Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night (1934): A New Historicist Reading
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2014
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
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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.
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