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1、BookReport4---TheGrateGatsby化工学院应用化学系应用化学班1420405018刘文钊Abstract：Thisarticleisdividedintothreeparts.First，it’saboutTheGrateGatsbythisstory’sbackgroundandthestorycoverstheperiodof1920s,a turbulent periodin Americawhichisabriefandspecialperiod.ThenIfiguredoutthenovel’sdevelopmentafte
2、rthesecondtimeI’dfinishedit.Alsoit’seasytobefindthateveryonehashisspecialcharacters,orugly,orupright,orpersistent,orcompromise.ThefinalsectionissomepersonalityanalysisaboutthecharactersandmyownattitudetotheAmericaatthattime.AttheendofthefirstWorldWar,thesecondindustrialrevolutionh
3、adjustfinished.Asavictoriousnation,AmericahassurpassedtheUnitedKingdomtobecometheworld'sfirstgreatpower.Cars,electriclightandtelephonesareconvenientforpeople'slives.Peopledon'tthinktheywillfightanymore,andit'stimetohavefun.Theybegantogiveupthemoralstandardofthesystem.Theybelievein
4、moneyworship,hedonism.Thecostoftheeconomicprosperityisasocietywhichisfullofmoral degradation.Andthestoryof"ThegreatGatsby"tookplaceinthisperiod.ThestoryprimarilyconcernstheyoungandmysteriousmillionaireJayGatsbyandhisquixoticpassionforthebeautifulDaisyBuchanan.Thewholewordofthenove
5、lexploresthemesofdecadence,idealism,resistancetochangesocialupheavalthathasbeendescribedasacautionarytaleregardingtheAmericaDream.TheunfoldingofthenovelthroughNick’sdescription.NickwasbornintheMidwestoftheUnitedstates.ThenhegototheUnitedStatesNewYorkstudyBusiness,andhewouldliketom
6、akeafortune.HelivesinLongIsland,andGatsbyisneighbor.GatsbyGatesisthesameasNick,bothofthemfromtheMidwest.Hewasbornpoor,buthewasambitious.Aftersellingbootlegliquorandbecomerichcausethis.Heoftenheldlarge-scaleluxurypartyathomeandbanquetgueststoshowhisgenerous.Thepurposeistoattractthe
7、daisyloverfiveyearsagoandwinherheart.ThepurposeistoattracttheDaisywinherheartagain.FiveyearsagowhenGatsbyperformedmilitaryserviceDaisywashislover.ButthenwhileGatsbytogooverseastoparticipatethefirstworldwar,DaisygetmarriedwithTomBuchanan,asonofawealthyfamily,causerecklesswithgreed.
8、However,thematerialandsensualandm
