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美国中西部城市卡罗威世家的后裔尼克(Nick)厌 倦了中西部的生活,到纽约当证券交易人并在市郊 长岛西卵区租了一套小屋。他的邻居便是豪华的盖 茨比公馆。小海湾对面的东卵区宫殿式的大厦住着 从芝加哥搬来的汤姆Tom和黛茜Daisy夫妇。黛茜是 尼克的远房表妹。汤姆是他大学里的同学,家里很 有钱。他性情暴戾、盛气凌人。黛茜忧郁而美丽, 她是盖茨比Gatsby以前的恋人。
果然,盖茨比请尼克安排他与黛茜的会面。 盖茨比在他的别墅与黛茜第一次见了面,又激动又 惶惑。她的表情告诉他可以挽回昔日的恋情。两人沉浸 在强烈的爱情之中,把站在一旁的尼克都遗忘了。但尼 克觉得黛茜远不如盖茨比的梦想。他的幻梦超越了她, 超越了一切。但黛茜激动的声音把他迷住了。 不久,汤姆带黛茜到盖茨比家赴宴。盖茨比把他的 来宾、纽约的女大明星和名导演介绍给他俩。盖茨比与 黛茜跳舞跳得挺起劲,但他感到很难使她理解。他想叫 黛茜对汤姆说,她从来没爱过他,然后两人自由地回老 家去结婚,仿佛5年前那样。
黛茜果真总是在下午悄悄来盖茨比家看他。他把所 有的仆人都辞退了。不久,尼克陪盖茨比去黛茜家作客, 汤姆很反感。盖茨比发觉:黛茜声音里充满了金钱。后 来他们一起上纽约去。汤姆责怪盖茨比给他制造家庭纠 纷,大骂盖茨比私自卖酒津赚大钱。盖茨比忍着跟黛茜 上一辆车。尼克也跟他们一起回长岛。 可是,黛茜因情绪激动,开着盖茨比的车子在归途 中将汤姆的情妇玛特尔撞死了。出事后她匆忙驾车逃走。 玛特尔的丈夫威尔逊发现肇事的汽车在盖茨比家, 以为是他撞死了妻子,便悄悄地潜入盖茨比的别墅,把 正在游泳的盖茨比打死了,然后在草丛里开枪自杀。
凶杀案发生后,尼克打电话给黛茜,但她和汤 姆带了行李,很早就出门去欧洲旅行了。黛茜既没 打来电报,也没送花圈。往日一起花天酒地的朋友 没有一个来参加盖茨比的葬礼,唯有他年老的父亲 和尼克…… 盖茨比为了久久地抱着的一个梦而付出了很高 的代价。他死后,尼克发觉是汤姆暗中挑拨威尔逊 去杀死盖茨比。他感到东部鬼影幢幢,世态炎凉, 便决定回中西部老家去。

了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)

了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)

了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)本文关键词:盖茨,了不起,精品,推荐,论文范文了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)本文简介:范文第一篇题目:论小说《了不起的盖茨比》的悲剧意识摘要:《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家菲茨杰拉德的代表作品。

在菲茨杰拉德这一部作品当中,其塑造了盖茨比等悲剧性的人物,表现了极为浓厚的悲剧意识,这些包含了菲茨杰拉德对于社会与人性的彻底思考与批判。

因此,要深入分析《了不起的盖茨比》中的悲剧意识,要了不起的盖茨比论文范文6篇(精品推荐)本文内容:范文第一篇题目:论小说《了不起的盖茨比》的悲剧意识摘要:《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家菲茨杰拉德的代表作品。

在菲茨杰拉德这一部作品当中, 其塑造了盖茨比等悲剧性的人物, 表现了极为浓厚的悲剧意识, 这些包含了菲茨杰拉德对于社会与人性的彻底思考与批判。

因此, 要深入分析《了不起的盖茨比》中的悲剧意识, 要深入到故事情节与人物塑造等方面, 充分的分析这种社会因素与个人因素交缠下的宿命悲剧, 才能够深刻的体会菲茨杰拉德的批判意识。

关键词:菲茨杰拉德; 《了不起的盖茨比》; 人生悲剧美国作家菲茨杰拉德所创作的《了不起的盖茨比》, 是一部蜚声文坛的小说。

菲茨杰拉德在自己的人生当中提取出自己的经历和感情思想, 在《了不起的盖茨比》里面创作了盖茨比这一悲剧性的人物。

《了不起的盖茨比》主要是以20世纪初期第一次世界大战之后一直到资本主义经济危机爆发之前的整个社会危机作为自己的创作背景, 以盖茨比的人生轨迹作为主要的线条, 揭示了盖茨比这一悲剧性人物的美国梦想破碎以及其个人性格的异化过程。

