10 Highlights

• F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'Tender Is the Night' reviewed in 1934.
• The story unfolds primarily on the French Riviera.
• • Dick Diver is portrayed as a charming hero.
  • The plot reveals an underlying appalling tragedy.
  • The novel examines social graces versus moral decline.
  • Fitzgerald's writing avoids imposing moral judgments.
  • Dialogue reflective of contemporary manners is highlighted.
  • Novel praised for capturing the inevitability of decline.
  • Fitzgerald uses psychological theories subtly in the narrative.
  • The novel leaves readers with a feeling of life's despair.