An Analysis of American Dream in The Great Gatsby：From the Establishment to the Disillusionment浅谈《了不起的盖茨比》中的美国梦——由建立到破灭

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1、AnAnalysisofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby:FromtheEstablishmenttotheDisillusionment浅谈《了不起的盖茨比》中的美国梦——由建立到破灭中文摘要美国著名作家菲兹杰拉德被称为“美国梦的代言人”，在他的小说中，我们难以区分是他的生活如一部小说，还是他的小说就是他的一段真实的生活的写照，因为他已完全融入其中。尤其是其代表作《了不起的盖茨比》，文中主人公盖茨比是为追求美国梦而最终牺牲了自己的典例，他渴望以自己的信念和勇气来获取物质以及爱情上的收获，然而由于他的梦想是一种对虚幻的渴望，而不是建立在现实的基础之上的追求

2、，最终导致了他美国梦的破灭，本论文通过对美国梦和小说创作历史背景的研究向我们阐述了这一梦想破灭的各种原因，从而展现作品中体现的社会意义。关键词：美国梦；了不起的盖茨比；破灭；原因15ABSTRACTF.ScottFitzgeraldistheliteraryspokesmanofthe“AmericanDream”.Hisnovelsincludemanyaspectsofhisuniqueexperiencesinthatperiod.Itisnoteasytodistinguishhisnovelswithhisreallife,becausehisworkshavealrea

3、dyinvolvedhimselfphysicallyandmentally.EspeciallyinhismasterpieceTheGreatGatsby,theherorevealsatypicalexampleofthosewhowereeagertoachievetheAmericanDreambutfinallysacrificedthemselves.AlthoughGatsbydreamsofachievingmaterialwealthandlovethroughhiscourageandhardwork,allkindsofexternalandinternal

4、factorsleadtothedisillusionmentofhishope.ThroughtheanalysisofAmericanDreamandthehistoricalbackgroundofthenovel,thisthesiselaboratesavividpictureofthereasonsleadingtothedisillusionmentofAmericanDreaminordertoshowthesocialsignificanceofthiswork.Keywords:Americandream;TheGreatGatsby;disillusionme

5、nt;reason15TableofContentsINTRODUCTION1ChapterⅠBACKGROUNDINFORMATION21.1FitzgeraldandHisLiteraryWorks2151.2LostGenerationandtheJazzAge21.3TheMainPlotoftheNovel31.4AmericanDream4ChapterⅡTHEESTABLISHMENTANDTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAM52.1TheEstablishmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream52.1.1

6、Gatsby’sDreamofWealth62.1.2Gatsby’sDreamofHighSocialPosition62.1.3Gatsby’sDreamofLove72.2TheDisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream7ChapterⅢTHEREASONSFORTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAM93.1HypocriticalInterpersonalRelationship93.2TheWorshipofMoney103.3UnrealisticDreamofHighSocialPositi

7、on113.4TheWrongUnderstandingofLove12CONCLUSION13Bibliography14Notes141515AnAnalysisofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby:FromtheEstablishmenttotheDisillusionmentINTRODUCTIONThethesisisabrieflongitudinalstudyofAmericanDreaminthenovelTheGreatGa