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【摘要】尼克自身拥有良好的品格,受了高等教育,与其他人物有密切关系,这些使得尼克成为最合适的,最公正的,不偏不倚的叙述者。
乔丹作为黛西的闺中密友,非常了解盖茨比与黛西的爱情故事,可以说乔丹是作品中潜在的叙述者,尼克和乔丹是恋人关系,这更增加了尼克作为叙述者的可信度。
尼克既是剧中人又是局外人,既是“目击者”型主人公也是圆形人物。
尼克在作品中具有不可替代的作用,是一位可靠的叙述者。
整个作品通过尼克独特视角的叙述显得真实而又客观。
【关键词】人物关系;潜在叙述者;双重视角;目击者;圆形人物Why Nick in is a Reliable Storyteller?Abstract: Nick himself enjoys unique conditions, he has good education and well-connected relationship with other characters which makes Nick be the most suitable, fair and impartial narrator. Jordan is close friend of Daisy, she knows the love story of Gatsby and Daisy very well. It can be said that Jordan is a hidden narrative character, Jordan is the lover of Nick and this increases thecredibility of Nick who acts as a narrator. Nick acts as the carrier of a double sight, both a participant and a bystander,both the “I” witness and a round character. Nick’ participant plays an irreplaceablerole in the plot development, Nick is a reliable character. The whole work seems real and objective from the perspective of Nick.Key words: relationship;hidden narrator;double-sight;witness;round character【】I106 【】A 【】2095-3089(2014)01-0009-01The Great Gatsby took place following the World War I. During the Roaring 1920s, American society enjoyed prosperity as the economy soared,meanwhile, prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol made millionaires out of bootleggers. Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology. Jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of the specter of World War I. This period is also referred to the Jazz Age. The author Fitzgerald is the spokesman of the 1920s, the particular decade that combined the postwar economic boom and the sense of spiritual disorientation. In the novel?Fitzgerald successfully uses a new narrative point of view with the theme of the disillusionment of the American Dream. Be full of realism, this novel is not only the peak of Fitzgerald’ achieve ment, but also an important work in American literature. The tragedy character Gatsby; the hallow Daisy Buchanan; the cruel,irresponsible Tom Buchanan; the cynical, conceited Jordan Baker. In terms of these characters, readers can only regret for them. Nick Carraway, the narrator, is the main character and plays an irreplaceable place in the novel.I. Nick’irreplaceable role1.1. Nick‘s characteristicsNick is a young man from Minnesota, after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I,he went to New York City to learn bond business. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. After moving to West Egg, a fictional area of Long Island that is home to the newly rich, Nick quickly became a friend of hisnext-door neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is told entirely through Nick's eyes;his thoughts and perceptions shape and color the story. Nick is also Daisy’s cousin, which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gatsby. Because of the relationship with the two characters, Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the story, which functions as a personal memoir of his experiences with Gatsby in the summerof 1922. He is tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener, and, as a result, others tend to talk to him and tell him their secrets. Gatsby, in particular, comes to trust him and treat him as a confidant. He often functions as Fitzgerald’s voice, as in his extended meditation on time and the American dream. Nick plays a role inside the narration, and he evidences a strongly mixedreaction to life on the East Coast, one that creates a powerful internal conflict. On the one hand, Nick is attracted to the fast-paced, fun-driven lifestyle of New York. On the other hand, he finds that lifestyle grotesque and damaging. Nick representsanother part: the quiet, reflective Midwesterner adrift in the lurid East. This inner conflict is symbolized throughout the novel by Nick’s romantic affair with