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This thesis attempts to offer a view of fictional worlds in F.
Scott Fitzgerald's ~U2;Tender is the Night~U1;. By means of
probing the novel's themes and each main character's function,
Fitzgerald's narrative strategy is revealed simultaneously. His
conspicuous technique is that of flashback, which is viewed as
a flaw and a success at once. Apart from that, through the
similarities between the main and minor characters, the
technique of using subplots to echo the main plot is clearly
exhibited. Based on the traits of characters, this thesis
contains six chapters: Introduction, World of Damnation, World
of Madness, World of the Movies, World of the Wealth, and
Conclusion. In the introductory chapter, I show the original
plot of ~U2;Tender ~U2;the Night~U1; and its critical
reception. From Chapter Two to I representatively analyze the
features of the protagonist Dick Diver, his wife Nicole Warren,
his lover Rosemary Hoyt and the American drifters around him.
The purpose is to show how a promising psychiatrist is
destroyed by both his inner weakness and external
circumstances. The conclusion affirms that although there are
some imperfections in its structural pattern,1; ~U2;the
Night~U1;, in its thematic depth and breadth, surpasses1; ~U2;
Gatsby~U1;.
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