Motifs
Tender Is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tender Is the Night: Motifs 1 key example

Definition of Motif

A motif is an element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature. Motifs, which are often collections of related symbols, help develop the central themes of a book... read full definition
A motif is an element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature. Motifs, which are often collections of related symbols, help develop the... read full definition
A motif is an element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature. Motifs, which are often collections of... read full definition
Motifs
Explanation and Analysis—Closing the Curtain:

Throughout Tender is the Night, Dick Diver imagines Rosemary and Hillis's intimate moment on the train carriage in a recurring motif: the line "Do you mind if I pull down the curtain?"