Jordan. Nick's description of himself in the opening chapter holds true throughout the novel:he is tolerant and slow to judge, someone with whom people feel comfortable sharing their secrets. His willingness to describe himself and the contours of his thoughts even when they are inconsistent or incomplete—his conflicted feelings about Gatsby,for instance, or the long musing at the end of the novel—makes him seem trustworthy and thoughtful.1.2. Well-connected relationship with other charactersHis position in relation to other characters gives him a perfect vantage point from which to tell the story-he is Daisy's cousin, Tom's old college friend, and Gatsby's neighbor, and all the three trust and rely on him. Though Nick participates in this story and its events certainly affect him, The Great Gatsby is not really his story in the sense of being about him. However, it is his story in the sense that it is crucial to him: he defines himself in the process of writing it. Indeed, he struggles with the story's meaning even as he tells it. Though Nick prefers to admire Gatsby's passion as a lover and a dreamer, Nick's own actions in his relationship with Jordan cast an ironic wither over his admiration: with Jordan, Nick is guarded,cautious, and skeptical. Overall, Nick suggests that Gatsby is an exception to his usual ways ofunderstanding and judging the world, and that his attraction to Gatsby creates a conflict withinhimself.Jordan is a hidden narrative character, we can observe a bystander in the love story of Gatsby and Daisy, and she knows more about the love story than Nick in terms of the time length. In the love story between Gatsby and Daisy, Jordan also plays an important role. Jordan is a hidden narrativecharacter; her narration not only provided some supplementary to the plots, but also conveys the author’ hidden discourse. The transformation of Jordan’ ideology helps Nick know himself better and understand the social reality better after hewitnesses the story of Gatsby and Daisy. Jordan isclose friend of Daisy, the lover of Nick, andJordan helps Nick clarify the hidden facts, thenNick gives up his original life attitude to leave the long expected New York life and goes back to the east.II.Nick acts as the carrier of a double sightNick is a typically dramatic narrative, thatis, he is the carrier of a double-vision, and he is both a participant and a bystander. He can not onlytell the story, portray the characters from theoutside as a bystander, but also he can be aparticipant to observe other character’s motivation.In the plot development, Nick played anirreplaceable role. Situated in the work, Nick observes and narrates other characters’ intention. Gatsby spares no efforts to meet Daisy, and thereunion is achieved through Nick, and the reunion ofthe two lovers play a vital role in the plot development. It can be said that the plot cannot further on without the reunion and the reunion cannot be achieved without Nick. He put an understanding attitude towards the reunited lovers. At this point,it can be said that Nick is a participant. Nick also narrates the story and portrays the characters from the outside point of view. After the reunion of Gatsby and Daisy, Nick undetached with them and be dedicated in bond business. He devoted to his own business. Later, he found that the all-night parties in Gatsby’ house are no larger existed, and the servants are all leaved. Then Nick remembered to have a look at Gatsby’ house. Nick learned that a ll the changes are for Daisy, she often visits Gatsby but she doesn’t love the talkative servants, and Nick later learned what had happened. Fitzgerald chooses Nick as a first-person narrator makes the whole novel get a very good effect in various aspects. There is one important advantage: Nick acts as a bystander,his narrative makes the reader follows him to see the development of the plot in the reading process. Therefore the readers can realized the objectivity