The Disillusion of American Dream Reflected in The Great GatsbyWord格式.docx
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1.2DescriptionoftheNovel……………………………………………….3
II.LiteratureReviews…………………………………………………....5
2.1AnalysistheMainCharactersinTheGreatGatsby....………..….............5
2.1.1JayGatsby………………………………..……………………....5
2.1.2Daisy……………………………………………………………....6
2.1.3Nick…………………………………………..………………....7
2.2ArtisticSkills—Symbols………………………………..………………7
2.2.1TheGreenLight…………………………………….……………7
2.2.2TheValleyofAshes…………………………………………………8
2.2.3TheEyesofDoctorT.JEckleburg………………………………….8
2.2.4Geography………………………………………………………..8
III.TheDeclineoftheAmericanDream………………………..…………9
3.1TheDisillusionoftheAmericanDream…………………..….………..9
3.2TheReasonsoftheTragedy……………………………..…….……….11
IV.Conclusion……………………………………………………………13
4.1ThemeAnalysis…………………………………………..….………13
4.2AMirrorofAmericainthe1920'
s…………………………..…………15
References……………………………………………………………….…17
摘要:
《了不起的盖茨比》以独特的艺术手法及深刻的社会背景轰动了当时的整个美国,代表着菲茨杰拉得文学的最高成就,集中反映了二十世纪二十年代的美国梦及其幻灭的过程,给我们展现了美国西部大开发时代的社会面貌,也反映了作者对美国梦的深刻理解。
小说通过栩栩如生的个性鲜明的人物,及大量的象征手法的应用来烘托小说的背景。
菲茨杰拉得通过对盖茨比一生对梦想的追求来反映了当时的青年一代对美国梦的信仰。
本文通过对小说中人物个性的分析,艺术手法的再现来阐述当代的美国梦及其幻灭的过程,再现了美国二十世纪二十年代的社会背景及给如今的我们留下的深刻反思。
关键词:
美国梦的幻灭;
《了不起的盖茨比》;
象征手法;
人物性格
Abstract:
TheGreatGatsbycausedasensationofthewholeAmerica,dependingontheuniqueartistry,deepsocialmeditation.ItisthemasterpieceofFitzgerald.Thenovelreflectsthedisillusionofthe1920sAmericandream;
itreflectsavividsocialbackgroundofthedevelopmentofwesternlandofAmerica;
andalsoreflectsthedeepthinkingoftheAmericandream.Thenovelusesthevividcharactersandtheiruniquepersonalitytosupportthethemeofthenovel:
theprocessofthedeclineoftheAmericandream,atthesametimetoreflectthesocialbackgroundofthe1920stousagain.Additionally,alotofsymbolscoverthewholenoveltosupportthismasterpieceagain.Fitzgeraldportraystheyouth’sfaithinAmericandreamasthe“great”Gatsby’swholelife.Andthisthesismainlyanalysisthevividcharacters,symbolstoelaboratetheAmericandreamandtheprocessofthedisillusionofitandalsoreflectsthesocialbackgroundofthe1920s.Atthesametime,adeepmeditationleftallofustokeepinourminds.
Keywords:
DisillusionoftheAmericandream;
TheGreatGatsby;
symbols;
personality
I.Introduction
1.1IntroductiontoFitzgerald
JustasmanypeoplethoughtthatAmericawouldbecomehopeoftheworld,soF.Scott.Fitzgeraldandotheryoungpeoplewereveryenthusiasticandexitedaboutthisnewworldtheywerelivinginbutlivedtorealizeeventuallythat,insteadofsuccess,itwasadisaster.ForFitzgerald,wholivedinthemidstofthe“roaringtwenties”anditwaspartofitall-drivingfastcars,drinkinghardwhisky,andtakinganimmensedelightinit,Americawas,hewasperceptiveenoughtounderstand,“amoonthatneverrose”.Asmuchasheenjoyedthe“roaringofthepost-warboomrears,heforesawitsdoom”.
FrancisScottKeyFitzgeraldwasbornonseptember24,1896.HewasraisedinSt.Paul,Minnesota.Toughanintelligentchild,hedidpoorlyinschoolandwassenttoaNewJerseyboardingschoolin1911.Despitebeingamediocrestudentthere,hemenacedtoenrollatPrincetonin1913.Academictroublesandapathyplaguedhimthroughouthistimeatcollege,andhenevergraduated,insteadenlistinginthearmyin1917,asWorldWarIneareditsend.
Oneofthemajoreventsduring15monthsofservicewashismeetingZeldaSayre.ZeldawasthedaughterofajudgeinMontgomery,Alabama,abeautifulgirlwhotoldFitzgeraldthatshelikedhimwellenoughbutwastooexpensiveforhim.Afterhisdischargefromthearmyearlyin1919,itbecameapparentthathehadnomeansofsupportingthiswomanwithsuchgreatfinancialandsocialexpectationshehadnowayofmakingafortunebywritingadvertisementsinNewYork.Zeldasoonbroketheirengagement,inJune,andFitzgeraldwentbacktohisfather’shometorewritehishovel.SixmonthslaterhesurfacedagaininMontgomery,thistimetriumphantwiththenewsthathisnovelhadbeenaccepted.Zeldaagreedtomarryhimwhenthemorelwaspublished.ThisSideofParadiseisnotreallyverygoodbecauseitwaswrittenbysoyoungaman,butishistoricallyinteresting.Itbecameimmenselypopularforthesimplereasonthatitcaughtthetoneoftheage.Essentiallyautobiographical,thebookdescribesFitzgerald’ssenseoffailurewithhisacademicperformanceandthefrustrationofhisdreamsatPrinceton.
Outofhisvoluminouswritingsintheearlytwentiescametwocollections.FlappersandPhilosophers(1920)whichglitteredwiththeimageoftheFitzgerald’sasthesymbolofanAmericanideal(theword“flapper,”usedtodescribethenewwomanofthepost-warperiod,becamewidespreadhenceforward),andTalesoftheJazzAge(1922)whichgaveitsnametoanimportanthistoricalperiodinthehistoryofthecountry,theJazzAge,the1920’s.
In1922FitzgeraldfinishedhissecondnovelTheBeautifulandDamned.ItisinterestingespeciallyasasortoffirstattemptatwritingTheGreatGatsby:
itsthemeisthesameasTheGreatGatsbythoughthewritingisnotasgreatasit.Meanwhile,theFitzgeraldswereliving,ontheproceedsofScott’sbooksandstoriesasawriter,thusitwasamazingthathewasstillartisticallywholeenoughtoproduceinParishismasterpiece,TheGreatGatsby(1925).Afterthishewroteonemoreimportantbook,TenderistheNight,andsomecollectionsofshortstoriessuchasAlltheSadYouthMenandTapsatReveille.
AsthegiddinessoftheRoaringTwentiesdissolvedintothebleaknessoftheGreatDepression,however,ZeldasufferedanervousbreakdownandFitzgeraldbattledalcoholism,whichhamperedhiswriting.(Threethingseventuallycombinedtobreakhimdown,loneliness,alcohol,andtheawarenessthathewasdissipatinghistalent).Ashislifebecameatragicmess,hetriedtofindsolaceinhiscups.Itwasalcoholasmuchasanythingthatkilledhimintheend.Toamanwhovaluedartisticintegrityoverandaboveanythingelse,nothinghurtmorethantheacuteconsciousnessthat,bywritingtrashforpopularmagazinesinordertomakemoney,hewasfritteringawayhistalent.Fitzgeraldwastormentedvirtuallyallhislifebythefactthathecouldnotconcentrateonthenovelandtheimprovementofhisartingeneral.
Fitzgeraldisthesacrificeofhistimes.Hewasveryenthusiasticinthelavishlife,atthesametime;
hestillcouldusehiscriticaleyestoobservethem.Inhisstory,GatsbycontrastedmostconsistentlywithNick.Criticspointoutthattheformer,passionateandactiveandthelatter,soberandreflective,seemtorepresenttwosidesofFitzgerald’sPersonality.
1.2DescriptionoftheNovel
NickCarraway,ayoungmanfromMinnesota,movestoNewYorkinthesummerof1922tolearnaboutthebondbusiness.HerentsahouseintheWestEggdistrictofLongIsland,awealthybutunfashionableareapopulatedbythenewrich,agroupwhohavemadetheirfortunestoorecentlytohaveestablishedsocialconnectionsandwhoarepronetogarishdisplaysofwealth.Nick’snest-doorneighborinWestEggisamysteriousmannamedJayGatsby,wholivesinagiganticGothicmansionandthrowsextravagantpartieseverySaturdaynight.
NickisunliketheotherinhabitantsofWestEgg—hewaseducatedatYaleandhassocialconnectionsinEastEgg,afashionableareaofLongIslandhometotheestablishedupperclass.NickdrivesouttoEastEggoneeveningfordinnerwithhiscousin,DaisyBuchanan,andherhusband,Tom,aclassmateofNick’satYale.DaisyandTomintroduceNicktoJordanBaker,abeautiful,cynicalyoungwomanwithwhomNickbeginsaromanticrelationship.NickalsolearnsabitaboutDaisyandTom’smarriage:
JordantellshimthatTomhasalover,MyrtleWilson,wholivesinthevalleyofashes,agrayindustrialdumpinggroundbetweenWestEggandNewYorkCity.Notlongafterthisrevelation,NicktravelstoNewYorkCitywithTomandMyrtle.Atavulgar,gaudypartyintheapartmentthatTomkeepsfortheaffair,MyrtlebeginstotauntTomaboutDaisy,andTomrespondsbybreakinghernose.
Asthesummerprogresses,NickeventuallygetsaninvitationtooneofGatsby’slegendaryparties.HeencountersJordanBakerattheparty,andtheymeetGatsbyhimself,asurprisinglyyoungmanwhoaffectsanEnglishaccent,hasaremarkablesmile,andcallseveryone“oldsport.”GatsbyaskstospeaktoJordanalone,andthroughJordan,Nicklaterlearnsmoreabouthismysteriousneighbor.GatsbytellsJordanthatheknewDaisyinLouisvillein1917andisdeeplyinlovewithher.Hespendsmanynightsstaringatthegreenlightattheendofherdock,acrossthebayfromhismansion.Gatsby’sextravagantlifestyleandwildpartiesaresimplyanattempttoimpressDaisy.GatsbynowwantsNicktoarrangeareunionbetweenhimselfandDaisy,butheisafraidthatDaisywillrefusetoseehimifsheknowsthathestilllovesher.NickinvitesDaisytohaveteaathishouse,withouttellingherthatGatsbywillalsobethere.Afteraninitiallyawkwardreunion,GatsbyandDaisyreestablishtheirconnection.Andthentheirloverekindled.
Afterashorttime,Tomgrowsincreasinglysuspiciousofhiswife’srelationshipwithGatsby.AtaluncheonattheBuchanans’house,GatsbystaresatDaisywithsuchundisguisedpassionthatTomrealizesGatsbyisinlovewithher.ThoughTomishimselfinvolvedinanextramaritalaffair,heisdeeplyoutragedbythethough
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