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1、TheArtofSymbolismintheGreatGatsbyL.IntroductionF・ScottFitzgeraldsTheGreatGatsby(1926)is,atfirstsight,anovelaboutlove,idealismanddisillusionment.However,itsoonrevealsitshiddendepthsandenigmas.Whatisthesignificanceofthestrange"wastelancTbetweenWestEggandNewYork,whereMyrtleWilsonmeetsherdeat
2、h,analienlandscapepresidedoverbytheeyesofTJEckleburgwhoseeyes,likeGod's,"seeeverything^?AndwhatarewetomakeofthenoveFsunobtrusivesymbolism(thegreenlight,thecolorofAmericandollarbills,whichbumsattheendofDaisy'sdock,thereferencestotheelements-land,seaandearth-overwhichGatsbyclaimsmastery,the
3、contrastbetween“East"and“West')oritssubtleuseofthepersonalizedfirstnarrator,theunassumingNickCaiTaway?Itisanovelwhichhasintriguedandfascinatedreaders.Clearly,asaself-proclaimed"talcoftheWesfitisexploringquestionsaboutAmericaandwhatitmeanstobeAmerican.InthissenseGatsbyisperhapsthatlegenda
4、ryopus,the"GreatAmericanNovel",followinginthefootstepsofworkssuchasMobyDickandHuckleberryFinn.Wewillreturntothisaspectofthenovelinmoredetaillateron.However,wealsoneedtobeawarethatitisanovelwhichhasmuchtobesayaboutmoreabstractquestionstodowithfaith,beliefandillusion.Althoughrootedinthe“Jaz
5、zAge"whichFitzgeraldissooftencreditedwithnaming,itisalsoanovelwhichshouldbeconsideredalongsideworkslikeTheWasteLand,exploringthat"hollownessattheheartofthings"whichliesjustbelowthesurfaceofmodernlife.Eliothimselfremarkedthatthenovel"interestedandexcitedmemorethananynewnovelIhaveseen,eithe
6、rEnglishorAmerican,foranumberofyears".ViewedfrommoredistantperspectivesitispossibletoseeGatsbyasanarchetypaltragicfigure,theepitomeofidealismandinnocencewhichstrivesfororder,purposeandmeaninginachaoticandhostileworld.InthissenseGatsbycontainsreligiousandmetaphysicaldimensions:theyoungmanw
7、hoshapesa"Platonicvisionofhimself1andwhoendowstheworthlessfigureofDaisywithreligiousessenceeventuallypassesawayintonothingness,withfewatthefuneraltolamentthepassingofhisromanticdrearrT.2.FitzgeraldandtheGreatGatsby2.1Fitzgerald^lifeandhisworks.FrancisScottKeyFitzger
