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四川师范大学文理学院本科毕业论文AnAnalysisofDisillusionmentofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby论《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的破灭学生姓名张燕院系名称外国语学院专业名称英语（师范）班级2008级1班学号200814025224指导教师陈雪瑶（讲师）答辩时间2012-4-15论《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的破灭学生：张燕指导教师：陈雪瑶讲师摘要：美国著名作家菲兹杰拉德被称为“美国梦的代言人”，在他的小说中，我们难以区分是他的生活如一部小说还是他的小说就是他的一段真实的生活的写照，因为他已完全融入其中。尤其是《了不起的盖茨比》，文中主人公盖茨比是为追求美国梦而最终牺牲了自己的典例，他渴望以自己的信念和勇气来获取物质以及爱情上的收获，然而由于他的梦想是一种对虚幻的渴望而不是建立在现实的基础之上的追求，最终导致了他美国梦的破灭，文中通过时间发展及不同人物个性特征向我们阐述了这一梦想破灭的各种原因。关键词：美国梦；破灭；原因AnAnalysisofDisillusionmentofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsbyAbstract：F.ScottFitzgerald,iswidelyconsideredastheliteraryspokesmanofthe“AmericanDream”.Hisnovelsincludemanyaspectsofhisuniqueexperiencesinthatperiodoftime.Itisnoteasytodistinguishhisnovelandthereallife,whichhasalreadyinvolvedhimphysicallyandmentallyinit.Especiallyinhismasterpiece,TheGreatGatsby,whichwaspublishedin1925.Inthenovel,theherorevealedatypicalexampleofthosewhowereeagertopursuetheAmericanDreambutfinallyendedbysacrificingthemselves.Thoughhedreamedofachievingmaterialwealthandlovethroughhiscourageandhardworking,allthefactorsfromoutsideworldandtheindelibilityofhisdreamledtothedisillusionmentofit.Throughthedevelopmentofthestoryandcharacteristicsofheroes,FitzgeraldelaboratedavividpictureofthedisillusionmentofAmericanDream.Keywords:Americandream;disillusionment;reasonContentsIntroduction.........................................................................................................1PartITheIntroductionofF.Scott.Fitzgerald...................................................21.1TheLifeExpericenceofFitzgerald............................................................21.1.1Fitzgerald’sBackground..................................................................21.1.2Fitzgerald’sMarriage.......................................................................21.2LiteraryWorksofFitzgerald.....................................................................3PartIIAmericanDreamanditsDisillusionment..............................................42.1TheAmericanDream................................................................................42.1.1TheDefinitionofAmericanDream.................................................42.1.2TheEssenceofAmericanDream.....................................................52.2DisillusionmentofAmericanDreamReflectedintheNovel...................52.2.1Gatsby’sAmericanDream...............................................................52.2.2NickCarraway’sAmericanDream..................................................72.2.3Tom,DaisyBuchananandJordanBaker’sAmericanDream..........7PartIIITheCauseofDisillusionmentofAmericanDream............................93.1TheJazzAgeandtheRoaringTwenties...................................................93.2SocialEnvironmentandPeoplefactors....................................................9Conclusion..........................................................................................................11Bibliography.......................................................................................................121IntroductionF.ScottFitzgeraldwasborninanotrichfamily,sohewantedtoearnlotsofmoneytobecomerichtoenjoyhighqualitylife.ThetempoofhislifeslackenedashislifewasshreddedbyZelda’sinsanityandhisownself-destructivealcoholism.ThroughyearsofemotionalandphysicalcollapsehestruggledtorepairhislifebywritingforHollywood-producingatthesametimeaseriesofstoriesthatexposedhishumiliationthere.HebecameoneofthegreatestwritersinAmericanliteratureandwrotemanyworksinhislifetimetomanifesttheliferealityofthattime.Hewasaspokesmanfortheso-calledJazzAge.TheGreatGatsbyisregardedashismasterpiece.FirstpublishedonApril10,1925,thestoryissetinLongIsland'sNorthShoreandNewYorkCityduringthesummerof1922.ThenoveltellsofGatsby,anidealist,whotriestorecapturehislostlovebutinvainandisfinallydestroyedbytheinfluenceofthewealthypeoplearoundhim.ThestorydealswiththefailureoftheAmericandreamaspersonifiedintherichandbeautifulwomanDaisywhobelongstocorruptsociety.TheGreatGatsbyevokesahauntingmoodofaglamorous,wildtimethatseeminglywillnevercomeagain.Itisaboutthelossofanidealandthedisillusionmentthatcomeswiththefailureisembodiedfullyinthepersonaltragedyofayoungman(Gatsby)whose“incorruptibledream”is“smashedintopiecesbytherelentlessreality”(Fitzgerald,8).Gatsby’sfailuretorealizehisidealsymbolizesthedisillusionmentofhisAmericanDream.Also,Gatsby’sintensityofdreamrepresentsastateofcommitmentwhichtakeshiminsearchofhispersonalgrail;Gatsby’sfailuremagnifiestoagreatextenttheendoftheAmericanDream.2PartITheIntroductionofF.Scott.Fitzgerald1.1TheLifeExpericenceofFitzgeraldFrancisScottKeyFitzgeraldisoneofthemostoutstandingAmericanauthorsinthetwenties,andTheGreatGatsbyishisbestwork.1.1.1Fitzgerald’sBackgroundF.ScottFitzgeraldwasbornin1896intoaSt,Paulmiddle-classfamily.AfteranunsuccessfulundergraduatecareeratPrinceton,heenteredtheArmyasasecondLieutenantandwhileintrainingcamphemetthebeautifulgirlwhowastobecomehiswife.HemarriedZeldaSayreashisliterarycareergotofftoameteoricstartin1920.Throughthe1920swhenmoneyseemedplen