Quote 1:
"There was some element of loneliness involved--so easy to be loved--so hard to love" (245).
Dick is having a conversation with Francisco Dick realizes that he has loved many friends and significant others. He carries the personality of each person but only has complete as the person himself. At first, it is noticeable that Dick Diver is loved by all, hence the "so easy to be loved" but he says it is "so hard to love". Previously, he says he has "early met and early loved" which contradicts his following statement of not being able to love. This portrays a perplexing concept. But if you approach it with another view point, the author could be referring to the personality itself easily loved but hard to love. It is easy to love a person's personality at a first encounter so you collect bits and pieces of it. But like everything, there are flaws in the personality you've attained. You've already attained it so it is hard to actually love it completely with the flaws.
Quote 2:
"She only cherishes her illness as an instrument of power" (239).
Frau Kaethe Gregorovius visits Franz to check up on Nicole. Franz says Nicole is his responsibility since Dick is not present. He says that Nicole will forever be a patient. Kaethe mentions to Franz that she doesn't think Nicole is as sick as she makes everyone think. Kaethe says that Nicole uses her illness to get what she wants. She compares Nicole to Franz's Norma Talmadge, saying that Nicole is healthy and well enough to be at the cinema with them. During the conversation, she not only attacks Nicole, she attacks the Americans as a whole. Kaethe may have some dislike for Nicole, but her main bias is to be hateful towards Americans. She states that she hates all Americans except for Dick. However, she does admit Dick has flaws because she says he married Nicole for her money. Kaethe says that Nicole uses "her illness as an instrument of power"; however, she is actually saying that all Americans use their weaknesses to their advantage. Because of her preconception towards Americans and since Nicole is American, anything Nicole does means all Americans must do.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Tender is the Night: Book 2
Quote 1:
"'Well, how can any one tell what's eccentric and what's crazy?'" (151).
This statement took place in a conversation between Nicole's sister, Baby Warren, and Dick. Dick reassured her that Nicole is fine and just eccentric. Baby responded with a question about how could anyone decipher normal activity from abnormal activity. I think this quote brings out the issue of the fine line between crazy as in an illness and crazy as in eccentric. Baby said Nicole was a normal girl before her breakdown and her family thought Nicole had mix emotions about a boy. But in reality Nicole's father had raped her and this impacted her to be emotionally unstable. Like Miss Warren pointed out, it's hard to see what is really happening. She had no idea what Nicole went through and just thought it was a normal reaction over some generic boy. This shows highlights the percentage of uncertainty between two neighboring subjects.
Quote 2:
"Nicole's world had fallen to pieces, but it was only a flimsy and scarcely created world;" (143).
This quote supports the idea of how a little event or word could destroy even the strongest person. An average person has a mediocre world, one that is at least planted into the soil. In Nicole's case, she was already fragile, so her world isn't even fully functioning or stable. Her world was like a city rebuilding after it had been hit by a typhoon, only to get crushed under an earthquake. In context, it goes on saying "was it an hour ago she had waited by the entrance, wearing her hope like a corsage at her belt". Nicole was hopeful an hour before this encounter and her world was in the best state it could be. But after how Dick indifferently treats her, her world became shaky again. This just shows how unstable Nicole still is. Even though she is improving her condition, she could relapse any minute.
"'Well, how can any one tell what's eccentric and what's crazy?'" (151).
This statement took place in a conversation between Nicole's sister, Baby Warren, and Dick. Dick reassured her that Nicole is fine and just eccentric. Baby responded with a question about how could anyone decipher normal activity from abnormal activity. I think this quote brings out the issue of the fine line between crazy as in an illness and crazy as in eccentric. Baby said Nicole was a normal girl before her breakdown and her family thought Nicole had mix emotions about a boy. But in reality Nicole's father had raped her and this impacted her to be emotionally unstable. Like Miss Warren pointed out, it's hard to see what is really happening. She had no idea what Nicole went through and just thought it was a normal reaction over some generic boy. This shows highlights the percentage of uncertainty between two neighboring subjects.
