英语专业论《了不起的盖茨比》中美国梦的破灭.doc
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1、四川大学锦城学院本科毕业论文 论了不起的盖茨比中美国梦的破灭论了不起的盖茨比中美国梦的破灭(英语语言文学专业) 学生 吴桂贤 指导教师 杨苒苒了不起的盖茨比是美国著名作家菲茨杰拉德的代表作品,该书确立了他在文学史上的重要地位。小说讲述的故事发生在一战后的美国。作者采用第一人称讲述了主人公盖茨比一生追求梦想,最后梦想在残酷的现实中破灭的过程。在一次偶然机会中中,尼克(即小说叙述者)结识了靠非法贩卖私酒而发横财的大富翁盖茨比。盖茨比起初是个穷中尉,在入伍前与尼克表妹黛西热恋,然而黛西嫁给了富家子弟汤姆。富裕后的盖茨比对黛西仍然魂牵梦萦,为了引起黛西的注意在其对面买下豪宅,并想尽一切办法与之见面。但
2、冰冷的现实已经让人们的性格冷漠,精神空虚。在金钱和物质的强大压力之下,爱情之火被浇灭,而生前风光无限的盖茨比落下被枪杀,没有人前来参加葬礼的悲剧下场。本论文试图从以下三个方面来探讨盖茨比的悲剧命运即“美国梦”的最终破灭。一、20世纪20年代美国的社会文化背景解读;二、主要人物性格特征分析;三、美国梦破灭的必然性。关键词:了不起的盖茨比;美国梦;破灭;社会文化;人物性格ABSTRACTThe Great Gatsby was written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Amer
3、ican writers of the 20th century. It is set on Long island in New York City from spring to autumn in 1922.The novel takes place following the World War One. It tell us a doomed tragedy of Gatsbya man who chased after his “American dream” in his lifetime. Eventually his dream broke down under the str
4、ess of the cruel world, and also the man got into despair towards love and his dream.At first Gatsby was a poor lieutenant. He became a rich man by smuggling alcohol and the narrator got to know Gatsby by accident. Gatsby fell in love with a girl names Daisy, but she married a millionaire Tom. Gatsb
5、y, in order to attract Daisy, he bought a villa face to face with Daisys. And he spared no efforts to date with Daisy. However, because of the cruelness of the world and the cold heart of people, he failed in chasing his love. Finally he was shot dead and almost no one attended his funeral though hi
6、s was popular when alive. His death is a tragedy and indicates the breakdown of The American dream.This thesis attempts to analyze the factors causing the breakdown of The American dream in the Great Gatsby from three aspects: the American cultural background, main figures characters and inevitabili
7、ty of the breakdown of American Dream. Key Words: The Great Gatsby; American Dream; Breakdown; Cultural Background; Main Figures Characters ContentsIntroduction1Part One The American Cultural Background.21.1 Brief Introduction of Fitzgeralds life.21.2 The American Cultural Background.31.3 A Look int
8、o the American Dream3Part Two Personality of Main Characters .52.1 Gatsbys Persistence and Naivety.52.2 The Couples Selfishness and Snobbishness.72.2.1 A Materialist-Daisy.72.2.2 A Man from the Upper Class-Tom.8Part Three Disillusion of the American Dream.103.1 Analyzing Tragedies of Two Classes.103
9、.2 The Influence of the American Dream on Gatsby.11Conclusion.13Notes14Bibliography.16Acknowledgements.18IVIntroductionAs far as everybody knows, Scott Fitzgerald is an outstanding writer of the Jazz Age. And also his novel the Great Gatsby which was a masterpiece in his prime time is widely accepte
10、d all over the world and it is popular all the time. So, numerous scholars and experts, no matter domestic or abroad, have studied it for many years and produced many works like on The Indications in the Great Gatsby by Chinese scholars Qin Ze and Gao Fen. Some other people focused on the narration
11、structure of the Great Gatsby, on the double effects of Nick and analyzing main figures characters in the story and even the tragic destiny of Gatsby. However, there is still an important theme in the story we havent analyzed deeply before. That is the American dream, essence of American culture whi
12、ch has been rooted in the country. As the Great Gatsby was an autobiography of Fitzgerald, it reflected the American society of 1990s profoundly. So its worth analyzing the American dream from the novel.However, a plenty of meaningful problems remain unresolved for no work focus on the American drea
13、m systematically. No one has deconstructed the origin and the essence of the American dream. If the tragic ending is a combination of the cruel society and the influence of the main characters personalities, the question is “How did the cruel society and their personalities influence Gatsbys destiny
14、?” I read the English and Chinese versions of the Great Gatsby several times. Then I did collect related materials from professors thesis and on the internet. In this thesis, I attempt to do some research and analyze the problems given above based on the plot of the novel and on the social reality t
15、hen.Part One The American Cultural Background 1.1 Brief Introduction of Fitzgeralds lifeFrancis Scott Fitzgerald a member of the “Lost Generation” and an American author of novels and short stories stands among the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was not a rich student but a boy of
16、 unusual intelligence and drive with a keen early interest in literature. His mother once ensured that her son had all the advantages of an upper-middle-class upbringing. So he achieved a lot in literature like novels and short stories. His most important work is the Great Gatsby, to some degree a s
17、emi-autobiographical one in his career. As I have emphasized before, he lived in the 20th century, right after the World War One. You are all a generation perdue The American famous writer Hemingway put it. Hence a term “The Lost Generation” came out to refer to a group of young people who came the
18、age of the period from the end of World War I to the beginning of the Great Depression. The litterateurs during that time shared something in common of their spirit world: confusion, emotional emptiness and so on. There is no exception with Fitzgerald. Since he rose to fame overnight with his first
19、work published, he get married a eminent girl who was young and fairly attractive and they were then viewed as the so called perfect couple. The couple was active in the social circle of the New York City and of course drew much attention of the upper class. He was absolutely absorbed in his early s
20、uccess, the shining life with his friends and his love. They made the money fly and enjoyed the life freely. When I recalled the scene of the big party depicted in the Great Gatsby, I couldnt help connect the authors real life style with the life in the book naturally, why?Now I see, the life of Fit
21、zgerald and people in his days has been reflected in the novel completely. The lifestyle Gatsby and the writer himself shared much in common. That is to say, the author put the reality into good use to accomplish his literature.1.2 The American Cultural BackgroundThe 1920s in the United States has b
22、een called the Roaring Twenties or the “Lost Generation” or “Jazz Age”. The Roaring Twenties was described as a period of material success and spiritual frustration by some critics who observed the greedy and money worship of people of this time. The average American in the 1920s became more enamore
23、d of wealth and everyday luxuries.It was an era of great economic growth and prosperity driven by government growth policies, a boom in construction, and the rapid growth of consumer goods such as automobiles. The economy of the U.S. had successfully transformed from a wartime economy to a peacetime
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