and veracity of the novel.III.Nick i s a“witness”type round characterFitzgerald uses the first-person narrativepoint of view using “the witness type”. He describes the whole story in accordance with the plot development; Nick has richer and perfect images. Thus he becomes a typical round character of the whole work. The novel seems more real and objectivefrom the perspective of Nick. Nick acts as the witness. In terms of the first narrative point of view, there are two categories:(a)“I” as witness (b)“I” as protagonist. In the “I” as witness type,“I” is responsible for the task of the narrative. The “witness” is a participant in the novel and has relationship with the hero to some extent. Fitzgerald creates “I” as witness type narrator, Nick narrates the whole story as a participant to witness what has happened. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald used the memories of Nickto narrate all the stories in flashback form. Nick,as a witness, narrates the most scenes of Gatsby before and after his death. Sometimes, Nick cannot witness what was happening;he relied on others’ description about Gatsby. The most important point is,the “I” witness has a broader vision, and be more flexible than the “I” protagonist, and in the most extreme cases,he can describe the characters’ psychological activities through his own speculation. Therefore, Nick can give a full play to the imagination to speculate about the characters’ psychological activities, in order to make the whole story be logical. For example, after Gatsby died,Nick guessed what Gatsby had thought before his death, no one gave a call, and Nick thought that Gatsby himself didn’t believe that there will be a call. Nick thought that Gatsby lives just for the sake of a dream, and Gatsby has paid high price even his life. As the “I” witness, Nick cannot know Gatsby’s psychological activities, but through thecross-border perspective to observe Gatsby's psychological activity. And in this way, Nick gets the readers’ deep sympathy for miserable Gatsby and the reflection for that time. As “I” as witn ess type character, Nick acts as a narrator coins with this type of character, and makes readers think that the contents that are the narrators’ witness,experience and feelings, that is so vivid, bright and moving. In short, Nick plays an important rolein the development of the whole story, that is to say, without his presence the story will be dull,even unable to continue. In The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick makes the structure of the novel to be quite compact and the novel is actually what he saw and heard in the recording. As a round character,Nick’ evaluation toward other characters changes under the plot development, including Daisy, Mr. Tom, Gatsby, and Jordon. According to E.M. Frost, the characters can be divided into round characters and flat characters. A flat character is relatively uncomplicated and does not change throughout the course of a literary work. A round character is complex and undergoes development,sometimes reaches the point that the reader is surprised. In The Great Gatsby, the development of the plot drives Nick’s images to develop and be round. Nick acts as a round character and the basis lie in the chapter one; Nick expresses his aloofness attitude toward all people and all things through stating the ways how his father educates him. “In consequence,I’m inclined to reserve alljudgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not afew veteran bores.” With these traits, Nick is needed by other characters in the novel, and the complex relationship draws the foreshowing of the ups and downs of the plot development. Throughout the whole story,Nick’ images changes surprisingly,but neither let readers fell abrupt nor discredited,so Nick should belong to the typical rounded figures.ConclusionNick himself enjoys unique characteristics. Honest, tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. Nick