《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的幻灭---毕业论文

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1、【标题】《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的幻灭【作者】王鹏【关键词】菲茨杰拉德；了不起的盖茨比；美国梦；幻灭【指导老师】段庆艳【专业】英语【正文】I.IntroductionTheintroductionsummarizesthebiographicalbackgroundofFitzgeraldandthehistoricalcontext.Asthenovelhasbeenconsideredasasemi-autobiographicalone,itisimportanttoexploretheauthor’sbiographyfromthesocialpointofviewa

2、ndemphasizetheconnectionbetweentheauthor’sbiographyandthenovel.Inthefirstchapter,thewriterofthethesistriestoillustratethenegativeeffectandcorruptionoftheAmericandreaminthemodernsociety,andexploretheessenceofGatsby’sdream.AlsoitshowsthenegativeeffectsoftheAmericandreamonmoralityandhumanity.Th

3、esecondchapteranalyzesself-destructioninGatsby’sdream.Theanalysisincludestwoaspects:thepursuitfortheunworthylove,naivetyandinnocenceinGatsby’scharacter.Gatsbybelievesthepossibilityofrepeatingthepastandregain Daisyafterhesucceedsinmaterialwealth,buthasnevercometoseethatheisnevertobeacceptedin

4、totheexclusiveclubofthewealthytowhichDaisyandTombelong.Gatsbyiseventuallydestroyedbyhimself.Thethirdchapterexplorestheunequalsocialpositioninthecruelsociety.ItisalsooneoftheimportantreasonstopushGatsbytowardsthefailure.Onthesurface,Gatsby’sreunionwithDaisyisglorious,butinfact,itisthebeginnin

5、gofGatsby’send.TheconflictbetweenTomandGatsbyisvirtuallyaconflictbetweenthetwoclasses:thenewrichandtheestablishedrich.TheresultoftheconflictisGatsby’sdeath.A.BiographicalBackgroundInthehistoryofAmericanliterature,thereisprobablynowriterwhoismore identifiedwithinadecadethanScottFitzgeraldinth

6、e1920’s.HesovividlycapturedthemoodandmannersofhisageandsuccessfullydrewaportraitoftheAmericantwentiesthroughhisworksthatheisalwaysrememberedasthespokes-manandlaureateoftheJazzAge.Animportantreasonisthathelivedtheeraandwasanintegralpartofit.Andhewroteintostoriesandnovelshisveryexperiencesorhi

7、skeenobservationsoftheJazzAgeAmerica.ThestoryofthelegendaryFitzgeraldofthetwentiesusuallybeginswiththepictureofthenewlymarried,handsomeZeldaandScottFitzgeralddancingaroundorjumpingintothefountainofthePlazaHotel.Thispastoralscenemaybeusefulinremindi