A Brief Stylistic Analysis on The Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》的文体分析.docx
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ABriefStylisticAnalysisonTheGreatGatsby《了不起的盖茨比》的文体分析
Abstract:
TheGreatGatsbyisregardedasoneofF.ScottFitzgerald’smasterpieces.TheGreatGatsbyisahighlysymbolicmeditationon1920sAmericanasawhole,inparticularthedisintegrationoftheAmericanIdealisminaneraofunprecedentedprosperityandmaterialexcess.ThispaperconcentratesonthedelusionsofAmericandreamwhichisconveyedinthisnovel,andalsoattemptstoanalyzethecharacteristicsofwritingdevicesemployedinthisnovelfromtheaspectsofstylistics.
Keywords:
F.ScottFitzgeraldlinguisticpresentationmetaphorsimile
1.Introduction
1.1Abriefaccountoftheauthor
ScottFitzgeraldwasbornatthefamilyhomeonLaurelAvenueinSt.Paul,Minnesota,onSeptember24,1896.F.ScottFitzgeraldholdsthefranchise.Aglitteringsuccessasawriterwhenhewasjusttwenty-four,butFitzgeralddiedstillayoungman,atforty-four.Fitzgerald'sparentswereRomanCatholic,andhewasraisedinthechurchandsenttoaCatholicboys'schoolontheEastCoastbeforeattendingcollege.Asaboy,Fitzgeraldwasanxioustobeapopularsocialite.HisyouthfulflirtationswithSt.Paulgirls,thepartiesheattended,andtheprivateprepschoolhewasfinallysentEasttoattendarethestuffonwhichhisearlystories“BasilandJosephine”and“TheRichBoy”arefounded.Oneofhisveryfinestshortstories,“WinterDreams,”encompassesamorerealisticlookathisyearningdistancefromthecountry-club,upper-classworld,aworldtowhichhismother'sfamilyhadgivenhimentrance,butofwhichheneverfeltcomfortablypart.
Hewroteseveralplayswhenayoungteenager,andstagedthemwithclassmatesandfriendsathomeinSt.Paul.From1911to1913,atthecatholicpreparatoryNewmanSchoolinNewJersey,Fitzgeraldsawhisworkpublishedintheschoolmagazineandparticipatedintheatricals.ItwasatNewmanthatFitzgeraldmetMonsignorFrancisFay,thededicateeofThisSideofParadiseaswellasthemodelforMonsignorDarcyinthatnovel.Msgr.Fayencouragedthebrightyoungmantoenterthepriesthood,butFitzgeraldwasnevermorethanbrieflyinterested.
FitzgeraldwasoneofthebestknownAmericanauthorsofthe1920sand'30sandiscloselyassociatedwiththeoptimismandexcessesofthatera's"JazzAge."Fitzgerald'sstoriesoftenfeaturedpeoplelikehimself:
middle-Americantypesinfatuatedwiththewealthandstatusofupper-crustsociety.Inthemid-1920shelivedinPariswherehewasfriendswithErnestHemingwayandotherliteraryexpatriates.Fitzgeraldwasapopularcelebrityofthedayandheandhiswife,Zelda,becamefamousfortheirextravagantlifestyle,drinkingboutsand(eventually)erraticbehavior.HismajorpublishednovelsincludeThisSideofParadise(1920),TheGreatGatsby(1925),andTenderIstheNight(1934).
1.2Abriefaccountofthestory
GatsbyisAmericanEveryman.Hisextraordinaryenergyandwealthmakehimpursuethedream.HisdeathintheendpointsatthetruthaboutthewitheringoftheAmericanDream.ThespiritualandmoralsterilitythathasresultedfromthewitheredAmericanDreamisfullyrevealedinthearticle.However,althoughheisdefeated,thedreamhasgaveGatsbyadignityandasetofqualities.HishopeandbeliefinthepromiseoffuturemakeshimtheembodimentofthevaluesoftheincorruptibleAmericanDream.
1.3Themajorthemeofthestory
TheGreatGatsbybyScottFitzgeraldembodiesmaythemes,howeverthemostsalientonerelatestothecorruptionoftheAmericanDream.TheAmericanDreamisthateachpersonnomatterwhoheorsheiscanbecomesuccessfulinlifebyhisorherownhardwork.Thedreamalsoembodiestheideaofaself-sufficientman,anentrepreneurmakingitsuccessfulforhimself.TheGreatGatsbyisaboutwhathappenedtotheAmericandreaminthe1920s,atimeperiodwhenthedreamhadbeencorruptedbytheavariciouspursuitofwealth.TheAmericandreamissublimemotivationforaccomplishingonesgoalsandproducingachievements,howeverwhentaintedwithwealththedreambecomesdevoidandhollow.
2.Stylisticanalysisof“TheGreatGatsby”
2.1Characteristictraitsofthecharactersarerevealedindifferentways.
InFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsby,allthecharactersare,inonewayoranother,attemptingtoachieveastateofhappinessintheirlives.Themaincharactersaredividedintotwogroups:
therichupperclassandthepoorerlowerclass,whichstrugglestoattainahigherposition.Thoughthemajorplayersseekonlytochangetheirlivesforthebetter,theAmericanDreamisinevitablycrushedbeneaththeharshrealityoflife,leavingtheirliveswithoutmeaningorpurpose.