has a good education and from thetalking of Nick’ father, Nick is well-formed. Nick has a well--connected relationship with other characters,he is Gatsby’ neighbor, Daisy's cousin, Tom's old college friend,Jordan’ lover. His position in relation to the other charactersgives him a perfect vantage point from which to tell the story and all trust and rely on him. Nick’ participant plays an irreplaceable role in the plot development. In The Great Gatsby, Nick acts as the carrier of a double sight, both a participant and an outsider, he can not only tell the story and portray the characters from the outside as a bystander, but also he can also be a participant to observe theother character’s motivation. And in the process of the development of the whole story, Nick played an irreplaceable role in the plot development. Nick is a“witness” type round character, Nick acts both as the witness and Nick is a round character. From the above analysis,Fitzgerald created the new “I” witness type narrative point of view, coupled with the plot development, this makes Nick become an Epiphany of life and an irreplaceable narrator. 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《了不起的盖茨比》中的人物形象解读
了不起的盖茨比中的人物形象解读引言《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德于1925年创作的一部文学名著。
故事以20世纪20年代为背景,通过主人公盖茨比及其周围人物的生活描写,展现了美国大萧条时期社会阶层分化和追逐梦想的主题。
本文将对《了不起的盖茨比》中几个关键人物进行形象解读。
1. 盖茨比 (Jay Gatsby)盖茨比是小说中最重要的角色之一,他是一个神秘而富有的百万富翁。
尽管他在社交场合表现得自信且风度翩翩,但内心深处却隐藏着孤独和渴望。
盖茨比追求着属于过去时光中的美好回忆,他希望能够重建与前女友黛西(Daisy)之间破碎的感情。
然而,在他看似浮华的生活背后,其实也暗藏着着虚荣、孤寂和无尽苦恼。
2. 尼克·卡拉威 (Nick Carraway)尼克是小说的叙述者和主角之一,他是一个理性和善良的年轻人。
作为盖茨比的邻居和好友,尼克在故事中担任着观察者和解释者的角色。
通过他对盖茨比及其他人物行为和动机的描写,读者可以更好地理解并体会到小说所传达的主题和情感。
3. 黛西·布坎南 (Daisy Buchanan)黛西是小说中另一个核心角色,她是一个充满魅力却也深受虚荣心驱使的女人。
黛西与盖茨比曾有过一段恋情,然而出于社会地位和家庭压力选择了与当时的丈夫汤姆·布坎南(Tom Buchanan)结婚。
尽管如此,她内心深处仍然对盖茨比抱有情感,并最终造成了故事悲剧性的结局。
4. 汤姆·布坎南 (Tom Buchanan)汤姆是黛西的丈夫,一个富有且强势的男人。
他代表着那个时期上流社会男性所拥有的阶级优越感和保守观念。
汤姆对黛西不忠,同时也经常表现出种族主义和傲慢的态度。
汤姆的形象暴露了社会阶层之间的差距以及那个时期男性主导社会中存在的性别问题。
结论《了不起的盖茨比》通过对盖茨比及其他关键角色形象的描写,展示了奢华与虚荣、爱与背叛、社会光鲜背后的冷漠和空虚等主题。
了不起的盖茨比人物分析——尼克综述
Nick
Fitzgerald’s voice
The Great Gatsby begins with Nick, a poetic bond trader, recalling some advice from his father: “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the peoplein this world
Nick travels to New York in 1922 to learn the bond business. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Gatsby. Nick is also Daisys cousin, which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gatsby. As a result of his relationship to these two characters, Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the novel, which functions as a personal memoir of his experiences with Gatsby in the summer of 1922. Nick is also well suited to narrating The Great Gatsby because of his temperament. As he tells the reader in Chapter I, he is tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener, and, as a result, others tend to talk to him and tell him their secrets. Gatsby, in particular, comes to trust him and treat him as a confidant.
论《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的作用
论《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的作用作者:李宜芯来源:《青年生活》2018年第10期摘要:《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克是一个来自美国中西部的年青人,他受过良好的教育,有着完善的人格,参加了第一次世界大战。
战争结束后,离开家乡决定去东部做债券生意。
故事基于尼克的回忆展开,尼克向读者介绍了自己在东部生活一年的所见所闻,所感所想,也向我们展示了一个道德堕落的精神荒园。
作为小说中联系各方的中心人物,尼克有着代言人和叙述者的双重作用。
关键词:尼克;代言人;叙述者;盖茨比;作用《了不起的盖茨比》是司各特·菲茨杰拉德的代表作之一,也是美国现代文学的经典之作。
小说讲述了盖茨比为梦想献身的故事。
他出身贫寒却不甘平庸,有着一颗倔强与执着的心,他深知金钱和地位对于一个人的意义,努力寻找机会提高自己摆脱现状,却无法在这个金钱至上道德堕落的冷漠社会获得想要的幸福。
在追求爱情的道路上,他天真浪漫,始终坚守着曾经的那份柔情,为它受尽等待和煎熬,却不曾意识到他深爱的女孩并没有自己想象的那么坚贞和勇敢,反而正是他死于非命的直接原因。
在追求财富的过程中,他执着热情,一心想进入上层社会,获得别人认可,不惜用谎言编织自己,用不法交易支撑自己。
在他那座梦幻般的城堡里住着的始终是自己那颗孤独的灵魂,盖茨比的梦想带有强烈的美国梦色彩,他代表了当时一代人的悲剧。
一、尼克的作用分析小说运用了第一人称叙述者尼克来讲述这个故事,使整个故事在尼克的回忆中展开。
尼克既是叙述者,在故事之外客观冷静的向人们讲述一系列事件,又是一个参与者,以自己的经历带动读者们参与其中。
(一)作者的代言人作者通过尼克之口来反映东部繁华表象之下精神的空虚,从而揭示美国爵士时代美国梦的幻灭。
作为一个胸怀大志的年轻人,尼克感到自己的家园不再是世界温暖的中心,于是打算去东部做债券生意。
然而仅在东部过了一年之后,尼克便对其深感失望,无法适应东部的生活。