在这一部小说当中, 美国青年盖茨比实际上是曾经有着自己梦想的, 并且带着自己的梦想参与到第一次世界大战之中。

可是自己成为战斗英雄之后, 回到国内依然是面对着非常多的悲剧。

所以盖茨比的性格在经历了这些事件之后产生了异化, 特别是在世间无情讽刺的条件下, 盖茨比对于人生的认知有着逐渐的转化。

了不起的盖茨比论文

了不起的盖茨比论文

了不起的盖茨比论文引言《了不起的盖茨比》是一部经典的美国小说,由斯科特·菲茨杰拉德(F. Scott Fitzgerald)创作并于1925年出版。

这部小说以20世纪20年代的美国为背景,以盖茨比这个神秘的人物为中心,揭示了无尽的追求和欲望对人们的影响。

本论文将探讨《了不起的盖茨比》中的几个核心主题,包括社会阶层、幻想与现实、爱情和破灭。

通过分析这些主题,我们可以更好地理解小说中的人物关系和情节发展。

社会阶层《了不起的盖茨比》通过不同社会阶层的人物之间的关系,展示了20世纪20年代美国社会的复杂性。

小说中的人物分为新贵人士(如盖茨比)、上流社会(如汤姆·布坎南)和社会底层(如尼克·卡拉威)。

这三个社会阶层的对比反映了社会不平等和金钱对人们生活的影响。

盖茨比是一个自力更生的新贵人士,他从贫苦的家庭出身,通过努力工作和谋划,成为了一个财富拥有者。

他通过炫耀奢华的派对和奇特的装饰来吸引上流社会的注意,并试图实现他心中的幻想。

然而,尽管他已经拥有了经济财富,但他并不被上层社会真正接受,因为他没有正确的血统和教育背景。

尽管如此,盖茨比仍然坚定地相信自己可以通过金钱来克服一切,以便重返他与黛西·布坎南之间曾经的爱情。

值得注意的是,在小说中,菲茨杰拉德通过描绘不同社会阶层人物之间的交往和互动,暗示了一个社会阶层壁垒不可动摇的观点。

这种观点在小说结尾时体现得尤为明显,当盖茨比死于悲剧性的结局,他被社会所遗忘,也暗示了社会中个人努力与社会等级和约束之间的冲突。

幻想与现实《了不起的盖茨比》中的主人公盖茨比是一个相当幻想主义者。

他对黛西·布坎南抱有一种执着的爱情幻想,这种幻想驱使着他成为了一个事业有成的人,但同时也成为了他自己的枷锁。

这个主题反映了20世纪20年代的美国社会,被誉为“繁荣的疯狂”时代,被金钱和物质所主导。

盖茨比将黛西视为他的救赎和幸福的象征,他通过建造一座豪华的房子和举办流光溢彩的派对来吸引她的注意。

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时光在这首主题曲中倒回20世纪20年代的纽约长岛,随着尼克的视角,我们目睹了一场名为“了不起的盖茨比”的梦之悲剧。

《了不起的盖茨比》是菲茨杰拉德的杰出作品,讲述了20世纪的美国社会,美国人民在物欲横流的社会中,在金钱至上的价值国度里,逐渐迷失里自我,失去了精神追求。

以盖茨比为典型,最终梦想幻灭,其中,不无体现着现实主义特征。

从时代背景来看,当时美国在第一次世界大战中大发横财,经济发展迅速,出现了空前繁荣的局面,而小说正是以20年代这种繁荣的局面作为故事发生的环境背景。

欢歌载舞,奢华狂欢,纸醉金迷,灯红酒绿,这是对美国当时“爵士乐时代”的准确刻画。

就其故事取材上说,据说小说主人公盖茨比便是作者菲茨杰拉德,他们一样贫穷,一样经历过战争,一样是获得财富后才获得了爱情,因此,在情节安排上,感情流露上便多了几分真实。

对于人物形象的塑造,黛西是青春与财富的象征,是金钱的具体化。

或许之前她是爱过盖茨比的,但嫁做人妇后,他生活在优裕的生活中,她与再见的盖茨比玩起感情游戏,尽管盖茨比说:“她的声音充满了金钱。

”可他依然义无反顾的投入到与黛西的恋爱中,或许时过境迁,他并不是那么爱黛西了,他爱的是自己成功后可以追回逝去爱情的决心,他爱的是想要证明能力与金钱都拥有的自己。

可是不管怎样,黛西都是必要的证明,于是他爱黛西胜过爱自己了。

可是黛西并不这么想,他想要两个男人的爱,这种虚荣导致他不能舍弃汤姆太太的称号,在车祸事件后,黛西和汤姆退缩到金钱或者麻木不仁或者不管什么使他们留在一起的东西了,让盖茨比以死亡为代价替他们收拾烂摊子。

黛西的这种做法未免让我们有点心寒,但是我们没有权利去指责他。

人性都是自私的,爱别人前首先要爱自己,黛西只不过是爱自己胜过了爱爱情。

现在依旧也有很多女孩,宁可在宝马车里哭,也不愿在自行车上笑。

《了不起的盖茨比》:解析梦想与现实的碰撞

《了不起的盖茨比》:解析梦想与现实的碰撞

《了不起的盖茨比》:解析梦想与现实的碰撞引言1.1 概述《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F. Scott Fitzgerald于1925年创作的一部长篇小说。

这部小说以20世纪20年代的美国为背景,通过描述主人公杰伊·盖茨比追逐他的梦想,揭示了梦想与现实之间的冲突和碰撞。

本文将对这一主题进行深入解析。

1.2 文章结构本文分为五个部分,以下是各个部分的主要内容:2. 主题介绍:介绍《了不起的盖茨比》及其主要主题,并探讨梦想与现实之间碰撞和冲突的意义。

3. 梦想的追逐和破灭:探讨主人公盖茨比对于梦想的追求,以及社会阶层和其他障碍对梦想实现的影响。

4. 现实世界中的虚幻与真实性:分析茉莉花之夜派对带来的虚幻感受以及真实生活中存在的欺骗与伪装。

5. 结论:总结文章中提出的观点,并评价梦想与现实之间找到平衡点的重要性。

1.3 目的本文旨在通过对《了不起的盖茨比》这部经典小说的解析,探讨梦想与现实之间的碰撞,并强调找到平衡点的重要性。

通过深入分析盖茨比追逐梦想和面对现实的过程,我们可以获得关于人生和价值观的启示,帮助我们更好地理解和应对现实世界中存在的挑战。

2. 主题介绍2.1 《了不起的盖茨比》简介《了不起的盖茨比》是由美国作家F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德于1925年所撰写的一部小说。

这部小说以20世纪20年代的美国为背景,通过对主人公盖茨比及他周围人物的描写,展现了美国社会经济繁荣与道德堕落并存的局面,并深入探讨了梦想与现实之间的冲突和碰撞。

2.2 梦想与现实主题分析梦想与现实是整个小说的核心主题之一。

菲茨杰拉德通过塑造主人公盖茨比和其他角色的形象,呈现出他们不同的梦想,并揭示了这些梦想在现实面前遭遇到的种种挫折。

从盖茨比追求那个曾经令他痴迷的女人黛西开始,到其他角色渴望通过财富和地位来改变自身境遇,小说中展示了各种各样的梦想。

然而,在这个充满虚假和追逐表面外表光鲜的社会中,这些梦想往往不可实现,甚至最终破灭,暴露出现实的残酷和虚幻。

了不起的盖茨比论文提纲

了不起的盖茨比论文提纲

毕业论文写作提纲
标题:从盖茨比的悲剧看美国梦
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[摘要] 《了不起的盖茨比》被公认为菲茨杰拉德最好的小说,在很长一段时间里,它被认为是“喧嚣的二十年代”的最佳代言,并且作为美国中学生必读的文学作品。

