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1、TheGreatGatsbyandTheAmericanDream《了不起的盖茨比》和美国梦AcknowledgementsIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis.Firstly,aspecialacknowledgementshouldbeshowntoLecturerFangQiang,whofromwhoselecturesIbenefitedgreatly.Hishastaughtmeforawholey
2、earinthestudyofthecauseofTheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish-SpeakingCountriesAnIntroduction.Throughthestudyingofthiscause,Igotabasiccomprehendabouttheculturebackgroundsofthewestcountries,and,definitely,itmadeagreatcontributiontothefurtherstudyoftheAmericanliterature.S
3、econdly,IwouldliketothankLecturerSongYun,whotaughtmethecauseofSelectedReadingofBritish&AmericanLiterature.FromthiscauseIgotarelativedeeperunderstandingoftheAmericanpoetriesandnovels,what’smore,itdirectlydoesmegoodinthewritingofthisthesis.Lastbutnotleast,Iamparticularl
4、yindebtedtomySupervisorWuXinjia.Fromthebeginningtotheendofwritingthisthesis,shehasshowngreatpatienceincheckingandapprovingmythesis,givingmeprofessionalsuggestions.Lastofall,Iwanttore-expressmyfeelingofgratitudetoallthepersonwhohavegivenmeahandincompletingthisthesis,in
5、cludingmyteachers,tutorandclassmates.Thanks!VTheGreatGatsbyandtheAmericanDreamAbstractFrancisScottFitzgeraldisoneofthemostprominentAmericannovelistsofthe20thcenturyandhismasterpieceTheGreatGatsbyislistedamongthemostfamous20th-centuryAmericannovelsconsideringofitsliter
6、aturemerits.ThenovelmainlytellsatragicstoryofJayGatsby,amanwhooriginallywashumbleandpoor,butfinallybecameextremelywealthythroughillegalbusinessmeans.Hehasdevotedallhislifeintorealizinghisdream,topursuehisfirstloveDaisyBuchanan,awoman,whoisfullofcharmbutshallow,selfish
7、andaspiremoney.TruthisthatunderthegeneralcorruptivesocialcircumstanceofJazzyAge,theonlyanswertoGatsby’sdreamwasimpossibilityanddistinction.Thenovelportrayedavividpictureofthe1920s’America,sucharoaringtimethattheeconomywasunprecedentedflourishingontheonehandandthespiri
8、tualaspectwasaastonishingdesolationontheother.Thehumanities’corruptionanddestruction,duetotheiruncontrolledpursuitofmaterial
