《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的幻灭---毕业论文

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1、【标题】《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的幻灭【作者】王鹏【关键词】菲茨杰拉德；了不起的盖茨比；美国梦；幻灭【指导老师】段庆艳【专业】英语【正文】I.IntroductionTheintroductionsummarizesthebiographicalbackgroundofFitzgeraldandthehistoricalcontext.Asthenovelhasbeenconsideredasasemi-autobiographicalone,itisimportanttoexploretheauthor’sbiographyfromthesocialpointofvi

2、ewandemphasizetheconnectionbetweentheauthor’sbiographyandthenovel.Inthefirstchapter,thewriterofthethesistriestoillustratethenegativeeffectandcorruptionoftheAmericandreaminthemodernsociety,andexploretheessenceofGatsby’sdream.AlsoitshowsthenegativeeffectsoftheAmericandreamonmoralityandhuman

3、ity.Thesecondchapteranalyzesself-destructioninGatsby’sdream.Theanalysisincludestwoaspects:thepursuitfortheunworthylove,naivetyandinnocenceinGatsby’scharacter.Gatsbybelievesthepossibilityofrepeatingthepastandregain Daisyafterhesucceedsinmaterialwealth,buthasnevercometoseethatheisnevertobea

4、cceptedintotheexclusiveclubofthewealthytowhichDaisyandTombelong.Gatsbyiseventuallydestroyedbyhimself.Thethirdchapterexplorestheunequalsocialpositioninthecruelsociety.ItisalsooneoftheimportantreasonstopushGatsbytowardsthefailure.Onthesurface,Gatsby’sreunionwithDaisyisglorious,butinfact,iti

5、sthebeginningofGatsby’send.TheconflictbetweenTomandGatsbyisvirtuallyaconflictbetweenthetwoclasses:thenewrichandtheestablishedrich.TheresultoftheconflictisGatsby’sdeath.A.BiographicalBackgroundInthehistoryofAmericanliterature,thereisprobablynowriterwhoismore identifiedwithinadecadethanScot

6、tFitzgeraldinthe1920’s.HesovividlycapturedthemoodandmannersofhisageandsuccessfullydrewaportraitoftheAmericantwentiesthroughhisworksthatheisalwaysrememberedasthespokes-manandlaureateoftheJazzAge.Animportantreasonisthathelivedtheeraandwasanintegralpartofit.Andhewroteintostoriesandnovelshisv

7、eryexperiencesorhiskeenobservationsoftheJazzAgeAmerica.ThestoryofthelegendaryFitzgeraldofthetwentiesusuallybeginswiththepictureofthenewlymarried,handsomeZeldaandScottFitzgeralddancingaroundorjumpingintothefountainofthePlazaHotel.Thispastoralscenemaybeusefulinremindi