Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mr. Devereux Warren Character Analysis

Nicole and Beth’s father. Mr. Warren is a charming and handsome American man. When he delivers Nicole to Doctor Dohmler’s clinic in Zurich, he tells Franz that she has a nervous condition and is afraid of men. It later transpires, however, that Mr. Warren raped Nicole as a child, and her ill health is the result of this trauma.

Mr. Devereux Warren Quotes in Tender Is the Night

The Tender Is the Night quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Devereux Warren or refer to Mr. Devereux Warren. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Excess, Destruction, and the Failed American Dream Theme Icon
).
Book 2, Chapter 15 Quotes

She was laughing hilariously, unashamed, unafraid, unconcerned. No one coming on the scene would have imagined that she had caused it; she laughed as after some mild escape of childhood.

Related Characters: Dick Diver, Nicole Diver (Nicole Warren), Lanier and Topsy Diver, Mr. Devereux Warren
Related Symbols: The Sanitarium
Page Number: 249
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mr. Devereux Warren Quotes in Tender Is the Night

The Tender Is the Night quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Devereux Warren or refer to Mr. Devereux Warren. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Excess, Destruction, and the Failed American Dream Theme Icon
).
Book 2, Chapter 15 Quotes

She was laughing hilariously, unashamed, unafraid, unconcerned. No one coming on the scene would have imagined that she had caused it; she laughed as after some mild escape of childhood.

Related Characters: Dick Diver, Nicole Diver (Nicole Warren), Lanier and Topsy Diver, Mr. Devereux Warren
Related Symbols: The Sanitarium
Page Number: 249
Explanation and Analysis: