了不起的盖茨比》中的修辞现象学士学位Word下载.docx
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论文题目
RhetoricalDevicesinTheGreatGatsby
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《了不起的盖茨比》中的修辞现象
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2.内容补充
3.翻译部分语法校对修改
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CHENYing(Tutor:
LIGuifang)
(DepartmentofForeignLanguages,CollegeofArtsandScience,HubeiNormalUniversity,Huangshi,China,435002)
Abstract:
Itwillmakeusmorepleasantandeasiertoacceptifweusesomerhetorictoexpressthesamesentences,soitisoftensaidthatrhetoricisthepersuasivespeechart.ThispaperattemptstoexploretherhetoricaldevicesinTheGreatGatsbyanditsrhetoricaleffectsonexpressingthethemeofthisnovelbyconsideringrhetoricinthenoveltobethefocusofattention,andtheAmericanDreamtobethecluetobethebasis.What’smore,ittriedtoknowmoreabouttherhetoricandrevealrhetoricaleffect,aimingatflexibilityintheuseoftherhetoric.
Keywords:
rhetoric,Devices,effect,use
摘要:
同样的言语人们用些修辞手法修辞一下往往使人身心愉悦,使得说话者要表达的意思更容易被接受,因此修辞学经常被说成具有劝说性演讲艺术。
本文将以《了不起的盖茨比》中的修辞手法为切入口,以文中的“美国梦”作为依据,探讨文中的修辞现象及修辞手法对文中主题的表达效果,进一步认识修辞手法及它们的作用,以达到能灵活运用这些修辞手法的效果。
关键词:
修辞手法;
现象;
作用;
运用
中图分类号:
H315
1.Introduction
WhatisthethemeofTheGreatGatsby?
Themajorityofscholarshavediscussedit,butlittleofthemdiscusseditthroughdiscusstherhetoricaldevicesinthenovel.WewilldiscussTheGreatGatsbythroughrhetoricaldevicesinit.Weknowthatwhatrhetoricalperusedisgoodverbalexpressiveeffect.Peopleusespeaking,writingandcommunicationtoexpresstheirfeelingandideas.Theydothistocompletecertainspeechacts.Itisnotpurelytobepleasedtoseeorthesimplythepursuitofbeautyenjoy.Thegeneralgoodrhetoricaleffectreferstoaccurate,concise,clear,vividandmovingspeakinganditmakespeopleeasytoaccept.(胡习之,2010,2)Allwetalkedabovearepositiveeffectofrhetoric.Thispaperwilltalkaboutthepositiveeffectofrhetoric,mainlyonhowFitzgeraldusestherhetorictodepictthecharactersofpeopleandanalyzetheirlifeexperienceandtheiressence.ItwillalsoexplainthetragedyofGatsby,thetragedyofthewholeUnitedStatesduring1920thandwhatcausesthetragedy.
2.CulturalBackgrounds
2.1TheLifeExperienceofFitzgeraldandtheGreatGatsby
F.ScottFitzgeraldisoneofthepopularnovelistsamongthe1920’sto1930’sintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Heisthetypicalnovelistanddetachedobserver,theleadingparticipantwhoisstruggleallhislifeformoneyatthatperiod.Hebecomesrichthroughsuccessinliterarycreation,buthiscompletionisnotpopularinthedepressionperiod,hediedbeforeAmericanparticipationintheWorldWarⅡ.HisworksaretheparadigmwritingsoftheJazzAge.(MalcolmCowleyandRobertCowley,1990:
12).Heiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersofthe20thcentury.Heisalsoanumberofthe“LostGeneration”ofthe1920th.HismostfamousnovelisTheGreatGatsby.Hehadeverexpresshislovetotwogirl,oneabandonhimandmarriedrichman,anothermarriedhimbecausehebecomearichman
throughhiswriting,helivedwithhiswifeinaveryluxurylife,themoneyheearnedisnotenoughfortheirmoneyspendonpartyandtraveling.Heliveshappilywithhiswifebuthiswifegotlunacyinlatteryears,hebecomesamanwhoisboozyashisnotsuccessinwritingTenderistheNightatthatperiodandhiswifegotlunacy,andhediedin1940forhisheartfailure.WeknowthatheistheprototypeofGatsbyfromhissimilarlifetoGatsby.
Hiswritingstyleiscloselyrelatedtoitstheme.Hiswritingstyleisfromthecarefullyobservedinlife,carefullyselectedandtheaccumulationofsatiricaldetails.Hereproducedthelanguageandpeople’swayofthinkingofthateraaccurately.Inthesectionofthenovel,heconvertsfromonelivelysceneofdescriptiontothenext,letthereadertodeveloptheirunderstandingandimaginationofthetediousprocess.(跃世,1985:
7)
2.2theIntroductionoftheGreatGatsby
TheGreatGatsbyisthemostfamousnovelofF.ScottFitzgerald,ithaseverbeenplayedasfilmin1929,1949,1974,and2000.Itwillbeplayedin2013.Thestorytookplacein1922.During1920th,theUnitedStatesbecomesaprospercountryafterWorldWarⅠ.Thisbookiswritteninthisperiodanditreceivedalotofcriticalacclaim,italsowidelyregardedasa“GreatAmericanNovel”,itexpressestheessenceoftheera.Unlikehispreviousworks,hechangedhisexpressinghisluxurylifeinthenovelbeforeandexpressestheessenceofthaterainthisnovel.TherearemanyrhetoricaldevicesusedtoportraytheessenceofthateraandthedisillusionofAmericanDreaminthenovel.