通过对“美国梦”、盖茨比所生活的时代及其个人因素的研究来解读盖茨比悲剧的必然性。

[关键词] 盖茨比悲剧美国梦
[引言]
[正文]
一、盖茨比的梦和美国梦
1.1 美国梦的起源
1.2 美国梦的实质
1.3 盖茨比美国梦错误的化身----黛西
二、盖茨比美国梦破灭的社会根源
2.1 新富和贵族之间的矛盾
2.1.1 经济地位不同
2.1.2 社会斗争
2.2 上层阶级对社会的残酷迫害
三、盖茨比美国梦破灭的自我因素
3.1 盖茨比对纯洁爱情的追求
3.2 盖茨比对金钱的盲目崇拜
3.3 盖茨比对建立财富缺乏批判的眼光
3.4盖茨比的性格缺陷
四、盖茨比悲剧的启示
五、结语。

《了不起的盖茨比》:美国梦与虚幻的追逐

《了不起的盖茨比》:美国梦与虚幻的追逐

《了不起的盖茨比》:美国梦与虚幻的追逐1. 引言1.1 概述《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家菲茨杰拉德于1925年创作的一部文学经典之作。

该小说通过展现20世纪20年代纽约社会的繁华与虚幻,深入探讨了美国梦以及人们对于财富、地位和爱情的追逐。

本文将围绕着《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说展开论述,剖析其中所蕴含的美国梦与虚幻追逐的主题,并对主要人物盖茨比进行详尽分析,最后总结该小说在揭示美国梦的破灭以及现实生活中虚幻追逐所带来的思考与启示。

1.2 文章结构本文共分为五个部分:引言、美国梦与虚幻的追逐、盖茨比人物形象分析、社会阶层与人性冲突展现以及结论。

在引言部分,我们将介绍文章整体框架,并明确本文研究目标。

随后,在第二部分中,我们将探讨美国梦及其起源,并通过具体分析盖茨比对美国梦的追求,揭示虚幻与现实之间的对立。

第三部分将对盖茨比人物形象进行细致分析,包括其背景与身份塑造、财富与社会地位在象征性意义上的作用,以及盖茨比作为达成美国梦代表性角色形象的深入剖析。

接着,在第四部分中,我们将探讨富豪阶层的生活和价值观念,并通过平民阶层与富有阶层之间的矛盾冲突展示虚幻追逐中存在的人性困境。

最后,在结论部分中,我们将对美国梦在小说中的解构与重新审视进行总结,并强调《了不起的盖茨比》所反映出来的美国梦破灭以及对现实生活中虚幻追逐带来的思考与启示。

1.3 目的本文旨在通过对《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说内容和主题进行详尽分析,探讨其中关于美国梦以及虚幻追逐的内涵。

通过剖析主要人物盖茨比和他在社会阶层冲突中扮演的角色,本文将解构小说中美国梦的含义,并重新审视美国梦的真实性与可行性。

同时,我们还将思考小说中对于虚幻追逐的描绘,以及这种现象在现实生活中的存在与影响。

通过深入分析和综合研究,本文旨在为读者提供一个更加全面和深入的理解美国梦和虚幻追逐的角度,进而引发对于现实生活中价值观念、社会阶层以及个人追求等问题的思考与启示。

2. 美国梦与虚幻的追逐2.1 美国梦的定义与起源美国梦是指每个人都有机会通过勤奋工作和个人努力实现自身的成功和繁荣的理念。

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的经典小说之一,出版于1925年,描述了20世纪20年代的美国社会,以及其中一个富豪盖茨比与他的一段复杂的爱情故事。

本文将重点就小说中所反映的美国社会特点、人物性格以及主题等方面进行分析。

一、美国社会特点20世纪20年代的美国是一个经济快速发展的时期,许多人暴富,社会经济上的分化呈现出日益扩大的趋势。

在小说中,以盖茨比为代表的新贵阶层通过参加派对、穿着奢华、驾驶跑车等方式表现出自身的地位和财富,他们住在纽约市的豪华公寓和大别墅中,过着奢侈的生活。

另一方面,以尼克为代表的老牌贵族则更加关注传统的美国价值观,例如诚实、正直和尊重等。

他们有着良好的教育背景和社会地位,并且保持着旧时美国家族的风貌,但他们却无法抵挡派对和酗酒所带来的诱惑,也逐渐沉浸在新兴阶层所提供的激情和魅力中,不断远离了自己的信仰和价值观。

二、人物性格小说中的人物形象各异,具有鲜明的个性特点。

其中,盖茨比的形象给人以神秘感和虚幻感。

他是一个新贵富豪,拥有极端的自信和独特的魅力,但却隐藏着一个不可说的秘密,他深深地爱着黛西,而黛西则是他过去的恋人,他为了重获黛西的爱情而不择手段,甚至牺牲了自己的生命。

另一方面,尼克·卡拉威是一个明智而正直的人,他具备敏锐的洞察力和自我控制力,能够准确地分辨出真实和虚假的东西。

他尊重一个人的精神品质,而不是他/她的地位和财富。

在整个故事中,尼克一直是一个中立的定海神针,既是旁观者,也是操纵者,他以公正、善良,审慎和谦逊的态度完成了自己的任务。

三、主题《了不起的盖茨比》通过描绘20世纪20年代的美国社会与个体,探讨了许多主题,其中最主要的是爱情、财富和社会信仰。

首先是爱情,小说中黛西和盖茨比的爱情故事可以说是本书的重点所在。

盖茨比的爱情是一种强烈的爱情,充满了牺牲和情感纠葛。

他追逐黛西的过程,如同幻梦般,美好而不真实。

而黛西的心灵遭到了一次次的打击,她感到被财产和地位所左右,最终选择放弃了盖茨比和她的爱情。

《青春与梦想:了不起的盖茨比》

《青春与梦想:了不起的盖茨比》

《青春与梦想:了不起的盖茨比》1. 引言1.1 概述《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德于1925年所写的一部经典小说。