Quote 2:
"Nicole's world had fallen to pieces, but it was only a flimsy and scarcely created world;" (143).
This quote supports the idea of how a little event or word could destroy even the strongest person. An average person has a mediocre world, one that is at least planted into the soil. In Nicole's case, she was already fragile, so her world isn't even fully functioning or stable. Her world was like a city rebuilding after it had been hit by a typhoon, only to get crushed under an earthquake. In context, it goes on saying "was it an hour ago she had waited by the entrance, wearing her hope like a corsage at her belt". Nicole was hopeful an hour before this encounter and her world was in the best state it could be. But after how Dick indifferently treats her, her world became shaky again. This just shows how unstable Nicole still is. Even though she is improving her condition, she could relapse any minute.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Tender is the Night: Book 1
Quote 1:
"'If you're in love it ought to make you happy, You ought to laugh'" (22).
Rosemary joins Dick Diver's party and meets Nicole Diver, his wife, Abe North, an alcoholic musician, Abe's wife Mary, and Tommy Barban, a solider. She compares the men to Dick and finds them incomparable to Dick. Rosemary went home and cried in her mother's lap. Her mother, Elsie is consoling Rosemary.
I chose this quote because it shows a mother-daughter bonding time. Mothers are older so they've had experience and can share some sense and insight with their daughters.
Love usually does not go smoothly, without any bumps. This may be foreshadowing disruptions that occur in-between Dick and Rosemary. This quote can imply an early-on message from her mother to keep her head up.
This quote may seem simple-minded because we all think it's common sense to be happy when you're in love. However, this is not always the case. There could be complications with yourself, your lover, or the people around you. When the feeling is not mutual or known, it is not a happy experience. This quote brings us back to the baseline idea that when you're in love, you have to be happy. If you are not happy, then is this relationship or love really worth all the pain?
"'If you're in love it ought to make you happy, You ought to laugh'" (22).
Rosemary joins Dick Diver's party and meets Nicole Diver, his wife, Abe North, an alcoholic musician, Abe's wife Mary, and Tommy Barban, a solider. She compares the men to Dick and finds them incomparable to Dick. Rosemary went home and cried in her mother's lap. Her mother, Elsie is consoling Rosemary.
I chose this quote because it shows a mother-daughter bonding time. Mothers are older so they've had experience and can share some sense and insight with their daughters.
Love usually does not go smoothly, without any bumps. This may be foreshadowing disruptions that occur in-between Dick and Rosemary. This quote can imply an early-on message from her mother to keep her head up.
This quote may seem simple-minded because we all think it's common sense to be happy when you're in love. However, this is not always the case. There could be complications with yourself, your lover, or the people around you. When the feeling is not mutual or known, it is not a happy experience. This quote brings us back to the baseline idea that when you're in love, you have to be happy. If you are not happy, then is this relationship or love really worth all the pain?
Quote 2:
"'I fell in love on the beach,' said Rosemary.'Who
with?''First with a whole lot of people who looked nice. Then with one
man'" (12).
This quote supports the idea that "innocence makes
unsupported decisions". Rosemary is only eighteen years old. She mentioned
that she did not have the chance to date many men because of her work as an
actress. She states that she has fallen in love with many people but then
stated that she's actually only in love with one man. This suggests the idea
that she's searching for a special kind of love but maybe she doesn't know what
she wants. Rosemary is young and innocent, which leads her to do things without
background information. If she fell in love with that many people, then how
does she know that Dick Diver is "Mr. Right"? She mentioned that
these people "looked nice", but she does not know them because she
just met them. She bases people by their appearance. Rosemary isn't looking for
a special person to be with her for forever, she's looking for the experience
with someone so she can use it in the future because she is currently
inexperienced and innocent.
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