2.3AmericanDreamanditsDisillusionment
TheAmericanDreamisthatdreamofalandinwhichlifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement.Itisnotadreamofmotorcarsandhighwagesmerely,butadreamofsocialorderinwhicheachmanandeachwomanshallbeabletoattaintothefulleststatureofwhichtheyareinnatelycapable,andberecognizedbyothersforwhattheyare,regardlessofthefortuitouscircumstancesofbirthorposition."
(JamesTruslowAdams,1931:
214-215).Weknowfromitthatallmenarecreatedequal.TheAmericanDreammeansthateveryonecouldgrowup,receiveagoodeducationandcareerwithoutartificialbarriers.Andweshouldn’tregardtheclass,caste,religion,raceandethnicity.Inthenovel,Gatsby’sAmericanDreamistheseekformoneyandloveofDaisy,AsDaisylefthimbecauseheispoor,shemarriedarichandpowerfulmanTom.HethinksthatmoneycanhelphimtogetwhathewantssoheboughtavillainthewesteggandspentlargemoneyforthepartytoattractDaisy’sattention.InTom’smind,Daisyishisgoodness,sheisrichandpure.InordertogetDaisy,hequitshisbeliefandbecomesabootlegger.GatsbyisagoodmanthatNickhasevermet,helovesDaisysomuchandhecandoallforher,eventhelife.ButDaisymarriedwithTombecauseGatsby’sporingeventhoughshehadhesitated.Daisythinksmoneyandpositionarethemostimportantinherlife,shebetrayedGatsbytwotimes.ButGatsbydidn’trealizethis.HelosthislifeundertheplotbetweenDaisyandTom.ThisisthedisillusionmentofhisAmericanDream.
2.RhetoricalDevicesinTheGreatGatsby
2.1Simile
Similereferstoafigureofspeechthatdirectlycomparestwothingsthoughsomeconnectives,usually“like,”“as,”“than,”oraverbsuchas“resembles.”Asimilediffersfromametaphorinthatthelattercomparestwounlikethingsbysayingthatonethingistheotherthing.(X.J.KennedyandDanaGioia,2007:
594)
Therearesomesimilesusedinthenovelasfollows:
1)“Inhisbluegardenmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestar.”(F.ScottFitzgerald,1925:
43),thepeopleinattendancearelikemoths,theattendGatsby’spartybecausetheyareattractedbythebrightlightsandcommotion,theyareattractedbecausetheyyearntherichnessandthecommitmentonGatsby’sparty.Thisreflectspeoplepursuemoneylikemothsflytothefire.Theydon’trespecttheGatsbyandtalksomethingbadtohim,theyattendthepartyonlyformoneyandfreeenjoyment.
2)Inthesentencethat”andofDaisy,gleaminglikesilver,safeandproudabovethehotstrugglesofthepoor.”(F.ScottFitzgerald,1925:
159-160)Daisyisdescribedas“gleaminglikesilver,safeandproudabovethehotstrugglesofthepoor”.Silver,amostpureelement,givesheranimageofbeautyandregality,emphasizingherstatusasanEastEggerabovethelowerpeople.Daisyisrichandsheenjoysthisrich,sheregardsthisimportaswell,shechoosestomarrytoTomisalsoorientedfromherthoughtthatmoneybeyondeverything.Gatsbydoesn’trealizethisenoughleadtohistragicdeath.
3)Weknowfromthesentence“Theyonlycompletelystationaryobjectintheroomwasanenormouscouchonwhichtwoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.Theywerebothinwhiteandtheirdresseswereripplingandflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeenblownbackinafterashortflightaroundthehouse”(F.ScottFitzgerald,1925:
10).Thisimagegivesthetwowomenaveryflightyandairyfeel,asiftheyhadnosubstance,yetalsoafeelofagreatenergy.WecanseeitfromDaisy’scirclingaroundTomandGatsbyandshelookspowerandmoneyovereverything.Jordan’sshowingherselftobestrengthalsoreflectsit.Theirlateractionandcharacteralsoshowthisimage.
2.2Metaphor
InWebster’sNewWorldDictionary,weknewthatametaphorisafigureofspeechcontaininganimpliedcomparison,inwhichawordorphraseordinarilyandprimarilyusedofonethingisappliedtoanother.(李鑫华,2000:
18)Ittellsusnotliteralmeaningbutimpliedmeaning.Let’sdiscussthemetaphorusedinTheGreatGatsby.
1.Itusesthingsasmetaphor
1)Gatsby’shouse:
ThemostcharacteristicmetaphorinTheGreatGatsbyisGatsby’shouse,whathappenedinGatsby’shouseisthebestmetaphorofthewholeeraof1920th,aseverythinghappensintheGatsbymansionisalsohappenedinAmericaatthattime.Wealthgainedheavilyamongtheperiod
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