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了不起的盖茨比
Contents
Acknowledgementsi
AbstractinEnglishii
AbstractinChineseiii
I.Introduction1
1.1LiteratureReview1
1.2PurposeandSignificance1
II.BiographicalBackground2
2.1Fitzgerald’sLifeandCareer2
2.2AnintroductionofTheGreatGatsby3
III.TheInfluenceoftheAmericanDreamonGatsby3
3.1OriginsoftheAmericanDream3
3.2EssenceoftheAmericanDream4
3.3Gatsby’sDream5
3.3.1OriginsofGatsby’sDream5
3.3.2ElementsofGatsby’sDream6
IV.Self-DestructioninGatsby’sDream7
4.1FantasyofPureLove7
4.2UnquestioningBeliefinthePowerofMoney9
4.3DimnessoftheEssenceoftheOldRich10
V.TheConflictsbetweentheEastEggandtheWestEgg11
5.1EconomicDifference12
5.2SocialConflict12
5.3CulturalConflicts13
VI.Conclusion14
Bibliography16
Declaration
Acknowledgements
Firstly,IavailmyselfofthisopportunitytoexpressmydeepestgratitudetomysupervisorsZhangXiaozhuandXiongHuiqinwhohavegivenmealotofhelpandencouragementinmypreparationofthisthesis.Ihavebenefitedgreatlyfromtheirprecioussuggestion,enlighteningguidanceandcarefulmodificationinthewritingofthisthesis.What’smore,Iamdeeplymovedbytheirseriousattitudetowardsacademicwork.
IwouldalsoliketothankthosewhohavetaughtandhelpedmeduringmystudyintheDepartmentofForeignLanguages,LijiangCollege,GuangxiNormalUniversity,especiallyprofessorSunJianguo,lecturerTanJie.Theyhavegivenmeenlightenmentonvariousareasandhelpedmedevelopresearchability.
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CastleintheAir:
theInevitabilityoftheWitheringofGatsby’sAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby
DepartmentofForeignLanguages,LijiangCollege,GuangxiNormalUniversity
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[Abstract]FrancisScottFitzgerald(1896-1940),thefamousAmericanwriterinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury,isregardedasthespokesmanfor“theLostGeneration”inAmericanliterature.In1925,TheGreatGatsbywaspublished,whichisthoughttobeoneofthebestworksofFitzgerald,offeringavividpictureaboutAmericanlifeinthe1920s.
TheGreatGatsbyisasymbolicdisintegrationoftheAmericandreaminaneraofmoralwasteanddecayandthelackofpersonalresponsibility.Inthisnovel,Fitzgeralddiscussesavarietyofthemes,suchasjustice,power,greed,andtheAmericandream,whichmanyChineseandforeignscholarshaveanalyzed.ThispaperfocusesontherootsofthewitheringofGatsby’sAmericandreaminTheGreatGatsbybymeansofananalysisoncreationbackgroundandhero’scharacters,andaimsatmakingpeopleunderstandthisnovelmoredeeply,buildingarightandhealthymoralvalue.
Throughanalyzing,wecanseethattherearethreefactorsleadtoGatsby’stragedy.First,Gatsby’sdreamcontainssomelimitationsandcontradictoryaspects,soitcannotexistinthecruelsociety.Secondly,Gatsby’sinnocenceandnaivetymakehimoutoftheupperclass.GatsbyisnottheiropponentinthecorruptedAmericansociety.Finally,comparedwithGatsby,therearetoomuchselfishandimmoralpeopleandbehaviorsinthisunequalsociety.
[Keywords]TheGreatGatsby;AmericanDream;InevitableDisillusion
空中楼阁——《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比美国梦破灭的必然性
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[内容摘要]弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德(1896-1940)是二十世纪初美国著名作家,被认为是美国文学中“迷惘一代”的代言人。
一九二五年,他出版了代表作《了不起的盖茨比》。
这部小说被公认为是他最优秀的作品,向人们生动的展示了二十世纪九十年代的美国社会。
《了不起的盖茨比》描述了在一个道德沦丧和颓废以及个人责任感缺乏的社会里美国梦的破灭。
本文着重分析《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比美国梦破灭的根源。
在这部小说中,菲茨杰拉德探讨了众多发人深思的话题,如公平,权利,贪婪以及美国梦。
国内外的学者们对小说中的这些主题都做了深入研究。
本文通过对创作背景以及主人公的性格分析来探索盖茨比美国梦破灭的必然性。
从而使人们加深对小说的理解,并且树立起正确且健康的道德观念。
透过分析,本文总结出了导致盖茨比悲剧的三个因素。
第一,盖茨比的美国梦夹杂着一些不可避免的局限和矛盾,这些局限和矛盾不可能在这残酷的世界中得到解决。
第二,盖茨比无知,天真的性格使他隔绝于上流社会。
在腐败的美国社会中,盖茨比无法成为他们的对手,更不可能实现自己的理想。
最后,对于盖茨比而言,社会上充满了自私和不道德的人或者行为。
[关键词]了不起的盖茨比;美国梦;破灭的必然性
.Introduction
1.1LiteratureReview
TheGreatGatsby,writtenin1925,isoneofthegreatestliterarydocumentsofthisperiodaswellasamasterpiecerelatedwithironyandpathostothe“AmericanDream.”Itisapictureoftheunprecedentedprosperityandmaterialexcess.Manycriticshavemadealotofstudiesonitandwrotenumerouscriticalessays.TheEnglishfamouspoetandcriticT.S.Eliotwhohasneverhadahastyandextravagantcritic,readTheGreatGatsbythreetimesandpraisedthenovelwas“thefirststepthatAmericanfictionhastakensinceHenryJames.”(Donaldson,1984:
268)H.L.Mencken,amostinfluentialcriticofthattime,declaredthisnoveltobe“nomorethanaglorifiedanecdote.”
