Tender Mercies

Distorted Perceptions in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night   Any visitor to the French Riviera in the mid-1920s, the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, would describe Dr. Richard Diver as a charming, respected, well-mannered physician. Dick is a noble man who has dedicated his life to the health and protection of his beloved wife without thought to himself. Furthermore, he gives wonderful parties and is a reliable source of help to any friend in need. In fact, "to

The Descent of Dick Diver in Tender is the Night   Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles Dick Diver's long descent (or "dying fall," [Letters 310]) to ruin at the hands of women. Diver, the novel's protagonist and antagonist, seeks to overthrow feminine power. Dick needs to control the women in his life. To him, women want to be dependent; they are weak, lost souls who need the guidance only a man can give. In turn, women are parasites who feed on him and ultimately destroy

Flashback to the roaring twenties, where lavish parties are the new fad, the economy is booming, and the alcohol is pouring into fancy champagne glasses—life is magical. Or so we think? F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald are one of the most iconic and chaotic relationships of their time. Any form of news platform would give you the latest scoop of what party the famous author and his southern belle throw and what crimes they commit. What happens behind the headlines and cameras flashing—a different

radical monetary step stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender. It occurs whenever there is a change of national currency, the current form or forms of money is pulled from circulation and retired, often to be replaced with new notes or coins. Sometimes, a country completely replaces the old currency with new currency. The opposite of demonetization is remonetization, in which a form of payment is restored as legal tender. Objectives of ‘Demonetization’ There are multiple reasons why nations

of stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender. It occurs whenever there is a change of national currency: The current form or forms of money is pulled from circulation and retired, often to be replaced with new notes or coins. Demonetization refers to an economic policy where a certain currency unit ceases to be recognized or used as a form of legal tender. In other words, a currency unit still loses its legal tender status as a new one comes into circulation.

Fitzgerald. Within his novel, Tender is the Night, Fitzgerald focuses on a group of Americans in France during the 1920s. The idea of failure of the American Dream can be observed throughout the novel. Protagonist Dick Diver exemplifies the loss of the American Dream. A Yale graduate and promising psychiatrist, “Lucky Dick” appears to hold all of the qualities of the ideal American. On his ascent to the top, he

Throughout history, a woman's purpose has mainly been to raise children and manage the household. Although after the Revolution, this role remained mostly the same, during the time of social injustice, women showed their bravery and patriotism. A woman’s role in the American Revolution played a significant part of America winning its independence. Many men were needed to fight in the war. This meant that mothers and wives were left home with little communication. The women left behind had to take

Mercy accomplished lots of things that women did not even know could exist in her time. Mercy Otis Warren was a writer a poet, historian, dramatist, a patriot propagandist, play writer and a satirist in the eighteenth century. She was born in west Barnstable, Massachusetts in the United States of America which is named Cape Cod on September 14th, 1728. And died in her hometown on October 19, 1814. She was one of the first women to write about the war in the American Revolution. She spoke up and fought

The American Revolution, a war fought by the colonists in the hopes of attaining freedom, recognition, and independence. The Founding Fathers did all they could to ensure these goals were accomplished and the fruits of their labor were enjoyed by everyone. George Mason wrote the Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson was “The Father of the Declaration of Independence”, James Madison was “The Father of the Constitution”, Benjamin Franklin contributed to nearly all of the early documents, and George

“Art is a product of its time. It is a result of the social, political, and religious context in which it was made” (Cruz). For the aforementioned reason, it is imperative to take into consideration the culture, time period, and the gender of the artist because those individualities have a major influence on the depiction of the women in art. For example, gender is a cultural classification, hence, various artists might have portrayed the identity of the female in a different way. Moreover, gender