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Tender Is the Night夜色温柔 F. Scott Fitzgerald 菲茨杰拉德 Group 10 About the Author Francis Scott Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories. He mainly wrote five novels in his life,with the last one not finished. His works are the paradigm(范例) writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is also considered a member of the Lost Generation of the 1920s. This Side of Paradise (1920) It is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned（1922） The novel provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York Café Society. The Great Gatsby （1925） The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the roaring 1920s as the economy soared. Brief Introduction Tender Is the Night is a novel written by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was his fourth and final completed novel, and was first published in Scribners Magazine between January and April, 1934 in four issues. The title is taken from the poem Ode to Nightingale by John Keats.It mainly describes a poor but talented man who chased his dream all the way,finally he suffered failure and became decadently depressed. Plot Summary The story happened in Europe, but the novel show is still the United States“ jazz era ” social life. Nicole Diver was a promising young doctor,who was studying psychiatric pathological(精神病的病理研究) in Zurich, Switzerland.He attended to a rich girl Nicole Warren‘s treatment.Nicole has been diagnosed with a mental illness because of her millionaire father’s incest(乱伦) with her. During the course of treatment Nicole fell in love with Dick and Dick married Nicole,regardless of other people’s dissuade. After their marriage, Nicole slowly recovered under Dick