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2、atGatsbyisthemostfamousmasterpieceofFitzgerald’s.It’salsothemasterpieceofAmericanrealismfictionintheearlyperiodofthe20thcentury.Thisworkwaswrittenin1925byFitzgerald.Thisperiodiscalledjazzage,it’salsothemostexuberantperiodoftheauthor’screativity.Inthisperiod,WorldWarIhasal

3、readyendedup(1918)beforeGreatDepression(1929)arrived.ThetraditionalPuritanethicscrumbledandhedonismbegantobepopular.WithFitzgerald’swords,‘thisisamiracleoftheera,aneraofart,amiserlytime,butalsoisaerafulloftaunt’.Fitzgeraldcalledtheageasthejazzage,soheiscalled‘thepoetlaure

4、ate’inthisjazzage.Ashehimselfalsoenjoyedthiserawarmly,hekeenlyfeltthiserafortheromanticdesire,thesurfaceoftheluxuryofemptinessandbehindishelpless,andinhisworkstheseemotionswerereflectedheartily.Inhisworks,thedelicateaffectionquarreloftheyoungpeoplewhoareinandoutofthegolfc

5、ourse,countryclubandluxuriousresidenceofthehighsocietyisaneternaltheme,andtheleadingroles’frustrationanddisappointmentbymoneydispellingareeverywhere.TheGreatGatsbydescribesastorytorepresentthedesireoftheyoungandidealism.Itinvolvesthemercurialfeelingsincludingconfusionandl

6、ossallthetime.Fitzgeraldthinksit’sthefateofthepeople’sfateinthatera.PlotSummary2EvaluationTheCauseofMiriam’sTragedy:1.Socialcause2.Theisolatedlivingenvironment3.Theinfluenceofreligion4.PaulandtheinterferenceofMrs.Morel2