分析盖茨比的美国梦

Title:AnAnalysisofGatsby’sAmericanDreamAbstract:TheAmericanDream,sometimesinthephraseChasingtheAmericanDream,isanationalethosoftheUnitedStatesinwhichfreedomincludesapromiseofthepossibilityofprosperityandsuccess.TheGreatGatsbyisahighlysymbolicmeditationon1920sAmericaasawhole.Thenovelportraystheunsatisfieddesireunderthecoveringofthesuccessandwealth,reflectsthecorruptionoftheAmericanDreamin1920s.Itdescribestheconflictsandcontradictionintheheartofthecharactersprofoundly.ThepresentpaperanalysesthereasonsofGatsby’sfailurethroughthecharacters’descriptionandtheaffairsrelatedtoGatsby.Anditcombinesthecharacterwithsymbolismtorevealthethemeinavividway.Keywords:TheJazzAge;AmericanDream;symbolism题目：分析盖茨比的美国梦摘要：美国梦，有时也说“追逐美国梦”，是美国二十世纪二十年代的社会思潮，包括对财富和成功的渴望。《了不起的盖茨比》在当时是描写美国梦的代表作。小说揭露了人们对成功和财富不满足的欲望，反映了美国梦的腐败，深刻地描绘了中心人物之间的冲突和矛盾。本文通过人物描写和有关盖茨比的事件，分析了盖茨比美国梦的失败，并结合象征主义手法来生动的表现主题。关键字：爵士乐时代；美国梦；象征主义ContentsI.Introduction……………………………………………………………………...1II.BriefIntroductionoftheBackground………………………………………..2III.GeneralUnderstandingofAmericanDream……………………………….....3A.ItsOriginandDevelopment……………………………………………....…3B.Gatsby’sAmericanDream………..…………………………….…………...3IV.AnalysisoftheAmericanDreamThoughCharactersandtheSymbols…..….5A.TheMainCharacters…….…………….………………………………..….5B.LiterarySymbols…………………….…….………………………………..6V.AnalysisofGatsby’sAmericanDream………………………………….…...8A.Gatsby’sStruggleforAmericanDream………………………………….....8B.TheFailureofGatsby’sAmericanDream………………..………..…….......8VI.Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….9WorksCited………………………………………………………..…..…….…...10AcknowledgementsMysinceregratitudefirstgoestoMs.GuJimei,mysupervisor,forherconstructivesuggestions,valuableideas,greatpatienceandencouragement.Withoutherhelp,thecompletionofthisthesiswouldhavebeenimpossible.IowegreatgratitudetoalltheteachersintheEnglishDepartment.Theirlecturesandinstructionshavebeenofgreathelptomystudy.Iwouldalsoliketoexpressmythankstomyfriendsfortheirconstantconcern,generoushelp,andmeaningfulcommentsonthestudy.Finally,ImustsayIowegratitudetomyparents.Theirloveandencouragementhavesupportedmetoovercomedifficultiesandachievethefinalsuccess.1I.IntroductionTheGreatGatsbyiswrittenbyAmericanauthorF.Scott.Fitzgerald,whoisconsideredamemberofthe“lostgeneration”oftheTwenties.Itwasfirstpublishedon1925.TheGreatGatsbyshowsusavividpictureofthe1920swiththesuperficialprosperity.Thefollowingisthemainplotofthenovel.AyoungmannamedNickCaraway,whocametoNewYorkCityinspringof1922.HebecameinvolvedinthelifeofhisneighboratLongIsland,JayGatsby,averyrichman,whoentertainedhundredsofguestsathisparty.GatsbyrevealedtoNick,thathefellinlovewithNick'scousinDaisybeforethewar.Atthattimehewaspoor.However,DaisymarriedTomBuchanan,arichbutboringmanofgoodsocialposition.GatsbylostDaisybecausehehadnomoney,buthewasstillinlovewithher.HepersuadedNicktobringhimandDaisytogetheragain.Youcan'trepeatthepast,Nicksaidtohim(Fitzgerald35).GatsbytriedtoconvinceDaisytoleaveTom,who,inturn,revealedthatGatsbyhasmadehismoneyfrombootlegging.SotheyaskedDaisywhomsheloved.Daisybegantosobhelplessly:“Ididlovehimonce-butIlovedyoutoo.”Daisy,drivingGatsby'scar,hitandkilledTom'smistress,MyrtleWilson,unawareofheridentity.GatsbyremainedsilenttoprotectDaisy.TomtoldMyrtle'shusbandWilsonitwasGatsbywhokilledhiswife.WilsonmurderedGatsbyandthencommittedsuicide.NickwaslefttoarrangeGatsby'sfuneral,attendedonlyGatsby'sfatherandoneformerguest.NickreturnedtohisMidwesthome,reflectingonGatsby'sdreamsandthesadandcyclicalnatureofthepast.Thispaperincludescharacteranalyses,andtheirinimitablesymbols,combinesmanydifferentopinionsrelatingtoGatsbytounderstandtheinevitablefailureofAmericandream.2II.BriefIntroductionoftheBackgroundThroughoutthe1920s,Americanswerelivinginoneoftheerasofthegreatestchange.Thereweremanyfactorsthatmadeitdifferentfromanyotherperiods,themostimportantwastheWorldWarI,thatthefirsttimeAmericainvolvedtheforeignaffairs.Thewargavetheimpactonthatperiodprofoundly.Thepeoplewentintothewarwithanunusualamountofenthusiasm,inspiredbytheidealofmakingtheworldsafefordemocracy.TheUnitedStatesmadealargeamountofmoneyforsellingmunitionsandbecametherichestcountryintheworld,whichmadepeoplefeelthatmoneywaseverywhere,andeveryonealsohadopportunitytoearnthatofthem.Thetrendofsocialrevolutionwasgoingon.Oldmoralcodeswerebreakingdown.Therefore,thefollowingdecadesafterthewarwereatimeofnationalprosperity,personalfreedomandthepursuitofpleasure.Thewriterlivedinthe1920smetanewchallengetotheirstablecodeofvalues,theygotlost,acknowledgedas“LostGeneration”,becauseofthereasontheAmericanliteratureachievedanewdiversityanditsgreatestheights.TheGreatGatsbypublishedin1925,thechroniclelifeintheJazzAgeforagroupofwealthyyoungpeoplelivinginNewYork.Gatsby’sluxurycar,hislavishpartiesandtherecklessbehaviorofhisguestswereallcluesofthisatmosphereofgaietyandwildenjoyment.ThedescriptionofthecrimesandsandalsintheJazzAgewasrelatedtothewildcelebration,illegalgamblingandbootlegging,wererifeintheUnitedStatesatthetimeandledtowillspreadcorruption.Thisbackgroundofcrimeandillegaldealshadbeenshowninthisnove