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? 

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.