The Great Gatsby and the American Dream

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1、TheGreatGatsbyandtheAmericanDream盖茨比及其美国梦摘要《了不起的盖茨比》是菲茨杰拉德的一部名著,通过对盖茨比的悲剧的描写再现了美国20世纪20年代“迷惘一代”的美国梦的必然破灭。作品深刻反映了社会现实,揭示了美国社会浮华背后的精神危机,揭露了生活在美国爵士时代的不同阶层在金钱面前的不同表现和美国梦的必然破灭。主人公杰伊•盖茨比是美国梦的牺牲品,他的一生充满了悲剧性的色彩,他的梦想的破灭正是美国二十世纪前半期的写照,他的这种梦想也是美国人当时心态的反映。盖茨比的执著追求归于毁灭,有着其深刻的社会原

2、因:扭曲变质了的美国梦、美国社会的道德和价值观念的沦丧和堕落。本文首先阐述了美国梦的定义及演变，然后简介作者和作品的背景。第三部分细讲盖茨比的财富梦和爱情梦。最后认为美国梦的破灭是必然的及其给世人的启迪。关键词：《了不起的盖茨比》;美国梦;财富梦;爱情梦AbstractTheGreatGatsbyisoneofFitzgerald’smasterpieces.TheauthorvividlypresentsthedoomedfailureoftheLostGenerationinthe1920sbydescribingthet

3、ragedyofGatsby.Thenovelreflectsthesocialreality,displaysspiritualcrisisbehindthevanity,andrevealshowthedifferentstratainAmerica’sJazzAgeregardedmoneyandthebankruptcyoftheAmericandream.JayGatsbyisthevictimofAmericandreamandhislifeisfulloftragedy.Thewreckageofhisdream

4、isjustthereflectionofAmericanlifeinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Gatsby’sdreamalsoreflectsthestateofmindofAmericansatthattime.ThereareseveralreasonsforGatsby’sfailure(fromhispursuitofthedreamtothedestructionofhislife):thecorruptedAmericandream,theruinedmoralandv

5、aluesinAmerica.ThepaperfirstlytellsthedefinitionandderivationoftheAmericandream.Thenitgivesabriefintroductionofthebackgroundoftheauthorandthework.ThethirdpartistheanalysisofGatsby’sfortunedreamandlovedream.Finally,theauthorpointsouttheinevitabledisillusionoftheAmeri

6、candreamandpresentstheenlightenmentsofthenovel.Keywords:TheGreatGatsby;Americandream;FortuneDream;LoveDreamContents1Introduction12theAmericanDream22.1TheDefinition22.2TheDevelopment33TheBackgroundofF.ScottFitzgeraldandtheGreatGatsby33.1TheSocialBackground33.2TheWrit

7、ingBackground44GatsbyandhisAmericanDream54.1GatsbyandhisFortuneDream54.2GatsbyandhisLoveDream85Conclusion12References13Acknowledgements14TheGreatGatsbyandtheAmericanDream1Introduction　Inthe1920s,F.Scott.Fitzgerald,afamousAmericanwriterwrotehismasterpiececalledTheGre

8、atGatsbywhichisknownforitsbeautifullanguage,subtletechniquesandsoon.ItalsorevealsthedisillusionoftheAmericandream—thedisparitybetweenmater