该小说以20世纪20年代的美国为背景,通过主人公盖茨比的故事展现了青春与梦想的主题。

青春代表了无限的可能性,而梦想则象征着人们追求成功和幸福的渴望。

本文将深入探讨青春与梦想在小说中的表现,并进一步分析主角盖茨比对这两个主题的象征意义。

1.2 文章结构本文共分为五个部分。

首先,在引言部分,我们将对文章进行简要介绍,并明确文章目标和结构。

接下来,第二部分将重点分析青春与梦想这一主题,并细致描绘青春的特点和梦想的追求。

第三部分则聚焦于主角盖茨比,探讨他在小说中对青春和梦想所扮演的象征角色。

第四部分将剖析小说中反映出来的社会现实问题,包括贫富差距、虚荣与真爱冲突以及现实对个人梦想的限制。

最后,在结论部分,我们将总结本文主要观点和论点,并对青春、梦想以及《了不起的盖茨比》给予深入思考。

1.3 目的本文的目的在于通过对《了不起的盖茨比》这一经典作品的分析和探讨,深入剖析青春与梦想两个主题,并解释它们之间可能存在的关联。

同时,文章将着重研究主角盖茨比在小说中所象征的意义,揭示他对青春和梦想的努力与失望。

此外,本文还将讨论小说中反映出来的社会现实问题,帮助读者更好地理解当时美国社会环境。

通过深入思考青春、梦想以及《了不起的盖茨比》,本文试图给予读者启示和反思,引发对自身追求幸福与成功意义的思考。

2. 青春与梦想的主题分析2.1 描绘青春的特点在小说《了不起的盖茨比》中,青春被描绘为充满活力、追求自由和无限可能性的阶段。

作者通过描述主要角色们的年轻时代来展示他们对美好事物的渴望和对未来梦想的追逐。

青春时期常常伴随着乐观、冲动和冒险精神,这些元素也贯穿了整个故事。

2.2 展示梦想的追求小说中各个角色都怀揣着追求梦想的渴望。

他们相信通过追逐自己内心深处所向往的东西,能够摆脱现实生活中的困境并获得真正意义上的成功与幸福。

了不起的盖茨比英文论文正稿

了不起的盖茨比英文论文正稿

了不起的盖茨比英文论文正稿Part One Introduction1.1 Research Background and SignificanceAs “the spokesman of a crucial and revealing period in the culturalfield of his country”,(Wang Weiping, 2004:57) Fitzgerald knows the societyclearly due to his rich personal experience and creates many characterslike Gatsby out of the American life. These novels describe the disillusionment of the American dream in the Jazz Age. And the reason isalways that the transformations of the values of traditional morality makepeople not believe in any hero but pursue individual consumption andenjoyment. Fitzgerald deeply feels the spiritual emptiness and moraldecadence under the superficial splendor and prosperity in that age, sohe is called the spokesman of the Jazz Age. Most of his works describe theexpectation, dissatisfaction and disappointment of the American younggeneration in the 1920s. One distinguishing feature of his works is thatthe close relationship between his personal experiences and works. Nearlyall the characters in his novel can find the original shapes inrealitysometimes even himself, especially in The Great Gatsby.1.2 Motivation and ObjectiveConsidering disillusion of the American dream, different people havedifferent understandings. “In its board sense, it refers to the ideal ofa nation such as democracy, equality and freedom. While in its narrow sense,it refers to the pursuit of obtaining success of life”. (Wang Weiping,2004:57) Essentially, the American dream is a confident desire forperfection by means of progress. But the history and reality of Americanhave proved that “the American dream” is, to some extent, a kind ofillusion.The great Gatsby is one of the representative works that reflects theillusory nature of the American dream.Part Two Gatsby’s American Dream Gatsby is the representative figure of a self-made man in the twenties. He is born in a poor family in the west of America, and his parents are shiftless and unsuccessful farm people. He comes to the big city—New York where the young men are inspired to make the most of their opportunities to get the key to be successful. They believe that they can be successful men in history, just like Benjamin Franklin, who has been ma n “of humble origin, narrow fortune, small advantages, and self-taught.”(Chen Qing,2006:18) The poor boy is inspired to do the great deeds by the example of Franklin, like Gatsby. So in the end, Gatsby gets wealth and fame by industry. Some people may think that Gatsby has fulfilled his dream; it is obvious that Gatsby’s dream is a symbol of the American dream for wealth and youth. However, Gatsby’s real dream is to win back his first love Daisy but not to get the money only. Gatsby genuinely has a belief that money can buy anything, innocently thinking that his wealth can erase the last five years of his and daisy’s l ove and reunite them at the original point of 1917. He falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy girl of the upper class and he wants to enter into the upper class through his efforts. Although he devotes his whole life to win the wealth and position, he fails totally at last. Why does he fail? In the thesis the reasons for his failure would be discussed.Part Three Reasons for the Disillusion3.1Gatsby’s Dream is out of Connection with the RealityGay Gatsby is a great young man who has many superficial characters. He tries his best to realize his dreams, but he fails at last. The reason is that he is completely an American dreamer, a man of great imagination and extraordinary hope. He is willing to do anything to gain the social status he thinks necessary to win back Daisy who i s the “golden girl”in his dream. His relentless quest for Daisy demonstrates that Gatsby has an outstanding ability to transform his dreams into reality. But actually, his great dream is swallowed up by the meanness of the upper class and his “golden girl”—Daisy, which are the superficial reasons for his failure. And the deep reason is that his dream is out of connection with the reality. In fact, the people in the twenties do n’t believe in the values oftraditional morality any longer and they have their philosophy of life—to “seize every day” and “enjoy every moment”.