了不起的盖茨比中的女性形象分析英语专业毕业论文.docx
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了不起的盖茨比中的女性形象分析英语专业毕业论文
《了不起的盖茨比》中的女性形象分析
FemaleCharactersinTheGreatGatsby
XX大学2013年英语专业本科毕业论文
摘要
菲茨杰拉德是20世纪20年美国文学方面最重要的作家之一。
艾略特曾在书中将他视为与海明威、斯坦因同等地位,他们都对美国现代小说影响至深。
本论文将主要研究菲茨杰拉德最为著名的小说:
《了不起的盖茨比》。
该书也被誉为是20世纪20年代美国社会的缩影。
《了不起的盖茨比》的一个主要特色是它书中个性鲜明的女性角色。
这些女性角色对推动情节发展,深化书的主题起到了巨大的作用。
本论文将主要分析此书中的各类女性角色。
在第一部分,论文将会介绍关于菲茨杰拉德和他的作品的一些背景信息。
接下来的第二部分将主要针对20世纪20年代,即故事发生年代的一些历史背景的介绍。
剩下的部分,论文将会分析书中的女性角色。
其中,三个主要的女性角色将会重点分析:
黛茜,乔丹和茉尔特。
这三个女性分别代表了一个阶层的女性,对故事的发展起到了重要的作用。
分析将从她们的外表,言语,行为等方面着手,由此推断她们各自的性格特征,道德观价值观等。
基于对三个女性的分析,以及一个文本分析,论文的结论部分将会讨论关于20世纪20年代美国女性的生活方式,社会地位和道德观念。
文学作品通常以真实生活为基础,是真实社会的一个缩影。
通过分析《了不起的盖茨比》中女性角色的特点,人们能够窥探到美国20世纪20年代女性的部分心理结构和伦理规范。
这类的研究可以帮助人们了解更多历史及人类本身。
前人针对这方面已有不少研究,并取得了巨大的成果,希望本论文能够对此锦上添花。
关键词:
20世纪20年代;女性角色;性格;道德观念;社会地位
Abstract
Fitzgeraldisgenerallyacknowledgedasoneofthegreatestnovelistsin1920sinAmericanliterature.ThomasStearnsEliothadsuchacommentinhisColumbiaLiteraryHistoryoftheUnitedStates:
“Noothernovelistswere,collectively,soinfluentialinthedevelopmentofmodernAmericanfictionasGertudeStein,F.ScottFitzgerald,andErnestHemingway.”(873)ThispaperwillfocusonFitzgerald’sbestknownwork--TheGreatGatsby,whichisacclaimedasamirrorofAmericasocietyin1920s.ThisbookensuresFitzgerald’sleadingpositioninAmericanliterature.
AmainfeatureofTheGreatGatsbyisitsdistinctivedispositionoffemalecharacters.Thesefemalecharactershavegreateffectinpromotingthedevelopmentofplotanddeepeningthetheme.Thispaperwillmainlyanalyzethefemalecharactersinthisnovel.Inthefirstpart,somebackgroundinformationaboutFitzgeraldandhisworkswillbeintroducedbriefly,alsoincludinghisworks’influenceinChina.NextpartisaboutthehistorybackgroundofAmericain1920s,whenthestoryhappens.Thenintherestofthispaper,threemainfemaleimagesinthisnovelwillbeanalyzedindetail:
Daisy,JordanandMyrtle.Astherepresentativeofeachclass,theyhaveplayedveryimportantrolesinthenovel.Fromtheirappearance,dialogue,andbehaviors,peoplecanfindtheirpersonality,moralvalueandsoon.BasedontheanalysisofthesethreetypicalAmericanfemaleatthattimeandsomeothertextanalysisofthebook,conclusionwillbedrewaboutthelifestyle,socialstatusandmoralvalueofAmericanwomanin1920s.
Writingworksusuallyimitatereallife.Thusnovelscanbeseemedastheepitomeoftherealsociety.ThroughlearningthefeaturesoffemalecharactersinTheGreatGatsby,thepsychologicalconstructionandethicalstandardofwomanin1920scanbeexposed.Thiskindofresearchhelpspeopleknowmoreabouthistoryandhumanbeingsatoneperiodinthepast.Inaddition,manypeoplehavealreadydonelotsofresearchandachievedalotinstudyingfemalesinthisbook.Ihopethispapercanalsodosomecontributiontoit.
