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1.DoyouthinkGatsbydeservestobecalled“thegreat”?Why?-------fromF.Scoot.FitzgeraldTheGreatGatsbyGatsbypursuit“auniverseofineffablegorgeous”inhisyoungage.Infact,GatsbyfromWestEgginsistshisPlatonicfantasy.HefellinlovewiththeblondeandhisineffablegorgeousidealiscombinedwithDaisy’sbreathinganddesire.Daisybecomestheimageofidealinhismind;thoughshemarriesTomandmaydoesnotlovehim,thoughhecanrealizehersoulfullofmoneyanddesire,hecannotchangehismindwhichbackhisloveandbetogetherasbefore.Maybethatistheshiningandgreatpartofhissoul.MaybethatistheAmericandreamwhichcanshowtous.Butthroughthenovel,wecanhavetheclearideathatDaisy’sdesirewasnothisdream,itisnotDaisy’sfaultbuthisdreamhasgiantvitalityandenergy.HisdreamisfarbehindDaisyandeverythingexists.Hedoeshisbesttobuildtheperfectworldandaiminhismind.Sohisspiritwhichpursuitsonidealanddedicationisalsofarbehindsecularfrolickinginthebed.Forrealizinghisdream,hedonatedhimselftomudofmoneyinNewYork;heshowednointerestsinwealthitselfandthelifeofdebauchery.Justlikethelotuslivesinthepoundaroundwithmudbutnotbepolluted.Hissoulnodoubtissufferinginthesociallifebutwithoutanycomplain.3.Whatdo“petals”and“bough”standsfor?-----fromEzraPoundInAStationoftheMetro.Firstofall,thispoemstandsthepointsofeconomybyImagism.Everywordinthispoemhasitsownuniquemeaning.Forexample,thecolorofblackinthispoemmayrepresentthetrain’scolor,therailway’scolor,thepillar’scolororthedimlightofthemetrostation.EzraPoundwasverysensitivetothecolorandusuallyusedtheirdifferentmeaningsinhispoetry.Heusedtheskillofpaintinginhisprocessofcreatingthepoem.Inthispoem,everywordisusedasthepigment.Petalsstandforthemeaningofcolorfromtheiruniqueimage.Theword“wet”bringsthefeelingoffreshandbrighttothepeople.Andtheword“apparition”givesthedimcolorofpaleandweaktothe“faces”and“petals”.Andtheauthorputthepetalsandfacestogetherletthefaceshavethefeelingoftenderandred.Severalprettyfacesappearinthemetrostationfromthedimlylit,andtheybecometheshiningpetalsintheblackboughwhichwaswetbytherain.Thistransformationisbasedonourvision,butitalsoshowsthatthesamepointbetweenthequietnaturesceneryandthenoisyindustrialenvironment.EzraPoundwantstellusthatwecanfindthebeautyeverywhereinourdailylife.AnditalsoshowsthemetaphorofImagism.1.DoyouthinkGatsbydeservestobecalled“thegreat”?Why?（1）IthinkitistoocomplicatedtosimplysayGatsbydeservestobe“great”ornot.Foronething,Gatsbywasambitious,hardworking,generousandpassionate.HewassoextremelyloyaltohisloveandDaisythathecoulddoanythingtogetDaisyback:hedidshadybusinesstoearnmoneyandsocialposition;hethrewluxuriouspartiesjusttodrawDaisy’sattention;hecouldtaketheblameforadeaththathedidnotcause.（2）Inthisrespect,heismuch“greater”thanhiscontemporaries.Foranotherthing,GatsbyneverrealizedthatDaisywasn’tthegirlhelovedanymore.Gatsbywassoinnocentthathestakedeverythingonhisdreams,notrealizingthathisdreamsareunworthyofhim.Hewasn’tsoberenoughtobegreat.2.Does“thegreenlight”Gatsbybelievedinexistinreality?Whyorwhynot?（1）Ithink“thegreenlight”doesnotexistinreality.BecausethegreenlightwhichsituatedattheendofDaisy’sEastEggdockandbarelyvisiblefromWestEgglawnrepresentsGatsby’sunattainabledream.Althoughthecoloritselfcanbeseenashopeandbrightfuture,Gatsby’squestforDaisybackisdoomedtobeimpossible.Daisylivedin“amaterialworldwithoutbeingreal,wherepoorghosts,breathingdreamlikeair”.（2）AfterfiveyearswhenGatsbymetDaisyagain,themiracleDaisyhadlostheroriginalglory.Therefore,thereisnodelayingthatGatsby’sdreamwouldnotcometrue.Inthenovel,thegreenlightnotonlyrepresentsthatinnocentGatsbylookedforwardtothefuture,butalsomeanshislongingforthehistory–hishappypastwithDaisy.Thedistinctionbetweenidealandrealitywashuge.AsifAmericandreambetweengoldenpastandgoldenfuturealwayssufferedfromtherealisticbetrayalandcrush.3.WhatdoesGatsby’sSchedulerevealabouthimandhowdoesitrelatetotheAmericanDream?（1）ThescheduleisareflectionofGatsby’sdeterminationandambition.Itrevealsthatheishardonhimselfinpursuitofhisgoal—tobeanupper-classman.（2）Ononehand,wecanknowthatheispersistentinpursuinghisAmericanDream--toattainwealthandhappinessthroughhisstruggle.Ontheotherhand,heistooidealisticandnaive.（3）Hetrieshisbesttomakemoneyandlearnseverythingrequiredtobeanupper-classmansothathecangetaccesstohisbelovedgirl.Moneyisimportant，butthereareotherbarriersdifficulttopenetrate.Thegirlhelovesisasvulgarandsuperficialasothersinhercircle,sheisunabletomeetsGatsby’sromanticfantasy.Sohisdreamisdestinedtoshatter,whichindicatesthedisillusionofAmericanDream.4.Whenyoureadtheline“He(themanwithowl-eyedglasses)tookoffhisglassesandwipedthemagain,outsideandin,”whatimagesdoesitcreateinyourmind,giventhenovel’snumerousreferencestothestrikinglystrangesceneofthespectacledeyes?（1）Fromthisline,superficially,owl-eyesisapersonwiththickandblurryglasseswhocannotseeclearlyallthethingsintheworld.However,weknowheisactuallyanowl-wiseobserverandseesmoreclearlythananyoneelseinthenovel.Owl-Eyes,exceptNick,istheonlyfriendtoappearattherain-soakedburialofGatsby,whenothersareunwillingtocome.HefeelssympathyforGatsby’stragedy.（2）Afterreadingthisline,Icannothelpthinki