THE_GREAT_GATSBY_ 了不起的盖茨比

SpokesmanforJazzAgePoetLaureateFrancisScottFitzgerald1896--1940F.ScottFitzgeraldwasborninStPaul,MinnesotaofmixedSouthernandIrishdescent.Hisfather,EdwardFitzgerald,wasasalesman,aSoutherngentleman,whosefurniturebusinesshadfailed.Hisgreaterimpacttohimwas“evenifyourbusinesshasfailed，wehavetomaintainthehabitofgenerousstyle”.MaryMcQuillan,hismother,wasthedaughterofasuccessfulwholesalegrocer,anddevotedtoheronlyson.FitzgeraldenteredPrincetonUniversityin1913,wherehespentmostofhistimedoingsocialactivities.Helefthisstudiesin1917andtookupacommissionintheUSArmy.HeexperiencedWorldWarI.TheturningpointinhislifewaswhenhemetZeldaSayrewhilehewasatoneofthebaseswherehetrainedin1918.In1920appearedFitzgerald’sfirstnovel,THISSIDEOFPARADISE《人间天堂》.ThebookgainedasuccesswhichFitzgeraldcelebratedenergeticallyinpartiesandmarriedZeldasuccessfully.•Theexchangetellsagreatdealabouteachwriter.Hemingwaysawademocraticworldwherepeopleweremeasuredbytheirability,notbywhattheyowned.Fitzgeraldsawthedeepdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplethatmoneycreates.Hedecidedtobeamongtherich.TheLostGeneration:1)TheLostGenerationisatermusedtodescribeagroupofAmericanintellectuals,poets,artistsandwritersfledtoFranceinthepostWWIyearstorejectthevaluesofAmericanmaterialism..2)AmericanpoetGertrudeSteinactuallycoinedtheexpressionlostgeneration.SpeakingtoErnestHemingway,shesaid,youareallalostgeneration.Thetermstuckthemystiquesurroundingtheseindividualscontinuestofascinateus3)ThemainrepresentativesofLostGenerationincludeF.ScottFitzgerald,ErnestHemingway4)Fullofyouthfulidealism,theseindividualssoughtthemeaningoflifeandcreatedsomeofthefinestAmericanliteraturetodate.In1925,fitzgeraldpublishedTheGreatGatsby,consideredgreatwork.thisnovelabouttheAmericandreamofmaterialsuccesshasbecomeoneofthemostpopularwidelyreadandcriticallyacclaimedworksoffictioninAmericanliterature.Thelifeofthetitlecharacter,JayGatsby,hasbeencomparedtoFitzgerald’slife.MasterworksNovels:ThisSideofParadise1920TheBeautifulandDamned1922TheGreatGatsby1925TenderIstheNight1934TheLastTycoon(最后一个大亨)1941Shortstorycollections:FlappersandPhilosophers1920TalesoftheJazzAge1922AlltheSadYoungMen1926Themes&stylesFitzgerald’sstyleisunliketheothermodernwritersinthatitusesmorelanguagetoconveymeaning.However,Fitzgerald’sthemesareverymodern.Allofhisbooksandshortstoriesdisplaythelonelinessandmiseryofmodernlife.Hisbooksconveytheideathat,“Moneycan’tbuyhappiness.”JazzAge&TheRoaring1920’sTheJazzAgedescribestheperiodofthe1920sand1930s.The1920sbeganwithhighhopes.WorldWarOnewasover.ThetwentiesendedwithahugedropinstockmarketpricesthatbegantheGreatDepression.Fitzgeraldwasarepresentativeoftheyearsoffastlivinginbetween.Thenation'svalueshadchangedinthisperiod.ManyAmericanswereconcernedmainlywithhavingagoodtimeanddoingwhatyouwill.Americansocietyenjoyedunprecedentedlevelsofprosperity.Peoplebrokethetraditionalnormsbydrinkingalcohol,asspendthriftsandlivedinacorruptsociety.Theydancedtojazzmusic.Ofhisowntime,Fitzgeraldsaid:Thereseemednoquestionaboutwhatwasgoingtohappen.Americawasgoingonthegreatestpartyinitshistoryandtherewasgoingtobeplentytotellabout.Yetifhedescribedonlytheparty,hiswritingswouldhavebeenforgottenwhenthepartyended.TheGreatGatsby•ThesettingofTheGreatGatsbyisNewYorkCityandLongIslandduringthe1920s.•NickCarraway,thenarrator,isayoungPrincetonman,whoworksasabondbrokerinManhattan.HebecomesinvolvedinthelifeofhisneighboratLongIsland.JayGatsby,shadyandmysteriousfinancier,whoisentertaininghundredsofguestsatlavishparties.DaisyFayBuchanan,hadabriefaffairbeforethewar.However,DaisymarriedTomTomBuchanan,arichbutarrogantmanofsocialposition.MainplotGatsbylostDaisybecausehehadnomoney,butheisstillinlovewithher.HepersuadesNicktobringhimandDaisytogetheragain.GatsbytriestoconvinceDaisytoleaveTom,who,inturn,revealsthatGatsbyhasmadehismoneyfrombootlegging.Daisy,drivingGatsby'scar,hitsandkillsTom'smistress,MyrtleWilson,unawareofheridentity.GatsbyremainssilenttoprotectDaisy.TomtellsMyrtle'shusbandWilsonitwasGatsbywhokilledhiswife.WilsonmurdersGatsbyandthencommitssuicide.NickislefttoarrangeGatsby'sfuneral,attendedonlyGatsby'sfatherandoneformerguest.CharacterGatsbyAromanticdreamer:timecanbefixed,thepastcanberepeated,youthbeautyandlovecanberecaptured.AsymbolforthewholeAmericanexperience:corruptionofhisdreambyadoptingmaterialismasitsmeansandillusoryyouthandbeautyasitsgoalisthecorruptionofAmericanidealism.①Gatsby’slifefollowsaclearpattern:Thereis,atfirst,adream;thendisenchantment,andfinallyasenseoffailureanddespair.Inthis,Gatsby’spersonalexperienceapproximatesthewholeoftheAmericanexperienceuptothefirstfewdecadesofthiscentury.Americahadbeen“afresh,greenbreastofthenewworld,”asthegreatestofallhumandreamsandpromisedsomethingliketheorgiasticfeastforhumanity.DaisyPretty,enchanting,butvulgarandhollowHervoicesoundsfullofmoney.Amemberofmaterialist,mammonish.Sheisanillusionarydreamofyouthandlove,powerandrankinGatsby’seyes.therepresentativeoftheegocentric,carelessrich,andGatsbywhois,ontheonehand,charminglyinnocentenoughtobelievethatthepastcanber