正如作者一样,尼克对东部有一种复杂的感情。
《了不起的盖茨比》尼克人物形象分析 尼克是怎样的人
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思想的旅程——对《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的分析
- 250-校园英语 / 文艺研究confrontation with the group represented by Tom and Daisy promotes his image immensely.On one hand, Gatsby has gone a long way on the civilized side. Tom is a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shiny arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward …. It was a body capable of enormous leverage —a cruel body(Fitzgerald, 9). However, Gatsby is a gentleman with an understanding smile and a modest air around him. He always speaks in a polite manner and doesn ’t want any trouble with anybody. Tom ’s foul tongue humiliates himself in the presence of Gatsby ’s courtesy.On the other hand, people like Tom and Daisy dwarf in front of Gatsby. “Tom and Daisy have neither dream nor aspiration for their life. The only matter bothering them is how to spend the time as Daisy cries :‘What ’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon ?And the day after that, and the next thirty years ?’”(Fitzgerald, 65) Nevertheless, Gatsby has been running out of breath after his American Dream. He values self-made success and builds up his wealth with his own hands. On the contrary, Tom ’s value is commensurate with hedonism. “He sucks on his inherited money, squanders at his own will and takes the enjoyed privileges for granted.”(金莉, 秦亚青, 142页)In short, whereas Tom appears arrogant, pretentious and aggressive, Gatsby is modest, honest and amiable. Whereas Tom and Daisy plot to evade the responsibility, Gatsby heroically takesup the consequences. Gatsby ’s dedication to his ideal outrivals their meanness and depravity.IV . ConclusionGatsby has come a long way from the West to the East. Underneath his rough appearance lies his romantic ideal, pure good wishes and his consistent pursuit of that ideal. His entire life dwells on a noble aspiration. His unswerving belief, strong hope in every possibility and his innocence rivets him in his ideal world of goodness and purity, and presses him to build up a “paradise ” in the corrupted society. Gatsby ’s life is no tragedy. Gatsby in tears and blood rolls out a dramatic heroic epic in the Dollar Age. Thanks to Fitzgerald, we have the opportunity to see with our own eyes the marvelous scene —the greatness buried in an ordinary yet unusual westerner. 参考文献:[1]Fitzgerald,F.Scott.The Great Gatsby.Qingdao:The Qingdao Press,2003.[2]金莉,秦亚青.美国文学[M].北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1999.[3]李宜燮,常耀信.美国文学选读(下册)[M].天津:南开大学出版社,2002.[4]谢冰.论盖茨比爱情悲剧的成因[J].安徽文学(下半月),2016 (6).[5]张曌.浅析盖茨比的伟大精神[J].现代交际,2017(11).作者简介:孙金丹(1982-),女,汉族,江苏靖江人,硕士,讲师,主要从事英语语言文学及英汉翻译研究。
全新解读《了不起的盖茨比》主要人物分析
全新解读《了不起的盖茨比》主要人物分析1. 盖茨比(Gatsby)盖茨比是这部小说的中心人物,他的故事贯穿了整个小说。
盖茨比原名叫杰伊·盖茨比,是一个来自贫困家庭的商人。
他一直梦想着能够赢得黛西·布坎南的心,并与她共度美好时光。
为了实现这个梦想,盖茨比通过自己的努力,试图跨越社会的阶层壁垒。
1.1 人物特点盖茨比具有强烈的梦想追求精神,他坚信只要通过努力,就能够改变自己的命运。
他善良、热情、有爱心,对爱情充满执着。
然而,他同时也存在着虚荣、好面子的一面,过度追求物质财富,希望通过金钱来弥补自己内心的空虚。
1.2 人物分析盖茨比的一生可以用“梦想”和“悲剧”来形容。
他的梦想推动着他不断努力,然而现实却残酷地击碎了他的梦想。
他的悲剧在于,他始终没有认识到金钱并不能买到真正的爱情。
盖茨比的命运反映了美国梦的虚幻性和幻灭,揭示了社会阶层壁垒的难以跨越。
2. 黛西·布坎南(Daisy Buchanan)黛西是盖茨比心中永恒的梦中情人,一个美丽、优雅、富有魅力的女性。
然而,她也是一个自私、虚荣、缺乏责任感的女性。
她在盖茨比和汤姆·布坎南之间摇摆不定,最终选择回到了汤姆的身边。
2.1 人物特点黛西是一个典型的上层社会女性,她外表美丽,性格迷人,但内心却充满了虚荣和自私。
她对待盖茨比和汤姆的态度,揭示了她在道德和情感上的矛盾。
2.2 人物分析黛西在小说中扮演了一个重要的角色,她的选择和行为对盖茨比的命运产生了深远的影响。
她的形象反映了当时美国上层社会的虚伪和腐败,揭示了女性在社会压力下的无奈和挣扎。
3. 尼克·卡拉威(Nick Carraway)尼克是盖茨比和黛西故事的主要叙述者,他是一个来自中西部的年轻证券经纪人。
在小说的结尾,尼克完成了从旁观者到参与者再到旁观者的转变。
3.1 人物特点尼克具有诚实、善良的品质,他对身边的人和事持有自己的见解。
他既参与了盖茨比和黛西的故事,又始终保持一定的距离,以旁观者的身份见证了整个事件的经过。
论《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的作用
论《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的作用摘要]《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克是一个来自美国中西部的年青人,他受过良好的教育,有着完善的人格,参加了第一次世界大战。
战争结束后,离开家乡决定去东部做债券生意。
故事基于尼克的回忆展开,尼克向读者介绍了自己在东部生活一年的所见所闻,所感所想,也向我们展示了一个道德堕落的精神荒园。
作为小说中联系各方的中心人物,尼克有着代言人和叙述者的双重作用。
[关键词]尼克;代言人;叙述者;盖茨比;作用一、引言《了不起的盖茨比》是司各特·菲茨杰拉德的代表作之一,也是美国现代文学的经典之作。
