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ReportontheGreatGatsbyIntroductionofthewriterTheGreatGatsbyiswrittenbyF.ScottFitzgerald,whowasbornin1896anddiedin1940.HisnovelEarthlyParadisemakehebecamefamous.HepublishedthenovelTenderistheNight,Paradise,TheLastGiantandsoon.Publishedover160shortnovels,forexampleBenjamin'sFantasyTrip,IcePalace,WinterDream,Sensible,BacktoBabylonandsoon.Inthe81stOscarAwardsceremonygotthreeOscar-winningfilmsBenjaminButtonisbasedonhisshortnovelBenjamin'sFantasyTripadaptation.Thetwentiethcentury,theUnitedStatesacademiccommunityselected100thebestnovelsintheriverofEnglishliterature.TheGreatGatsbyandTenderistheNightarethelist.AndTheGreatGatsbyissecond.Thenovelpublishedin1925.ButIreadthisbookpublishedin2008byAviationIndustryPress.InformationaboutthisnovelThenovelistoldusthestoryofGatsbybyNick’tone.Nickistiredofhishometown’life(theAmericaMiddleWest)andcametoNewYork.RentasmallhouseinthesuburbofWestEgg.HeisDaisy'scousin.TheGatsbyishisneighbor,livinginluxuriousGatsbymansion.HeandDaisyloveeachotherwhenGatsbywasyoung.Butbecauseofhispoorfamilytheywerebrokenup.ThenhejoinedtheFirstWorldWar.WhileDaisywasmarriedtorichKidsTom,andgavebirthtoadaughter.Fiveyearslater,DaisyandherfamilymovetotheWestfromChicago.Nickstartedhaveclosecontactswiththem.Gatsbyaccumulatedgreatwealththroughillegalmeansinthefiveyears.FollowDaisycametoNewYork.OppositeDaisyhomeheboughtthevilla-GatsbyMansion.InordertoattractmarriedDaisytomeet.Heheldalargepartatthevillaeveryweekend.Vainhopetoarousethelostlovebetweenthem.AnoccasionalopportunityletGatsbyknewthatNickisDaisy'scousin.AskedhimarrangeameetingwithDaisy.Thentheyoftenmakedate.HegraduallyfoundDaisy'svanity,vulgarandselfish.Gatsby'spinkdreamfinallyhasbeenbroken,buthestillinsistedit.StillretainanyillusionaboutDaisy,andevenleadtohistragedies.OnedayDaisywasinadrunkendrivingGatsby'scarranoverandcausedanaccidentthatkilledTom'smistress.AndplanaplotwithTomandcrueltoputtheblameonGatsby.Resultinginthevictim'shusbandsuddenlyburstintothehouseandshotGatsby.Themurderereventuallyalsokilledhimself.AndDaisyandTomweretravelingtoEurope.OnlyGatsby'spoorfatherandNickattendatthefuneral.ThestoryendsupwiththeGatsbybecomevictimforselfishandcruelofDaisy.CommentsCharacteranalysis�Gatsbyisatragedyhero.Hisbehaviorisalwayshandsome,verygentlemanly.AsNicksaidinChap3“Hesmiledunderstandingly–muchmorethanunderstandingly„Itunderstoodyoujustasfarasyouwantedtobeunderstood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself”.Andheisalsoagoodpersonwhohavedream.Knowtheself-trainingwhenhewasaboy.ButhisdreamisDaisy’slove.Heindulgesintohisowndreamintheimagination.