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    Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night (1934): A New Historicist Reading
    (Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, 2014) Ben Said, Moussa; Ibaouen, Omar
    The aim of this research paper is to study Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender isthe Night through its historical perspective, and the way it reflects the Roaring Twenties period. In order to analyze this problematic, we made an appeal to the theory of New Historicism. By the applied theory, we have deduced that Tender is the Night (1934) reflects mainly the twenties period. In fact, that period was characterized by a rapid change within the American society. The last began to lose its traditional values. Moreover, Scott Fitzgerald, with his modernist style, uses ideal characters within ideal settings to show the real image of the American society during the 1920’s. And through the different relationships between the characters of the novel, Fitzgerald success to show the real behavior of the Americans during that period. Through all this, we have deduced that American people during that period gave more importance to wealth and money rather than morality; and they did everything just to satisfy their needs and personal goals. Fitzgerald also shows that people who should be considered as heroes were neglected. Therefore, their life lost its value and meaning; and this is seen through several characters as Abe North. Finally, we can say that Tender is the Night (1934) elicits its value and importance through its historical context, and the important events that account about an important period of the American history.