Gatsbyisgreat,becauseheisdignifiedandennobledbyhisdreamandhismythicvisionoflife.Hehasthedesiretorepeatthepast,thedesireformoney,andthedesireforincarnationofunutterablevisiononthismaterialearth.ForGatsby,Daisyisthesoulofhisdreams.HebelievehecanregainDaisyandromanticallyrebelsoftime.Althoughhehasthewealththatcanmatchwiththeleisuredclass,hedoesnothavetheirmanners.Histragedyliesinhispossessionofanaivesenseandchivalry.
TomBuchanan,Daisy'shusband,belongstothetraditionalmoneyedclass;Tomdoesnotpursueanyparticularprofession,hesimplylivesonhiswealth.Heisaformerfootball-playerandphysicallystrong.Butthesurplusofhisphysicalpowercontrastswithhislimitedintellectualcapacities.Heisarrogant,self-confidentandnotintellectual.Heisalsoaracistandatotallycarelessandbrutalperson,aheavydrinkerandhaslackofstyleandeducation.
Daisysuggeststheflowerforwhichshewasnamed.Sheisfreshandbright,yetfragile.Sheisagoldengirl,beautiful,rich,innocentandpureinherwhiteness,whichismixedwiththeyellowofgold(money).Butthisisjustheroutwardappearance.Inrealityshepromisesmorethanshegives,likemoney.Shewantstobelikedandpopularbutsheisjustdishonest,false,artificialandsuperficial.Herwholebehaviorischildishandeverythingisputonlikeafacade.
Jordan,Daisy'sfriend,JordanBaker'smoststrikingqualityisherdishonesty.Sheistoughandaggressive-agolferwhoissohardenedbycompetitionthatsheiswillingtodoanythingtowin.Jordanisthesmartnewwoman,theopportunistwhowilldowhatevershemusttobesuccessfulinherworld.InmanywaysJordanBakersymbolizesanewtypeofwomanthatwasemergingintheTwenties.Sheishardandself-sufficient,andsheadoptswhatevermoralssuithersituation. Sheishardandself-sufficientanddoeswhatshewantstodo.Hername,bodyandstyleareblunt.Sheisanopportunistwhowilldowhatevershemustdotobesuccessfulinherworld,whichistheworldoftherichandinfluentialpeople.
MyrtleWilsonisTom’smistress.Shehateshercheerlessandwretchedlifeatthegasstationinthevalleyofashesandwantstofleeintothecityfullofjollity,moneyandglamour.SheonlyisabletorealizethatwithTom'smoney.SheisaverysensuousandvitalwomanthereforeTomlovesher.
2.2Lexicalfeatures
Insection
(1)andsection
(2),wecanseethattherearemanydifferencesinchoosinglexicon.
2.2.1Insection
(1)manymulti-syllabledadjectivesandabstractnounsareused,suchas,riotous(adj.),excursion(n.),privileged(adj.),glimpse(n.),unaffected(adj.),sensitivity(n.).besides,therearemanyformalwordsusedinthispartinmeaning,suchas,exempt,register.Thereforetheusagesoflexiconinsection
(1)areformalandgorgeous.
2.2.2Insection
(2)therearenoothermulti-syllabledadjectivesusedexcepttheword“curious”,andtherearenoabstractnounseither.Butalotofverbsareused,suchasdecide,call,mention,do,give,stretch,sworn.Theusagesoflexiconinthissectionareformalandsimple.
2.2.3Fromthelexicalfeatures,insection
(1)thewriterdescribesNickCarraway’spsychologybyusingalotofmulti-syllabledadjectivestomodifytheabstractnouns.Whileinsection
(2)thewritermainlydescribesNickCarraway’sactions.
2.3Syntacticfeatures
2.3.1Complexsentencesareusedinsection
(1),thereareonlythreesentenceswhichdescribetheinternalcomplexfeelingsandlifeexperiencesofNickCarraway.Sointhissectionalotofattributiveclausesandcoordinateclausesareusedasthemodifiedcomponents.Forexample,1)OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshisnametothisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.2)WhenIcameback….Ifpersonalityisanunbroken…,asifhewererelatedto….
2.3.2Insection
(2)longsentencesareused,buttheyareverysimple,onlyoneobjectiveclauseandseveralcoordinatesentencesareused.Forexample,...MissBakerhadmentionedhimatdinnerandthat….…hestretchedouthisarmstowardthedarkwaterinacuriousway,and,farasIwasfromhim,…Therefore,thecomplexandsimplesentencesareusedinturn,itreflectsthewritingstyleoftheauthorandalsocanmakereaderseasytounderstandthenovel.
2.4PhonologicalfeaturesandGraphologicalfeatures
2.4.1TherearedifferentpointsofviewinTheGreatGatsby.Thefirstperson“I”isusedinsection
(1)toshowthatNickCarrawayrecalledwhathadhappenedinthepastandtoexpressNickCarraway’sthoughtsandfeelings.Soitismoresubjectivetoexpresstheeffectofthenovelbyusingcomplexsentences,whilecomparedwithsection
(1),insection
(2)itismoreobjectivestonarrateNickCarraway’smeetingwithGatsbyfromanonlooker----NickCarrawayhimself.Inaword,somesimilarpointsofviewareusedinthewholenovel.Atthesametimeinthisnovel,therearefewdialectalspeeches,itusesmoreformalandsimple
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