(Chen Qing, 2006:1) The differences in the understanding between Daisy and Gatsby narrates the distance between the dream and reality; while competition between Gatsby and Tom expresses the strange points of the material wealth and how fragile of the pursuit of the spirit. And the difference between Gatsby and upper class people reflects the downfall of the American society. All these contradictions and conflicts make people realize the fragile of the idealism when the dream confronts the reality. The pursuit of the spiritual life can not realize in the society which only pays a great attention to the material life.3.2 Gatsby’s Love for Daisy is IdealisticAt the last of the novel, he expresses himself “I love only one girl forever”, (F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:143) which represents a kind of idealism. But this kind of idealistic love can not be realized, because the girl whom he loves is just a superficial and vulgar woman in reality. For Daisy, love should be built on the wealth and high position and she has accustomed to this sense of security, which can make her live happily. But Gatsby who is born into a poor family gains his wealth and position criminally; he can not give Daisy the security which she has accustomed to. And Daisy will not love anyone who can not give her this kind of securi ty. So in front of Daisy, Gatsby’s real love is an idealistic dream, and this dream can not be realized forever.Just as Americans have endued America with meaning through their dreamsfor their own lives, Gatsby instills Daisy with a sort of idealized perfection that she neither deserves nor possesses. Just as the American dream in the roaring twenties is ruined by theunworthiness of its goal, money and pleasure, Gatsby’s dream is ruined by the unworthiness of its goal, Daisy. “He knew that Daisy was extr aordinary, but he didn’t realize just how extraordinary a ‘nice’ girl could be.”(Chen Qing, 2006:25) In Gatsby’s eyes, Daisy is a noble fairy, but she is a superficial and vulgar woman in reality.Gatsby’s love and the American dream connect closely because his first love Daisy is the embodiment of his dream. Daisy is the symbol of wealth and position, and marrying Daisy means entering into the upper class, so he devotes his whole life to win her back. But he fails at last, that is because he can not recognize Daisy clearly and his blindness leads to his death in the end.3.2.1Daisy in RealityDaisy is born into the upper class and grows up in wealthy conditions, so she depends on wealth from her birth and only responds to surface. When Gatsby shows her around his splendid house, she admires what she sees. Later, Gatsby takes out a pile of shirts and throws them one by one before her. She likes these beautiful shirts so much that she even cries out, “They’re such beautiful shirts”, “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before”. (F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:124) “Daisy has n’t any practical value. The people whom Daisy likes are also beautiful without any true value.”(Chen Qing, 2006:15) When she takes part in Gatsby’s party, she s ee s many super stars that can only be seen on TV, which makes her very interested and excited. “Perhaps you k now that lady”, (F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:140) Gatsby indicates a gorgeous woman who sits in state under a white-plum tree. Daisy stares and says“She’s lovely”,“I’ve never met so many celebri ties, I like that man—what was his name?”.( F.Scott Fitzgerald,2004:141)“Daisy likes to arrest men’s attention and to get men’s compliments in order that she can depend on them. Maybe it is because s he couldn’t make a living independently, so she has to attach herself to a man, which is her way to live in this world.”(Chen Qing, 2006:15) Daisy marries Tom because of his large wealth and high social position. When Gatsby leaves her, she is very sad and even wants to kill herself. But with the arrival of Tom, her life changes immediately, and then she decides to forget Gatsby, and marries with Tom who has great wealth and high social position.From this aspect we can see that, for Daisy, love is just an interesting game, whereas money and position are the most important things in it. For money and position, she forgets Gatsby quickly, and devotes herself to another wealthy man no matter she loves him or not. But in fact, she will “love” Gatsby if he can make her believe that she can live a wealthy and safe life together with him. Because they have such two different kinds of disillusions towards each other, Daisy can never understand Gatsby’s love for her and thus is not worthy of being loved by Gatsby.After the marriage, the husband Tom treats Daisy badly. Daisy knows that Tom B doesn’t care about her and ha s a mistress outside, so she needs a chance to complain her unfortunate life. Therefore, when Nike visits them, she complains about her misfortune to him. Nick feels very uncomfortable when he hears the complaint from Daisy because he can not understand Daisy. He says “It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child in arms—but apparently there were no such intentions in her he ad.”(F.ScottFitzgerald, 2004:27) Actually, Daisy can do nothing, she will not leave Tom. Without Tom she can not enjoy the wealthy life any longer. But she cannot control her fate and she feels sad for herself. So she wants to change her fate with someone’s help. Just at this very time, his first love Gatsby appears as a wealthy man and calls her back. It seems to be a good chance for her to make a decision to leave her bad husband. But instead she refused him, just because Gatsby’s background makes her la ck of safety. She destroys Gatsby’s dream totally and goes away with Tom in a hurry. Daisy has to go on living with Tom, which is her fate, so in reality she is also an unfortunate woman. To this point, we can say that at this time, she still doesn’t deserve the love of Gatsby.3.2.2 Daisy in Gatsby’s DreamNo matter how other people may think about Daisy, in the mind of great Gatsby, she should be cherished forever. Although Gatsby and Daisy have departed for five years, Daisy is a lways living in Gatsby’s memory and she has turned into an perfect fairy as time passes by. For Gatsby, if he can marry with Daisy, he can enter into the upper class naturally and gain the identity in the upper class. Maybe it is because in Gatsby’s mind, Daisy has been endowed with a kind of special value. For this special vale, Gatsby would rather devote his whole life to winning her back. At this time, Daisy in reality is not important for him. Because Daisy has become the noble embodiment of the