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1、TheArtofSymbolismintheGreatGatsby1.IntroductionF.ScottFitzgerald^TheGreatGatsby(1926)is,atfirstsight,anovelaboutlove,idealismanddisillusionment.However,itsoonrevealsitshiddendepthsandenigmas.Whatisthesignificanceofthestrange“wasteland95betweenWestEggandNewYork,whereMyrtleWilsonmeetsherdeath,an
2、alienlandscapepresidedoverbytheeyesofTJEckleburgwhoseeyes,likeGod's,"seeeverything^?AndwhatarewetomakeofthenoveFsunobtrusivesymbolism(thegreenlight,thecolorofAmericandollarbills,whichburnsattheendofDaisy'sdock,thereferencestotheelements-land,seaandearth-overwhichGatsbyclaimsmastery,thecontrast
3、between"East”and“WestJ,oritssubtleuseofthepersonalizedfirstnarrator,theunassumingNickCarraway?Itisanovelwhichhasintriguedandfascinatedreaders.Clearly,asaself-proclaimed“taleoftheWesfitisexploringquestionsaboutAmericaandwhatitmeanstobeAmerican.InthissenseGatsbyisperhapsthatlegendaryopus,the"Gr
4、eatAmericanNovel：followinginthefootstepsofworkssuchasMobyDickandHuckleberryFinn.Wewillreturntothisaspectofthenovelinmoredetaillateron.However,wealsoneedtobeawarethatitisanovelwhichhasmuchtobesayaboutmoreabstractquestionstodowithfaith,beliefandillusion.Althoughrootedinthe“JazzAge"whichFitzgeral
5、dissooftencreditedwithnaming,itisalsoanovelwhichshouldbeconsideredalongsideworkslikeTheWasteLand,exploringthat"hollownessattheheartofthings59whichliesjustbelowthesurfaceofmodernlife.Eliothimselfremarkedthatthenovel"interestedandexcitedmemorethananynewnovelIhaveseen,eitherEnglishorAmerican,fora
6、numberofyears，'.ViewedfrommoredistantperspectivesitispossibletoseeGatsbyasanarchetypaltragicfigure,theepitomeofidealismandinnocencewhichstrivesfororder,purposeandmeaninginachaoticandhostileworld.InthissenseGatsbycontainsreligiousandmetaphysicaldimensions:theyoungmanwhoshapesa"Platonicvisionofh
7、imself11andwhoendowstheworthlessfigureofDaisywithreligiousessenceeventuallypassesawayintonothingness,withfewatthefuneraltolamentthepassingofhisromanticdream^.2.FitzgeraldandtheGreatGatsby2.1Fitzgerald^lifeandhisworks.FrancisScottKeyFitz
