s for the structure of the novel，so

s for the structure of the novel，some critics found that it made them confused，pointing out
that the true reason for the protagonist’S breakdown was not clear．A noted literary critic named
Malcom
Cowley,who had great insight into Lost Generation，said，“Tender Is the Night is a good
novel that puzzles you and ends by making you a little angry because it isn’t a great novel also．It
doesn’t give the feeling of being complete in itself'’．(Stem，1986：83)Mary M．Colum in“The
Psychopathic Novel”published in the 1930s wrote，“He call summon up terrors and pathos，but
what
pity and tragedy are he doesn’t know,for he has never really meditated on life．”(Stem，1986：
62)Another critic，Clifton Fadiman thought the reception of failum to Dick was too abrupt to
believe and those
tragic happenings the anthor listed can’t lead to Dick’S deterioration．For the
theme，most of the reviews could be categorized as the following three points：1)outdated
material of the novel，Jazz Age playboy and girls in the outworn mode of expatriation；2)lacking
of sufficient social significance；3)disorder of the structure．The novel received much criticism
partly because of the structure of the novel，namely the book’S flashback sequence，and partly
because of the outmoded and obsolete material．However，twenty years after F．Scott Fitzgerald’S
death，Tender IS the Night was truly regarded as the most excellent novel by the author，and Was
paid much attention by an increasing number of scholars．Arthur Mizener championed Tender IS
the Night as Fitzgerald’S most brilliant novel，Milton R．Stem thought it as“one of the most
beautiful and significant major novels in the history of American literature”(Stern,Critical
Essays 16)．Michael March in his essay Page after Page said,‘'The depths of his probing into
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On Dick’s Tragic Fate in Tender Is the Night from the Theory of Moral Sentiments
character,mood and emotion is，I think，unmatchable in our country．’’(Stern,1986：64)

結果 (中文) 3:

对于小说的结构，一些评论家发现它让他们困惑，指出
为主角的故障的真正原因还不清楚。著名文学评论家称
马尔科姆
考利，他伟大的洞察力为迷失的一代，说，“夜色温柔是一个很好的
小说游戏结束你和使你生气因为这不是一个伟大的小说，它
也。不给本身的完整的感觉。（干，1986:83）玛丽M.柱”发表在上世纪30年代的
变态小说”写道，“他叫唤起恐惧和悲情，但
什么
遗憾和悲剧是他不知道，他从来没有真正思考生活。”（干，1986：
62）另一个评论家，克利夫顿认为failum接待迪克太陡
相信这些悲剧的发生，
上市不会导致迪克的恶化。为
主题，大多数评论可以分为以下三点：1）小说的
材料过时陈腐的模式，在国外的爵士乐时代的花花公子们；2）缺乏足够的社会意义
；3）结构的障碍。这部小说受到了很多批评
部分是因为小说的结构，即本书的倒叙序列，部分
因为陈旧和过时的材料。然而，史葛菲茨杰拉德的
去世二十年后，温柔的夜真的是作者的最优秀的小说，并被越来越多的学者
重视。亚瑟倡导的温柔是
麦兹纳夜晚是菲茨杰拉德最精彩的小说，密尔顿R.干认为“最
美丽和重要的小说在美国文学史上”（Stern，关键
随笔16）。迈克尔月在他的散文一页页说，“他
深度探讨3
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在迪克的悲剧命运在招标是从道德情操
性格理论的晚上，我觉得心情和情感，，在我国无法比拟的。”（Stern，1986:64）