upper class in Gatsby’s dream.Gatsby always thinks the reason why Daisy leaves him is that he is poor and has a low social position when he is young, and he totally believes that he can win Daisy back if he can gain the wealth and high social position. With this faith in his mind, Gatsbydetermines to win Daisy back, making her the single goal of all his dreams and the symbol of everything he desired. So he earns large wealth by efforts and then buys a splendid house across the bay of Daisy’s and g ives parties day and night on every weekend just want to arrest her coming.Actually, Five years later when Gatsby sees Daisy again, he feels that she is different from the Daisy he dreams of day and night. In reality, Daisy has already lost her magical power and becomes a common woman. Later, Gatsby invites Daisy to take part in his party. And after she leaves, Gatsby feels very disappointed because he thinks that Daisy can’t really understand him any longer. It seems that Gatsby is so disappointed that he will not love her any longer. But Gatsby is really a great dreamer. Hejust pursues every thing in his dream and because Daisy in his dream has turned into a perfect fairy, so Daisy in reality is not so important for him; he would rather believe that Daisy still loves him.In fact, Daisy does n’t really love anyone else. But Gatsby does not think so. He loves Daisy and he also believes that Daisy also loves him. So people think that Gatsby is a son of God. “He was a son of God—a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that—and he must be about his F ather’s business, the of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty.”(F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:131) From this sentence, we can know that he makes Daisy as an embodiment of his dream, without thinking what Daisy is in reality. Actually, Both Nick and Gatsby notice her special voice, and are d escribed as “full of money” and even a “deathless song”.(F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:59) Her voice is seemed to jinglewith a sound of wealth to Gatsby. For Daisy, it seems that wealth is more important than lov e itself. So Gatsby can’t get true love from her no matter he is poor or wealthy. This indicates that Gatsby’s dream for Daisy will be inevitable destructed.3.3 Gatsby’s Dream for the Upper Class is IdealisticFitzgerald deeply feels the transformations of the values o f traditional morality and people will not admire any self-made hero longer and they only care about individual enjoyment. So in a society with spiritual emptiness and moral decadence, Gatsby with much imagination is doomed to fail.Compared with the wealthy people, Gatsby is different in nature. He has dreams and ambitions, and tries his best to realize them. But he can not see the upper class clearly. The upper class in Gatsby’s dream is different from the one in reality.And his dream can not be realized in this kind of upper class nowadays.3.3.1 The Upper Class People in Gatsby’s MindIn Gatsby’s mind, if he has money, he can get into the upper classnaturally, and being an upper class member, he should be a moral person who has many virtues. So he stresses himself with the self-improvement and hard work; it can be proved easily in Gatsby’s schedule: No wasting timeNo more smoking or chewingBath every other dayRead one improving book or magazine per weekSave$5.00[crossed out] $3.00 per weekBe better to parents (F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:231)Gatsby’s li st of self-improving resolves is similar with Benjamin Franklin’s rules for self-improvement on eighteenth-century. Gatsby learns to him, and decides to be a decent personlike him. In Ni ck’s eyes, “he was a handsome young man about thirty years old and dressed very well. He spoke very politely and it is a little funny to me. Most men in his age were not so polite. He spoke as if he is carefully choosing his words.”(F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:42) He does his best to be the same hero as Benjamin Franklin, believing that he can also be successful if he sets strict demands on himself.3.3.2 The Upper Class People in RealityBut in fact, people in that age do not believe in any hero of the American dream. They only care about themselves and enjoy themselves without considering the feelings of other people. They just like to pursue the enjoyment. And they have their philosophy of life—to “seize every day”and “enjoy every moment”. (Chen Qing, 2006:1) That can be proved easily in the novel of The Great Gatsby.In the party of the upper class, everyone needn’t know the name of anyone else and talks friendly as if they have known each other well for a long time. P eople taking part in Gatsby’s parties d on’t know h im at all and even don’t see him before. They will not appreciate Gatsby who holds party for them, but making the rumors for him. In their eyes, Gatsbyis just a subordinate. Maybe, some of them do not care about who he is. They come here just because they want to enjoy themselves, and they need these big parties to prove their positions, while Gatsby also need them to raise his social position. They have mutual needs, so the parties can be held on every weekend. But nobody will remember him after they go away from his big parties. “A ll over the party, people were laughing, talking and drinking. But all the happiness seemed so empty.”