“Ithasgonebeyondher,beyondeverything”.GatsbyisthetypicalexampleofthepersonswhopursuetheirAmericandream,buthecanchangehisfatebecauseofawoman.Thatishistragedy.Daisycanbesaidishalfangelandhalfdevil.Heisaconservativeandfickle-mindedwoman.RegardlessofthesecularvisionandloveGatsbyatheryoungage,evenwillingtoabandoneverythingandliveforeverwithGatsby.AftermarriageshestillloyaltytoherhusbandevenTomhasmanyloveaffairs.Nevermakeanythingscontrarytoherfamily.Sheisalsotypicalwomenworshipsmoney.UseGatsby'swordsHervoicefullofmoney.HerselfishnessandstupidityledtoGatsby'stragedy.Meaning�WriterownexperiencecombinedwiththesocialoftheUScreatethenovel.Theauthor'swifeZeldawasaspoiledrichgirlbysubstance,thesameasDaisy.SomepeoplesaythatZeldaruinedhistalent,somesayshecreatedFitzgerald.Inshort,andtheauthor'sexperienceissimilarwithpartofGatsby.ThereasonwhyareGatsbygreatbecausehewassincereandpersistentwaitingforandpursuinghisloveatheart.Whenthesocialispopularthatpeopleindulgingpleasureandprideluxury.However,inmaterial-drivenenvironment,whetheritisGatsby,DaisyorTom.Theypursuit,devotionandtransferforlovearecloselinkedtomoneyandstatus.Thestorybeginsin1920s–wasnamedbyjazzandmoneyera.ThenoveluseNick’tonestellthestory.HappenedasifisNick’experience.ItisuseauniqueliteraryvisionandnewperformancestyleprofoundlyrevealedtheburstreasonaboutAmericanDreamatJazzandMoneyAge.AfterwarTheUSeconomicprosperityage,thelifestyletrendstomoneyworshipareexpressedmostvividly.Butitwasunderthecoveroftheselfishnessandindifferenceofhumannature.了不起的盖茨比《了不起的盖茨比》是菲茨杰拉德写的�他生于1896年以及死于1940年。1920年因小说《尘世乐园》而一举成名。他出版过的长篇小说《夜色温柔》�《人间天堂》等。发表过160篇短篇小说�有《本杰明的奇幻之旅》�《冰宫》�《冬之梦》�《明智之举》等等。在第81届奥斯卡获得3项奖项的电影《返老还童》就是有他的短篇小说《本杰明的奇幻之旅》改编。二十世纪末�美国学术界权威在百年英语文学长河中选出一百部最优秀的小说�《了不起的盖茨比》和《夜色温柔》均榜上有名�前者更高居第二位。这部小说1925年出版�而我读的是2008年由航空工业出版社的版本。小说以尼克的口吻叙说了盖茨比的故事。尼克是个厌倦家乡�美国中西部�的生活而来到纽约。并在市郊长岛西卵租了一套小房子。他是黛西的表哥。而盖茨比是他的邻居�住在豪华的盖茨比公馆。盖茨比年轻时曾与黛西相恋�但因家境不好而分手�后来他参加第一次世界大战�而黛西则嫁给了富家公子汤姆�并生下一个女儿。五年后�黛西一家由芝加哥搬到西部。尼克开始和他们往来密切。五年内盖茨比用非法手段积聚大量财富。追随黛西来到纽约。在黛西家对面买下豪华别墅—盖茨比公馆。而且每周六在别墅举行大型就会。就是为吸引已婚的黛西相会。从而复活他们之间已失去的感情。一次偶然机会盖茨比知道尼克是黛西的表兄。请求他安排与黛西的会面。之后他们频繁幽会。他渐渐发现黛西的虚荣与俗气。盖茨比的美丽旧梦终于被打碎了�但他还在做最后的挣扎�仍对黛西抱有一丝幻想�以至遭遇了更加凄惨可悲的结局。后来黛西在一次酒后驾驶盖茨比的车时轧死了汤姆的情妇�却与汤姆一道密谋并残忍地嫁祸于盖茨比�导致死者的丈夫突然闯入盖茨比家中并开枪打死了盖茨比�然后自杀身亡。而黛西则和汤姆去欧洲旅行了。在葬礼上盖茨比可怜的父亲和你可两人。使盖茨比最终彻底成为自私而残忍的黛西的牺牲品。在我看来�盖茨比是个优秀人。他总是表现的风度翩翩�极有绅士风度。就像尼克说的一样“Hesmiledunderstandingly–muchmorethanunderstandingly.Itwasyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.Itfaced–orseemedtoyouwithanirresist