In1983,TheGreatGatsbywastranslatedintoChinesebyProfessorWuKunning,afterthatmanyChinesescholarsbeganstudyonTheGreatGatsby,analyzingitsartisticforms,itsthemeanditssymbols.ToZhangLilong,“TheGreatGatsbyisactuallyarecallandsummaryoftheprocessofevolvementoftheAmericandreamhistoricalandrealisticperspectives.”(ZhangLilong,1998:
108-109)OthersanalysesGatsby’stragedy.WangYujuanarguesthat“thedreamofGatsbyisalsothedreamofallAmericans.ThedefeatofGatsbyisalsothelossofthegeneration.”(WangYujuan,1998:
28)
Fromallresearchesbothdomesticandabroad,wecanseethatTheGreatGatsbyisagreatnovelthateveryonecanhavedifferentinterpretationfromdifferentaspects.However,afewresearcheshavestudiedaboutwhatruinedGatsby’sdreamandwhyhisdreaminevitablyfailed.Therefore,thispaperwillrevealtherootsandcausesofthefailureofGatsby’sdream.
1.2PurposeandSignificance
ThispapertriestoanalyzeGatsby’stragicrootsonpurposetoofferawindowontothewritingdevice,getanall-sidedunderstandingofthenovelandbuildrightmoralvaluesinmoderntime.TheGreatGatsbyisaninsightfulmirrorofthe1920’sAmericansociety’simperfectionsbecauseitsdeepthoughtandprofoundthemeimpartusanimportantenlightenment.Gatsby’sblindnessandignorancegiverisetohistragedy.Hisfailureofpursuingunrealisticdreamteachesusthatidealityshouldestablishonactualcondition.Justastheoldsayinggoes,lookbeforeyouleap.Weshouldthinktwicebeforeplanningfuture,especiallywhenwearenotacademically,financiallyandpsychologicallywell-prepared.
.BiographicalBackground
2.1Fitzgerald’sLifeandCareer
FrancisScottFitzgeraldwasaJazzAgenovelistandshortstorywriterwholeftbehindhim5novels,178shortstories,numerousessaysandplays.FrenchcriticJacquesVallettethinkshighlyofFitzgerald,callinghim“thesoulofAmerica.”
FitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember24,1896,inanIrishfamilyinSt.Paul,Minnesota.HegrewupinthestaidAmericanmiddlewest,buthislifeandwritingsarerelatedwiththefashionableEastCoast.In1913,hewenttoPrincetonUniversity.Becauseofacademicdifficultiesheleftcollegein1917,andthenenlistedinthearmyasalieutenantatastaffheadquarters.In1920,hefinishedandpublishedhisfirstnovel,ThissideofParadise,whichwasatremendousandcommercialsuccess.InApril1921FitzgeraldandZeldaweremarriedandsettledonLongIslandin1922.Hesupportedtheirlifebydoingthejobasahackwriter,contributingshortstoriesfrequentlytothejournals,suchasthepopularSaturdayEveningPostandthecriticalScribner’s.Duringtheseyears,Fitzgeraldpublishedhissecondnovel,TheBeautifulandtheDamned(1922)andsomeshortstories.However,Fitzgeraldfeltthattherewaslittleprogresssincethen.Somepeoplecriticizedthathisworkswerelackofintellectualsophisticationandimmaturity,especiallyinrelationtoideas.Hewantedtowrite“somethingnew—somethingextraordinaryandbeautifulandsimpleandintricatelypatterned.”(Bruccoli,1991:
170)ThankstoJosephConrad,itwashiswritingthatgreatlyencouragedFitzgeraldinthewayofcreation.ItmadeFitzgeraldclearthat,asanartist,hispowerhadnothingtodowithhowbrilliantamindhehadandhowdeephethought.ForConradthesourcesofaestheticpowerrootedintheindividualself.Thecharmofartistisnottoourwisdomorideas,buttoourenduring“capacityfordelightandwonder,tothesenseofmysterysurroundingourlives;tooursenseofpity,beauty,andpain…”(AndrewHook,1992:
3)InspiredbyConrad,Fitzgeraldpublishedsomeworksinthefollowingyears,suchasTheGreatGatsbyin1925,TenderistheNightin1934.Hislastwork,theHollywoodnovelTheLastTycoon(1941),wasleftunfinishedathisdeath.
2.2AnintroductionofTheGreatGatsby
WhentheAmericaneconomywasinaperiodofgreatprosperityin1920s,alongwithmanychangesinspiritualandvaluesweretakingplace.Youngergenerationturnedtheirbacksonthevaluesoftheirparents.Nobodyisreallyconcernedaboutpoliticsandspiritualmatters.Almosteverybodycaresabouthowtheycanseekpleasureallday.Theynotonlyhadlowspirits,butalsoweredegenerate.
TheGreatGatsbyshowsathemeofhowtheAmericandreamaffectsallofthecharacters:
eachofthemhastheirownaspirationfortheirfuturelife,but,ironically,theiraspirationisonlyrevolvedaroundwealth.Themainpartoftheirlifeistoenjoyhappinessfrommoney.Fitzgeraldcombineshisownexperienceswithhisnation’sexperiencesandreflectsthefeaturesofhistimethroughthisnovel.
TheGreatGatsbyhappensintheearly1920s,justafterWorldWarI.ThestoryissetinNewYorkCityandonLongIslandknownastheWestEggandtheEastEgg.Thehero,JayGatsby,isapursueroftheAmericandreamwhoisonceanobodyfromtheMidwest.InordertoregainhisloverDaisy’slove,theembodimentoftheAmericandreaminhiseyes,Gatsbytrieshisbesttomakehiswayintoth
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