(F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:40) In the society which people don’t careabout others and just knowing to enjoy them. Gatsby, who does n’t really understand the true value of wealth in real life, can not live longer and his dreams can not be realized.3.4 Destroyer of Gatsby’s Dream—T om3.4.1 Tom in RealityTom is the representative person in the upper class. In the nove l, he is the direct destroyer of Gatsby’s dream. Both Gatsby and Tom possess wealth, but they are very different. Gatsby earns his wealth by diligence and discipline and uses his wealth to realize his great dreams, while T om do not have any large goals and lives happily on the wealth that his father has created. In the end, Tom wins and goes away with Daisy in a hurry, while Gatsby i s killed by the husband of Tom’s mistress, George Wilson. From this aspect, we can see that Tom is a vicious man in reality. Maybe it is because he is born into a wealthy family and has been spoiled. Tom is a former football player at Yale and enjoys the high status, but he is an arrogant, cruel person who does nothing important everyday, just playing with cars and racing horses. Only in this way can he win his own ego. It is obvious that he does not have any moral standards which he demands for the people around him. He is the representative person of the upper class in reality which has replaced American idealism.Tom is also an immoral person who just knows to ask others to be honest. In order to meet his desire, Tom has an affair with the fleshly woman Myrtleand keeps an apartment in the city for their dating. But he is not upset at all and he even opens their relationship in public. He treats Daisy badly, however, when he knows that Daisy and Gatsby are having an affair. He even becomes outraged and forced them to confront it in the room at the hotel where heirritates Gatsby to win his wife back and thus destroys his rival’s dreams. From this aspect, we can also see that Tom actually is a man of violence, because he tells the group of people that Gatsby’s wealth is criminally obtained and thus he is cheating Daisy all the time. Then he forces Daisy to change the declaration that she has never loved him. T o be honest, Daisy does not love Tom, she loves Tom for his wealth and will be reluctant to leave him, for he can provide her with security and the lifestyle to which she is accustomed. The victory of Tom reflects that Gatsby can not really enter into the upper class. For the upper class people like Tom, they will never take Gatsby as their friend but a subordinate.Tom is also a careless person who will not be worried about the sufferings he causes. When problems arise, he will run to his money and safe situation, leaving it to be dealt with by others and will never take the responsibility. After the death of Tom’s mistress Myrtle, Tom tells her husband that Gatsby is the killer and then runs away with Daisy quickly until the affair finishes.3.4.2 The Differences between Gatsby and TomComparing with Tom, Gatsby is really a strange hero of the Jazz Age. Because he creates wealth by diligence and discipline but he doesn’t really understand the true value of wealth in real lif e, that is, “wealth makes people enjoy life”. (Chen Qing, 2006:16) He does n’t know this point, so he still lives a simple life. “His bedroom was the simplest room of all—except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold.”(F.Scott Fitzgerald, 2004:122)He holds big parties not to enjoy himself, but to arrest his first love Daisy’s coming.“When the party is over and the guests go away, Gatsby soaks in large loneliness” (F.ScottFitzgerald, 2004:78) and at this moment he is himself.Tom is a representative person of the realism, while Gatsby is a representative person of the idealism. Tom is a realist who lives in reality while Gatsby is an idealist who lives in his dreams. Gatsby’s dream is out of connection with the reality, so his dream can not be realized.Part Four ConclusionAlthough Gatsby’s dream fails, his greatness still rests on his dream, which distinguishes him from the other disillusioned people, who have lost the capacity to wonder and to dream. But as time goes by, Gatsby reveals himself to be a man who stakes everything on his dreams, unaware that his dreams are out of connection with the reality and unworthy of him.To sum up, Gatsby’s dream is incompatible with reality. Gatsby is a great dreamer who just lives in his dreams, without considering the changes of the society. In his dream, every thing is beautiful: Daisy is a perfect fairy who can give him hopes; the upper class people are all decent ones who can cooperate with him very well. But in reality, every thing is different: his dreaming girl can not really understand Gatsby’s love for her; while the upper class people are the disillusioned ones who just make Gatsby as a subordinate. Facing the reality, Gatsby does not adjust himself to suit the society, but to pursuit his dreams which are out of connection with the reality. At last, it leads his dream to be a disillusion.Considering ourselves, we are the students who are going to devote ourselves into the society. Some of us may have great dreams and are ambitiously hoping to realize them immediately, just like Gatsby. But we must remind ourselves every moment that we are living in reality but not in our dreams. Dream is alwaysvery beautiful while the reality is always impersonal, it can not be changed as what we want to. So we should suit ourselves with the changes of the society and make achievement step by step. If we can persist in the above principle and work hard everyday, I am surewe will succeed and then fulfill our dreams eventually.Bibliography[1] Cheng Qing, The Disillusionment of The American dream in The GreatGatsby and Tender Is The Night [J]. Shanghai International Studies University, June 2006.[2] F.Scott Fitzgerald, The great Gatsby [M], 2004[3] Wang Weiping, Wang ping, The Great Gatsby—The reflection of theillusory nature of the American dream [J]. Journal of Grangxi University Wuzhou Brabch, 2004[4] 籍晓红.菲茨杰拉德的“美国梦”主题—了不起的盖茨比和夜色温柔之比较[J],晋东南师专科学校学报,2002[5] 菲茨杰拉德(著),巫宁坤(译).了不起的盖茨比[M],漓江,2003[6] 伯香,龙江.美国经典小说赏析[J],大学,2005.8[7] 成功.美国梦的开始与破灭—解读菲茨杰拉德的了不起的盖茨比[J], 师学院学报, 2006[8] 婷, 红霞, 贾丽丽.“美国梦”的一曲挽歌—评了不起的盖茨比[J], 职业技术学院学报, 2007。