小说讲述了盖茨比为梦想献身的故事。
他出身贫寒却不甘平庸,有着一颗倔强与执着的心,他深知金钱和地位对于一个人的意义,努力寻找机会提高自己摆脱现状,却无法在这个金钱至上道德堕落的冷漠社会获得想要的幸福。
在追求爱情的道路上,他天真浪漫,始终坚守着曾经的那份柔情,为它受尽等待和煎熬,却不曾意识到他深爱的女孩并没有自己想象的那么坚贞和勇敢,反而正是他死于非命的直接原因。
在追求财富的过程中,他执着热情,一心想进入上层社会,获得别人认可,不惜用谎言编织自己,用不法交易支撑自己。
在他那座梦幻般的城堡里住着的始终是自己那颗孤独的灵魂,盖茨比的梦想带有强烈的美国梦色彩,他代表了当时一代人的悲剧。
二、尼克的作用分析小说运用了第一人称叙述者尼克来讲述这个故事,使整个故事在尼克的回忆中展开。
尼克既是叙述者,在故事之外客观冷静的向人们讲述一系列事件,又是一个参与者,以自己的经历带动读者们参与其中。
(一)作者的代言人作者通过尼克之口来反映东部繁华表象之下精神的空虚,从而揭示美国爵士时代美国梦的幻灭。
作为一个胸怀大志的年轻人,尼克感到自己的家园不再是世界温暖的中心,于是打算去东部做债券生意。
然而仅在东部过了一年之后,尼克便对其深感失望,无法适应东部的生活。
正如作者一样,尼克对东部有一种复杂的感情。
在这里阶级意识是非常强烈的,上层社会的富人们,虽是财富和权利的象征,但他们虚伪自私,精神空虚,道德败坏。
《了不起的盖茨比》叙事视角的研究
《了不起的盖茨比》叙事视角的研究《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F. Scott Fitzgerald创作的一部经典小说,通过对20世纪20年代美国的社会风貌和人性的描写,展现了一个关于追逐梦想和追求真爱的故事。
在小说中,叙事视角起到了重要的作用,通过不同的叙事视角,读者可以更加全面地了解故事的背景和人物的内心世界。
本文将对《了不起的盖茨比》叙事视角进行深入研究。
首先,小说的叙述者是一位名叫尼克·卡拉威(Nick Carraway)的人物,他也是故事的主角之一、尼克在小说中被描述成一个善良、正直的人,他来自中西部的一个小镇,为了在纽约追寻金钱和事业的成功而来到了东部。
作为一个观察者,尼克亲身经历了盖茨比及其周围人物的故事,他用自己的叙述把整个故事呈现给读者。
尼克的叙述既客观又主观,他在回忆过去的同时,也会加入自己的价值观和情感。
通过尼克的叙述,读者能够深入了解盖茨比这个角色,同时也能感受到他对于东部社会的批评与思考。
其次,小说中还经常会使用第一人称复数的叙述方式,这是指尼克和其他人物一起展开的群体叙述。
在这种叙述方式中,尼克并不是唯一的叙述者,其他人物也会在自己的角度上述说故事。
例如,在一场派对中,尼克和其他人一起看到了盖茨比的豪华别墅和盛大聚会,他们从各自的角度分别描述了这个场景。
通过这种叙事方式,读者可以了解到不同人物对于同一事件的不同看法和感受,这种多视角的叙述,使小说更具深度和复杂性。
另外,小说中还巧妙地运用了日记的形式,将一些人物的内心独白呈现出来。
其中,尤以盖茨比的日记最为重要。
通过盖茨比的日记,读者可以深入了解到他心中对于黛西的爱恋之情以及对过去美好时光的追忆。
盖茨比的日记呈现了他那种童话般的爱情观和对美好事物的向往,同时也让读者感受到了他内心的孤独与无助。
通过这种独白的方式,读者可以更加贴近盖茨比的内心世界,感受他所经历的矛盾和纠结。
最后,小说中还采用了远离主人公的叙述视角,通过关注次要人物的叙述,展现了他们对主人公的评价和思考。
解读了不起的盖茨比(3)
解读了不起的盖茨比(3)解读了不起的盖茨比尼克虽然没有把想法说完,但这段话的斜体部分清楚地说明他想象自己跟着这些女子走进“温馨的黑暗之中”;她们的微笑是一种邀请的微笑。
换言之,城市“那种奔放冒险的情调”对他来说是由它所提供的无限艳遇的可能性。
这不是尼克青少年时代具有传统道德标准、“只有儿童和年迈的老人可幸免于无休止的闲言碎语”的威斯康星州,而他似乎也为此深感庆幸。
尼克和乔丹的关系也暴露出小说所谴责的堕落对尼克的吸引力。
乔丹相貌迷人,但是不诚实,她的世界是无所顾忌寻欢作乐的世界。
尼克不仅认为“女人不诚实,对此不必苛责”,甚至喜欢乔丹的不诚实,因为他相信这有助于掩盖他所渴望的秘密的风流韵事:“我认为她在年纪很轻的时候就开始耍弄花招,以便对世人保持那个冷漠傲慢的微笑,而又能满足她的坚实矫健躯体的要求。
”另外,尼克声称,是“生活的变幻无穷和多姿多彩”使他“既感到陶醉又感到厌恶”,其实是他难以抗拒现代社会的极度庸俗和浮华。
因此,在小说集中体现庸俗和浮华的种种场面中,无论是盖茨比的豪宅中举行的通宵达旦的宴会,还是汤姆和梅特尔的公寓套房里的纵酒狂欢,尼克都喝得酩酊大醉,迟迟不忍离去。
由此可见,作为小说的道德中心,尼克反映了作者意识形态的局限性及其对穷奢极欲、灯红酒绿的生活的眷恋。
尤其发人深省的是,小说对下层阶级的代表乔治威尔逊的刻画几乎颠覆了天真和堕落的对立,违背了小说的创作宗旨,表现出意识形态在文本中的自身否定。
乔治是小说中唯一真正天真的人物和无辜的受害者。
他从不伤害人,对谁都信任,像孩子一样单纯。
虽然他和盖茨比一样也是个梦想家,但他安分守法,惨淡经营,被迫生活在灰土谷中。
然而在这部痛惜失去的天真的作品中,对唯一真正天真的人物的刻画却是否定性的。
威尔逊被描写成一个无知、毫无个性的可怜虫。
这同小说对富人绘声绘色、极尽语言之华美的描写形成鲜明对照。
这样,小说不仅否定了不甘堕落的天真,而且掩盖了压迫下层阶级的资本主义社会经济现实。
《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的叙述者角色分析
《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的叙述者角色分析作者:赵广州来源:《新教育时代·教师版》2018年第41期摘要:两次世界大战之间,美国由农业社会逐渐过渡到工业社会。
在此转变过程之中,旧与新之间出现了许多激烈的碰撞,旧的传统和道德不断受到新的潮流和思想的撞击。
经济上的短暂繁荣和精神上的长期贫乏之间出现了一定的矛盾。
这个特殊时期在美国历史上被冠之以“爵士时代”。
《了不起的盖茨比》被认为是记录这个时代的最好作品。
本文拟通过叙述者——尼克这一重要人物来分析小说记录时代的成功之处。
关键词:《了不起的盖茨比》叙述者尼克人物分析引言小说本是虚构,但是作者在虚构之时会采取多种技巧和方式力图让作品给读者以真实可信的感觉。
在众多方式之中,叙述者在小说的真实性方面扮演了一个非常重要的角色。
①一次世界大战之后的二十年代也被称为“喧嚣的20年代”和“爵士时代”,前者侧重于美国快速的工业化、城市化带来了激动的震颤和混乱的骚动,热闹的喧嚣之声处处可闻。
而后者则侧重于破陈规,标新异,反传统,求变革的急剧社会观念和文化意识的转变。
《了不起的盖茨比》一直被公认为是书写美国二十世纪二十年代的代表作品,时代的印迹自然是在书中处处可见。
此前研究侧重于从美国梦角度分析盖茨比,从女性主义角度分析黛西,但是小说中的另一个主要人物----叙述者尼克则较少得到应有的注意。
不管是从人物重要性,还是从小说时代性,本文都觉得汤姆这一人物具有重要意义。
本文拟从尼克在美国社会巨变之时的处境来进行人物分析。
《了不起的盖茨比》以父亲对叙述者尼克涉世未深时的建议作为开篇,即“每逢你想要批评任何人的时候,你就记住,这个世界上所有的人,并不是个个都有过你那些优越条件。
”此后,叙述者将该建议记在心中,时时想起。
该建议自然对叙述者产生了重要的影响。
父亲建议的大致意思是让尼克不要轻易批评任何人,尼克因此也就习惯于保留多所有人的判断。
尼克的此种习惯让周围朋友乐于向其吐露心声和秘密,不仅是乐于表达,而且是毫无保留地向尼克倾述。
解读《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的自我探寻
解读《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的自我探寻作者:熊锐来源:《北方文学》2018年第03期摘要:本文主要基于《了不起的盖茨比》中具体情节,对文中主角尼克的自我探寻进行相关研讨,并结合本人主观色彩,对此书的现实意义进行阐述,以供参考。
关键词:《了不起的盖茨比》;尼克;自我探寻《了不起的盖茨比》是作家菲兹杰拉德的代表作,不仅在美国在文学领域上占据着重要的地位,同时在中国也引起了强烈的凡响。
而本书主要通过主角尼克的叙述,让读者了解到了一个具有表面上丰富多彩,但实际黑暗空虚的社会。
不仅如此,书中还利用了大部分的篇幅,对主人公尼克在自我救赎以及自我探寻上进行了描写,因此对其进行解读不仅能够让我们深度的了解到当时社会的背景以及历史,更能够引发出我们对回归真我的思考。
一、《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的作用在《了不起的盖茨比》中,主要讲述了美国20世纪20年代期间,主人公盖茨比为追寻“理想中的爱情”从一个贫穷的军官变成了富翁,但却依旧成为了爱情牺牲品的故事。
而尼克在书中所承担的更多是一个叙述者的身份,并在自我找寻的道路上讲述着盖茨比以及女主黛西之间的故事。
