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jazlem 's review for:
Tender Is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did anyone ever think that Nicole didn't have schizophrenia she was just traumatised and suffering from undiagnosed PTSD after being repeatedly SA'd by her father?? You can tell this book was written by a man by the way Fitzgerald depicts his female characters. I do think it was interesting though that Dick, a character who repeatedly grooms young girls ends up in a downfall whereas Nicole, his first victim, ends up on a high and "cured". I think Fitzgerald did a good job of painting the uber rich as careless, selfish and so self-involved. The scene where they carelessly disregard a dead Black man's body highlights their racism and lack of care for people outside their circle. I'd like to think that Fitzgerald was using this point to show how Mr Peterson tried to fit in with them, but instead ended up dead instead because they didn't care to protect him, thus highlighting their racism and lack of selflessness rather than Fitzgerald himself being racist (although there was some of that too.) I do think this was further shown when they mistook Hussain's sister for a maid, and got ridiculously upset at the thought of their child having shared bath water with one of Mary and Hussain's children. The way the plot slowly unravels mimics the way Dick slowly unravels which was also interesting. I don't think we were meant to feel sorry for Dick, I think he got exactly what he deserved. The great gatsby is still superior to this.