Re: Tender is the Night, Nicole, and trains

That was me, I think, referring to that passage. Oh, I'd agree Fitz is making a
point about capitalism. But I think he's also saying something about women, too,
being the driving force behind modern capitalism -- I don't think this is one or
the other, but both.

Tell me what you think of the novel when you finish it. There's something about
it -- it's a jewel. Its flaws seem like part of its perfections.

Jim

lray wrote:

> Alright, so I am a regular lurker on this list and dont often feel compelled
> enough to post but I will just this once. On the recommendation from my
> fellow bananafish I purchased Tender is the Night since you all seemed to be
> in love with the thing. I am only on about pg. 70 but have passed the passage
> where Nicole is mentioned as the cause of why "trains began their run at
> Chicago and traversed the round belly of the continent to California." Someone
> not long ago had posted on this and saw Nicole as representing the woman
> behind the scenes who in a man's world wield more power than we might think.
> While I won't argue with this point or my rough and probably off-center
> paraphrase attempt, I would say that I see this passage about Nicole as
> showing her consumerism and the drive of money and capitalism. It is the
> "round belly" of our wealthy country whose trains move back and forth
> providing the consumer with goods and that is what drives so many of us.
>
> Please feel free to tear into this and although this is non-Salinger related,
> I would rather discuss it with bananafish rather tha a group of Fitzgerald
> fanatics. I just get the idea that their critiques of each other and the
> man's work might be a bit too academic for me. Just another thought.
>
> One last thing. I am loving this book thus far. Thank you to those who spoke
> of it so glowingly and caused me to feel compelled to go out to Borders and
> buy it. You made quite an impression as I put the other 10 books in my hands
> back and opted for this one book on my meager college senior budget.
>
> Eagerly awaiting a response,
> Levi
>
> Check out my site at http://ruonthelevel.com/
> and if all else fails this might work http://ruonthelevel.no-ip.com/
>
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