在小说关系中,尼克所面向的是读者,而作者则通过尼克的讲述成为始终贯彻在小说之中的直接叙述人,使得这部小说看似是介绍盖茨比与黛西之间往事,但却承担了反映当时社会现状以及作者自身焦灼情感的重担。
在小说中,尼克不仅是第一叙述人,同样也作为小说中的重要角色,起到了推动故事情节发展的作用。
与此同时,尼克的角色更加贴近了作者自身的精神世界,并以此种读者能够接受的方式,对当时社会的黑暗以及混乱进行了抨击。
而在小说中,尼克不仅参加了第一次世界大战,同时也去东部学习金融,而后利用假期到了纽约并结识了盖茨比。
在书中,尼克是一个对外面世界以及周围人都充满兴趣以及好奇心人,并愿意倾听别人以及讲述自己的故事。
同时与一般小说讲述人不同,尼克在书中具有一个非常完整的身份,因此其既能够深入到盖茨比的生活中,又能够跳脱而出成为一个独立客观人以讲述盖茨比的故事。
nick对盖茨比的评价
nick对盖茨比的评价
尼克对盖茨比的评价
尼克·卡拉威是小说《了不起的盖茨比》的旁观者和叙述者。
通过他的眼睛,
我们得以观察并了解到了关于盖茨比的种种事情。
尼克是一个正直、有道德观念的年轻人,他对盖茨比的评价充满了敬仰和钦佩。
尼克对盖茨比的评价中最显著的特点是他对盖茨比的热情赞扬。
尽管盖茨比是
一个神秘而富有的人,但尼克却意识到他是一个非凡的人物。
他认为盖茨比是“最
后一批高尚的迷失者”,并强调了盖茨比对于实现美国梦的坚持和努力。
尼克将盖
茨比视为一个“普通人”之上的人,他的蓝色上衣象征着他追求的无法实现的梦想。
尼克对盖茨比的评价还包括对他的独特性和才华的称赞。
尽管盖茨比的财富和
生活方式引人注目,但尼克看到了他所隐藏的内心的美和迷人之处。
他认为盖茨比的热爱和激情是无可比拟的,他能够全身心地投入到自己的梦想和追求中。
然而,尼克对盖茨比的评价也并非一味地赞美。
他也见识到了盖茨比追求黛西
的盲目和不切实际之处。
尼克认为盖茨比对黛西的痴迷超出了理性的范畴,他的爱情是建立在过去的记忆和理想化中的。
尼克对盖茨比这种不切实际的追求感到心痛,因为他明白这种追求最终注定会破灭。
总的来说,尼克对盖茨比的评价是积极的,他对盖茨比的才华、热情和奉献精
神表示了赞赏。
尽管尼克也看到了盖茨比追求黛西的盲目和不现实之处,但他对盖茨比的态度依然充满了敬意。
通过他的评价,读者能够更好地理解盖茨比这个角色,并对他的追求和梦想产生深入的思考。
倾听智叟:《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克原型新解
倾听智叟:《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克原型新解论文摘要:尼克·卡罗威是菲茨杰拉德的成名作《了不起的盖茨比》中的主要人物之一。
在学界关于此书的批评中,汤姆,黛西,盖茨比的原型已为大多数人所熟知,而对尼克的研究则大多停留在对其叙述视角的分析。
本文试图以神话原型批评为理论基础,说明尼克这一人物的原型是“智叟”。
十九世纪三十年代以来,原型批评在西方文学批评领域渐渐兴起这得益于卡尔·荣格的巨大贡献。
根据荣格的研究,“原型”一词是指文学作品中反复出现的母题,主题或叙述设计等文学现象。
他将弗洛伊德关于无意识的理论发展为集体无意识理论,将在文学作品中反复出现的集体无意识因素称为“母题”或“原型”。
在他关于原型的理论着作中包括很多种类,其中一种称为“智叟”原型。
本文试图说明存《了不起的盖茨比》一书中,尼克·卡罗威的原型为智叟。
1.尼克形象中智叟的基本特征智叟通常以善良而富有智慧的老人形象出现,凭借个人智慧,为人们讲述故事,提供指导。
其讲故事的神秘方式通常会给渎者留下深刻的印象,从而引发人们思考。
书中尼克这一形象最鲜明的特点就是他敏锐的洞察力。
叙述伊始尼克便在自我介绍中称自己被误认为一个“政客”。
这种指控的根据就是他拥有对人心敏锐的观察力。
尼克擅长从微小的细节中捕捉别人不易察觉的想法。
盖茨比简单的一句话:“我想把驾驶盘扳过来”,就足以让尼克猜到车祸的真相。
尼克的洞察力使他能够看清事物的本质。
在物欲横流的大城市,他以旁观者的身份冷静地观察自身和这座城市。
“我既身存其中又置身其外,对人生的千变万化既感到陶醉,又感到厌恶。
”当人们围绕盖茨比的真实身份争论不休的时候,尼克一语道破天机——他是上帝的儿子。
在《了不起的盖茨比》一书中,卡罗威是个有智慧的人,与经常以哲人形象出现的智史一样,他有着自己的生活哲学。
在盖茨比的宴会上尼克想起了一句话,“世上只有被迫求者和追求者,忙碌的人和疲倦的人。
”仔细想来,这四个简单的词已经涵盖了中所有人的境况,不管贫富,无论贵贱。
《了不起的盖茨比》读书笔记
《了不起的盖茨比》读书笔记《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德创作的一部文学经典,出版于1925年。
这部小说描绘了二十世纪初美国社会的繁荣与腐败,以及人类追求梦想的悲剧性命运。
在接下来的文本中,我将分享《了不起的盖茨比》给我带来的思考和启示。
第一部分:人物描写小说的主要人物包括了主人公尼克·卡拉维和他的邻居盖茨比,以及盖茨比心中永远的爱情象征黛西。
尼克作为旁观者和叙述者,通过他的眼睛我们看到了这些人物的内心世界和命运。
尼克·卡拉维是一个诚实正直的人,他努力工作并追求美好的生活。
他对盖茨比的敬佩和对黛西无法实现的爱情让我反思了现实中的道德观念和所谓的“美国梦”。
盖茨比则代表了一个虚幻的追逐梦想者,他通过不正当手段积累财富,但最终却无法得到他真正想要的爱情和幸福。
第二部分:社会景观小说以20世纪初的纽约市为背景,描绘了当时美国社会的鲜明特征。
所谓的“爵士时代”是繁华而腐败的象征,人们追求物质享受和社交场合的浮华。
但这种繁荣的背后却隐藏着虚伪、道德沦丧和无尽的空虚。
尤其在《了不起的盖茨比》中,斯科特·菲茨杰拉德通过对派对、社交场合和华丽住宅的描写,展示了社会精英们的虚荣浮华和堕落。
而世俗的道德束缚使得真正的美好和幸福无法实现。
第三部分:金钱与爱情《了不起的盖茨比》的核心主题之一是金钱与爱情的冲突与纠结。
盖茨比通过追逐财富,希望能够拥有他心中的理想女人黛西。
但事实上,黛西与他结婚时已然改变,对金钱和社会地位更加看重。
这使我思考了金钱与幸福之间的关系。
尽管金钱可以带来物质享受,但它并不能保证真正的幸福和满足。
在追求金钱的过程中,人们往往忽略了爱情、友谊和内心的满足。
这让我反思自己对于金钱和幸福的追求,在追逐物质的同时,应该更加注重人际关系和内心的平静。
结语:通过阅读《了不起的盖茨比》,我对人性的贪婪、社会的虚伪和爱情的追求有了更深刻的认识。
这本小说通过揭示美国社会的阴暗面,以及人类在物质追求中迷失的命运,给我带来了思考和启示。
了不起的盖茨比人物分析——尼克
In fact, like with Fitzgerald , Nick also
came from middle-class families, joined
the army in a battle , and retired to New York to develop. Nick fell in love with another rich girl- Daisy 's friend Jordan, had amazed and pleased to enjoy the luxurious life in New York high society. With Gatsby 's death , he clearly recognized
Nick travels to New York in 1922 to learn the bond business. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Gatsby. Nick is also Daisys cousin, which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gatsby. As a result of his relationship to these two characters, Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the novel, which functions as a personal memoir of his experiences with Gatsby in the summer of 1922. Nick is also well suited to narrating The Great Gatsby because of his temperament. As he tells the reader in Chapter I, he is tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener, and, as a result, others tend to talk to him and tell him their secrets. Gatsby, in particular, comes to trust him and treat him as a confidant.
