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1、论盖茨比悲剧的必然性AbstractTheGreatGatsbyisanovelwrittenbythefamouswriterF.Scott.Fitzgeraldinthe1920’s,whichisaboutdisillusionmentofAmericanDream,anditisstillapieceoflanguageendowedwithdeepconnotationsandfullofmetaphorsandmottoes.ThispaperanalyzesGatsby’stragedybyexaminingtheessenceofGa
2、tsby’sdream,thepotentialdestructivenessinGatsby’scharactersandthesocial-historicalbackgroundsleadingtoGatsby’sdestruction.Fitzgeraldoncesummarizedpeople’scharactersatthattimeas“allGodshavedied,allthewarshavebeenover,andallthefaithshavefadedaway.”(Fitzgerald,1991:253)Americanpeo
3、plelivinginJazzAgelookeddownonthetraditionalfaithsandbetrayedmoralitiesandcustomsthattheirancestorsusedtoabideby.Attheendofthenovel,Gatsby’slonelyfuneralceremonyandpeople’sindifferencecompletelyreflectedhumanitiescoolnessanduglinessinthesocietyofU.S.Ain1920’s.Attheverybeginning
4、,Gatsbywasdestinedtobeisolatedhelplessandtofailintheendinthissociety.KeyWordsGatsby;theAmericandream;tragedy;personification 摘 要《了不起的盖茨比》是20世纪20年代美国著名作家菲茨杰拉德的一部反映美国梦破灭的小说,也是一则被赋予了深刻含义,充满譬喻和警句的语言。本文从盖茨比之梦的实质、盖茨比性格中的不足以及社会原因等多方面探讨了导致盖茨比梦毁人亡这一悲剧必然因素。菲茨杰拉德曾这样那个时代的特点:一切神明都
5、统统死光,所有战争都已经统统打完,所有信念都已经统统完蛋。爵士乐时代的人蔑视一切传统的价值观念,反叛老一辈人所遵从的道德风范。小说结尾,作者更是以人们的冷漠和盖茨比葬礼的冷冷清清彻底反映了20世纪20年代美国社会人性的冷酷与丑恶。在这样的社会,盖茨比从一开始就注定是孤立无助,注定是要失败的。关键词盖茨比;美国梦;悲剧;化身 IntroductionScott.FitzgeraldisaprominentnovelistintheAmericanliterature,ownedthetitleofthespokesmanoftheJazzAg
6、eandthelaurelofpoet.Fromthecontentsandthoughts,thecreativetraits,hisbooktheGreatGatsbyisarealmasterpieceofFitzgerald,whichmadehimgetsuccessinwriting.Assoonasitwaspublishedpubliclyin1925,theGreatGatsbygainedmanycritics’affirmationandpraise,becomingasoneofthemostexcellentworksint
7、he20thcentury.“ThefamouspoetandcriticAeratesaidthattheGreatGatsbytookagreatprogressinAmericannovelssinceHenryJames.”(Donaldson,1984:283)Inthisnovel,withabriefandseriousstyle,theauthorvividlydescribedatragedycausedbyAmericanDream,andsuccessfullymoldedasufferedfigureGatsby.Hewast
8、heauthor’sfavoritecharacter,inthattheyhadmanythingsinc