Keywords:
1920s;femalecharacters;personality;moralvalue;socialstatus
Contents
Introduction
1.FitzgeraldandTheGreatGatsby
FrancisScottKeyFitzgerald(1896-1940)iswidelyregardedasoneofthetwentiethcentury’sgreatestnovelist,whoseworkschronicletheexcessesofAmerica’sJazzAge.(JazzAgewasatermhecoinedbyhimself)ManycriticshaveseenFitzgerald’sartisticachievementintermsofhisabilitytodepicttheAmericansociety,itshistoryanditspeople.(Matthew,2007,65)HisfictionalworldisthebestexplanationofthespiritoftheAmericansocietyinwhichheshowsagreatinterestindescribingpeopleoftheupperclass,whoenjoyahighsocialpositionandleadanextravagantlife.Undertheirmasksofrelaxationandluxurythereisonlysterility,meaninglessnessandfutilityandamidthegrandeurandextravagance,adeniablejuntapositionofappearancewithreality,ofthepretenceofgaietywiththetensionunderneath,iseasilyrecognizableinFitzgerald’snovelsandstories.(吴建国,2002,6:
17)
TheGreatGatsby,firstpublishedin1925,isamasterpieceofFitzgerald.ItisavividreflectionoftheRoaringTwenties,withitsfranticgaietyandunderlyingsadness.(ZhangandWang,2002)Thisbook,narratedbyNick,showsGatsby’stragiclife,especiallyGatsby’sfailedloveandthebreakofhisdream.Inthenovel,Gatsbyatfirstisapooryoungman,whoservesasanofficerinthearmyduringWorldWarI.Hefallsinlovewithabeautifulnoblegirl—Daisy.Sheisatypicalupperclassgirl,whohasbeenleadingaluxuriantlife.Hergoodlooks,wittyremarksandamiablepersonalityholdGatsby’shearttightly.ThoughDaisylovesGatsbytoo,shelatermarriesarichman—Tom,whocanguaranteehermaterialdemand.Towinherback,Gatsbytrieseverywaytomakemoney,includingillegaltradeofalcohol.WhenGatsbycomesbacktoDaisy,sheisnearlytemptedbyhiswealthandlove.However,knowingthesourceofGatsby’smoney,Daisyretreatsbacktoherhusband.Later,GatsbyhelpsDaisyescapefromatrafficaccidentandmistakenlybekilledasDaisy’sscapegoat.Thecrueltyoftherich,thecoldnessoftheupperclassandtheficklenessoftheworld,aswellasthebreakofAmericandreamareallvividlyshowedinthisnovel.UsingGatsby’sdisillusionedAmericandream,FitzgeraldshowspeopleanAmericafilledwithmoney,power,beauty,villas,luxury
cars,andsceneofdebauchery.WithhishighwritingskillandtheprofoundmeaningofTheGreatGatsby,thisbookwashighlyregardedbymanyfamousauthoritativecriticsandwritersatthattime.T.SEliotappraiseditasthefirststepthatAmericanfictionhastakensinceHenryJames,becauseFitzgeralddepictedtheextolledgrandestandmostboisterous,recklessandmerry-makingscene.(Elliott,1988,882)Besides,someharshcriticslikeErnestHemingwayandH.L.MenckenpraisedFitzgerald,andtheythoughtthebookwasincomparablythebestpieceofworkhehadeverdone.ThesuccessofTheGreatGatsbybringsFitzgeraldhighreputationandensureshimasecureplaceamongAmerica’senduringwriters.
2.LiteratureReview
SincethepublicationofThisSideofParadise,FitzgeraldhasbeenwidelyacknowledgedasafamouswriterandarousedalotofconcernsfromAmericanliterarycircle.Hewaspraisedasthe"spokesmanofJazzAge".However,forsomereasons,inthelastdaysofhislife,hewasnotrecognizedashighlyasthatwasinhisyouth.Notuntilhisdeathin1940didsomecriticsbegintoreevaluatehisworksinamuchmoreobjectiveway.Inthoseyears,hisworkswerecarefullyresearchedfromtheviewpointsofhistoricalperspective,andAmericandreams.Later,the"FitzgeraldRevival"wassprungup.Manyscholarswrotecritical
biographiesforFitzgerald:
ScottFitzgerald:
ABiographwaswrittenbyJeffreyMeyers;SomeSortofEpicGrandeurwaswrittenbyMatthewJ.Bruccoli.AsFitzgerald’sbestnovel,TheGreatGatsbydrawsgreatattentionfrombothhomeandabroad.InTheOxfordCompanionto
AmericanLiterature
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