《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克形象分析
摘要尼克作为《了不起的盖茨比》中的主人公,是作者以高超的艺术手法精心塑造的人物。
尼克形象的性格特征主要有理智、宽容、对立三个方面,他在文中充当许多重要作用,他是连接着众多人物的核心,是参与小说关键事件的重要人物,是承担叙述全文的叙述者,同时,他还拥有“见证者”、“代言人”的特殊意义。
分析尼克的形象有助于读者对他有一个全面的认知,这对于理解文章的主旨有着很大提升。
关键词:尼克性格作用意义AbstractNick, as the protagonist in the Great Gatsby, is a character carefully created by the author with superb artistic techniques. Nick's characters are mainly rational, tolerant and antagonistic. He plays a lot of important roles in the text. He is the core of many characters, an important person who takes part in the key events of the novel, a narrator who undertakes the narrative. At the same time, he also has the special significance of "witness" and "spokesperson". Analyzing Nick's image will help readers to have a comprehensive understanding of him, which will greatly improve the understanding of the main idea of the article.Key words: Nick;character;Effect;Significance目录一、引言 (2)二、尼克形象的性格分析 (2)(一)理智 (3)(二)宽容 (5)(三)对立 (7)三、尼克形象的作用 (9)(一)连接者的作用 (10)(二)参与者的作用 (11)(三)叙事者的作用 (11)四、尼克形象的意义 (13)(一)作者的代言人 (13)(二)时代的见证者 (15)五、结语 (16)参考文献 (16)致谢................................. 错误!未定义书签。
尼克·卡拉威对“基本道德观念”的反叛与回归 ——《了不起的盖茨比》人物形象新解
World Literature Studies 世界文学研究, 2019, 7(3), 101-105Published Online September 2019 in Hans. /journal/wlshttps:///10.12677/wls.2019.73017Nick Carraway’s Rebellion and Return to“A Sense of Fundamental Morality”—A New Analysis of a Character of The Great GatsbyMengyuan ZhengCollege of Chinese Language and Literature, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou FujianReceived: Aug. 14th, 2019; accepted: Aug. 26th, 2019; published: Sep. 2nd, 2019AbstractIn Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway has a unique position. Nick’s narrator identity en-sures that the work becomes a compact organic whole, and Nick’s limited narrative makes the work full of dramatic suspense. This paper argues that Nick Carraway not only plays an important role in the structure of the novel, but also deserves to be analysed in his own character and image.Nick is an intellectual with deep rationality and tolerance. Moreover, the quality of rationality and tolerance does not remain unchanged, but gradually grows up with the plot of the novel, which is manifested in Nick’s rebellion and return to the “basic moral concept”. This paper analyzes this process by means of literary and artistic theory of contradiction analysis.KeywordsFitzgerald, Nick Carraway, Contradictory Analysis尼克·卡拉威对“基本道德观念”的反叛与回归——《了不起的盖茨比》人物形象新解郑梦园福建师范大学文学院,福建福州收稿日期:2019年8月14日;录用日期:2019年8月26日;发布日期:2019年9月2日摘要菲茨杰拉德的《了不起的盖茨比》中,尼克·卡拉威具有独特的地位。
浮华阅尽别见天——《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的成长解读
浮华阅尽别见天——《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的成长解读隋亚男
【期刊名称】《中南林业科技大学学报(社会科学版)》
【年(卷),期】2012(006)005
【摘要】在《了不起的盖茨比》中,菲茨杰拉德通过叙述者尼克卡络威,向读者呈献了一阕华丽的"爵士时代"的挽歌。
尼克既是一个特殊的叙述者,即对叙述的完整性与主题的突显发挥着不可替代的作用;同时,他又是小说的主人公——盖茨比的故事也是关于尼克成长的故事。
尼克的东部之行使他完成了人生路上的成长礼,获得了认识论上的成熟。
【总页数】4页(P112-115)
【作者】隋亚男
【作者单位】山东大学外国语学院,山东济南250100
【正文语种】中文
【中图分类】H313
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Disillusion of American Dream--Nick
Nick is not only the narrator [nə'reɪtə] of the story, but also a participant in the story. Nick has his American Dream too. He went east with dreams. He was going to learn the bond [bɑnd] business and read books. He wanted to be a literary and well-rounded man. But at last, he left east ruthfully which had always for him a quality of distortion. He was back to his origin ['ɔrɪdʒɪn] where he can live poetically. This means that his dream shattered. He couldn’t realize what he wanted to achieve in east. Like he said, we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly ['si:slisli] into the past [pæst].When we are going forward, we are always pushed back by reality. From g, he saw the foulness and brutality [brʊ'tæləti] in the society. G’s tragedy made him realize the spiritual emptiness and moral bankruptcy ['bæŋkrʌptsi] in a personal hedonism ['hiːd(ə)nɪz(ə)m; 'he-]way of living. He found east a spiritual ruins without soul. From our analysis of Gatsby’ s and Nick’s disillusioned American Dream and the symbolism in the novel, we can see it hard to realize American Dream in such a society. At the end of the story, Nick made arrangements for Gatsby’s funeral, meanwhile, he was bidding his farewell to the sordid society.
Why did Nick choose to go back to middle west? In the novel,
according to his description of middle west: not…but… Please pay attention to the characters in red. We can learn middle west gave Nick a simple and natural impression. As we know, nature symbolizes purity and virtues. And it helps people to keep a simple mind and inner peace. So we believe that Nick wanted to pursue pure thought and escape from the material world, and to chase spiritual liberation, so as to be free in spirit.
We see the author created Nick, Nick witnessed the whole tragedy of Gatsby, that’s to say, the author saw the similar tragedy in real life. At the end of the story, Nick went back to middle west. Actually is the author who wanted to return to nature. He was one of the representative in that society. The generation, living in the society, trapped into the material world. They were tired and got lost. Going back to nature and pursuing freedom of spirit was a good choice.
That’s all. Thank you.。