? How does the setting change as the story unfolds?
(3) Who do you think the protagonist of the story is? The antagonist?
(4) What do you think will happen next?
Discussion 2
After you have read Book 2 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel Tender Is the Night, respond to the following. Your response should be at least 300 words.
(1) Which character or characters do you like? Why?
(2) Which character or characters do you not like?
(3) What themes do you see beginning to emerge?
(4) What do you think will happen next?
Discussion 3
After you have finished reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel Tender Is the Night, reflect on the themes of the novel. What major points do you think Fitzgerald is trying to make in this novel? Then, think about what the future holds for Dick and Nicole. Based on everything you know about them, what do you think their lives will be like 5 or 10 years after the events of the story. Your discussion should be at least 300 words in length.
Questionnaire
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 themes 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. Book can found on: Project Gutenberg Australia by F Scott Fitzgerald