英语专业毕业论文《了不起的盖茨比》

英语专业毕业论文《了不起的盖茨比》

分类号单位代码学号 00907066密级本科毕业论文院系名称外国语学院专业名称英语语言文学年级 2009级学生姓名李林源指导老师常慧2013年4月20日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,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ABSTRACTF. Scott Fitzgerald is the literary spokesman of the “American Dream”. His novels include many aspects of his unique experiences in that period. It is not easy to distinguish his novels with his real life, because his works have already involved himself physically and mentally. Especially in his masterpiece The Great Gatsby, the hero reveals a typical example of those who were eager to achieve the American Dream but finally sacrificed themselves. Although Gatsby dreams of achieving material wealth and love through his courage and hard work, all kinds of external and internal factors lead to the disillusionment of his hope. Through the analysis of American Dream and the historical background of the novel, this thesis elaborates a vivid picture of the reasons leading to the disillusionment of American Dream in order to show the social significance of this work.Key words: American dream; The Great Gatsby; disillusionment; reasonTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION (1)Chapter Ⅰ BACKGROUND INFORMATION (2)1.1 Fitzgerald and His Literary Works (2)1.2 Lost Generation and the Jazz Age (2)1.3 The Main Plot of the Novel (3)1.4 American Dream (4)Chapter ⅡTHE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF Gatsby’s AMERICAN DREAM (5)2.1 The Esta blishment of Gatsby’s American Dream (5)2.1.1 Gatsby’s Dream of Wealth (6)2.1.2 Gatsby’s Dream of High Social Position (6)2.1.3 Gatsby’s Dream of Love (7)2.2 The Disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream (7)Chapter ⅢTHE REASONS FOR THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF Gatsby’s AMERICAN DREAM (9)3.1 Hypocritical Interpersonal Relationship (9)3.2 The Worship of Money (10)3.3 Unrealistic Dream of High Social Position (11)3.4 The Wrong Understanding of Love (12)CONCLUSION (13)Bibliography (14)Notes (14)An Analysis of American Dream in The Great Gatsby: From the Establishment to theDisillusionmentINTRODUCTIONThe thesis is a brief longitudinal study of American Dream in the novel The Great Gatsby. This thesis analyzes the establishment of Gatsby’s American Dream and the reasons leading to his American Dream’s disillusionment. Through this thesis, we can have a dialectical view of the reasons why Gatsby can not realize his American Dream. The main body of the thesis is made up of three parts. The first part is a general introduction to the great author Fitzgerald, his novel The Great Gatsby and its writing background. In order to trace back to the reasons that result in the disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream, the second part reviews the establishment and the disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream. The third part focuses on analyzing the reasons for his American Dream’s disillusionment. In the end, the thesis comes to a conclusion that the disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream is unavoidable.Chapter Ⅰ BACKGROUND INFORMATION1.1 Fitzgerald and His Literary WorksFitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 and St. Paul Minnesota was his hometown. While he was a student in Princeton University, the young man developed his hobby and skill in writing. When the First World War broke out, he became a soldier. In a training camp in Alabama, he met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. This woman finally married Fitzgerald and became the model for most of the beautiful female characters in his novels.This Side of Paradise, the Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby were his four well-known novels. The last one The Great Gatsby, which established Fitzgerald’s significant position in American modern literature, is often viewed as a mirror of American society in the 1920s.In 1925, Fitzgerald published his most famous novel The Great Gatsby. The novel reflected the selfishness and bossy of American vested interest groups represented by Tom and pointed out that Gatsby’s tragedy is caused by his fantasy of life and his lack of comprehension of theuppertendom’s essence.1.2 Lost Generation and the Jazz AgeFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was one of the greatest writers in the twentieth century, and his works reflected the Jazz Age. He is regarded as a member of the Lost Generation in the 1920s.Lost Generation is a term used to refer to the generation appeared after World War I. The term was popularized by Ernest Hemingway who used it for his novel The Sun Also Rises. Lost Generation were characterized by being pessimistic about the society and losing confidence for the future. Influenced by the First World War, they could not tolerate and accept the cruel reality. They lived a hopeless and degenerate life.The Jazz Age refers to the period starting from the end of World War I to the beginning of the Great Depression during which jazz became popular. In this period, the traditional puritan moral standards collapsed and hedonism was very popular. Fitzgerald once said that this is an age full of miracles, arts, luxury and irony. And due to this, Fitzgerald was titled as the representative of the Jazz Age.1.3 The Main Plot of the NovelThe Great Gatsby is a very profound and moving novel, and the main plot of the story is as following. A young man named Nick Caraway comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. He is involved in the life of his new neighbor Jay Gatsby who lives at Long Island. Gatsby is a very rich man and regularly holds parties visited by hundreds of people.Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy is his lover before the First World War. Although at that time he is very poor, Gatsby still loves her. Gatsby tries to persuade Daisy to break up with her present husband Tom. On the contrary, Tom reveals that Gatsby earns money by bootlegging. Daisy gets soimpetuous that she drives Gatsby's car and accidentally kills Myrtle Wilson who is Tom's mistress.Tom intentionally tells Myrtle's husband Wilson that Gatsby hits Myrtle when driving his car. Gatsby keeps silent to protect Daisy. At last, Wilson kills Gatsby and then commits suicide. Nick prepares a funeral for Gatsby. Although he wants to make a decent funeral, nobody wants to attend the funeral except Gatsby's father and one former guest. Nick goes back to his Midwest hometown, reflecting on Gatsby's dream and the cynical nature of the past.1.4 American DreamIn order to escape from the political persecution and seek freedom on a new continent, some Englanders started their voyage to the North America. In 1620, 35 Puritans and 67 Non-Puritans drifted to North America in a famous ship called May Flower. Before they landed, 41 travelers signed a treaty—Mayflower Compact.It was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony and the oldest historical document recording those people immigrating towards the North America. The Compact not only regulated equality and justice but also implied the struggling spirit of the Puritans. Even though American Dream has different definitions in different times, yet under political persecution these Anglo-Saxons hoped to create new life with political equality. This is the beginning of American Dream.Different people have different understandings of American Dream and the ways to achieve their American Dream are also various. The definition of American Dream can be introduced in broad sense and narrow sense respectively. For the former one, American Dream means the equality, freedom and democracy on the land of the United States. The latter one means that everyone in America who works hard and never gives up can achieve his or her dream and live a better life in this piece of land. That is to say, people should make efforts to realize their dreams rather than depend on the help from others.James Truslow Adams was the first person who put forward the term American Dream in his book The Epic of America written in 1931. “It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” ①This ideology is based on the principle that one should be responsible for oneself, and hold every opportunity to gain success by courage and hard work.Chapter Ⅱ THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE DISILLUSIONMENT OFGatsby’s AMERICAN DREAM2.1 The Establishment of Gatsby’s American DreamAs for the American Dream, it is a belief that a better life could be achieved through hard work and strives. “There are several factors lying in the American Dream: equal chances for each person; success is obtained by efforts, not the social background and extraction; everyone is equal; and everyone has his own rights to pursue success.”②There is no doubt that everyone living on that land actually has an American Dream and is eager to achieve it. “E veryone can work their way up from the rags to riches just like Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the US. In other words, American culture focuses on values of individuals, opportunity, pursuing of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deportation and competition and the need of realism and practicality.”③After the Industrial Revolution, American Dream can be realized by commercial activities. Most of individual possessions in the United States were brought by those successful businessmen and these merchants used some capital to build up corporations. Compared with agriculture, Americans preferred business, because engaging in business was a quicker way to make individuals gain wealth. And Gatsby is one of those Americans that pursue American Dream by engaging in the field of business. Obtaining wealth, social position and love are his three goals.2.1.1 Gatsby’s Dream of WealthBecoming wealthy is the most basic element in Gatsby’s American Dream. Gatsby’s dream of wealth reflects the gold rush in the new continent America.Born with a humble family background, Gatsby is a young person who has ambitions and dreams. In order to realize his personal ideals, he changes his original name Gatz into Gatsby that has the meaning “the son of god” and Gatsby's ambition can be seen here clearly.Gatsby is a practical, active and perseverant person. We can see from his schedule that he is an ambitious youth who does things in a planned and orderly way. His plan to realize his dream is arranged very well and he takes getting rich dream as the first step. He believes that if there is a material base, he can live a wealthy life of high social status.Therefore, in order to make the dream of wealth come true, Gatsby is willing to suffer and bear pains. He even runs risks to commit smuggling. In the end, he can hold grand banquets in his blue garden, the guests generally laughing and chatting.2.1.2 Gatsby’s Dream of High Social PositionWith enough money and wealth, the next dream of Gatsby is to become a member of the upper class in the society. And the method he uses is constantly holding a large banquet to show off his wealth and to get acquainted with characters belonging to the upper social class at the same time.Gatsby hopes that the society can accept him, and therefore feel at ease when enjoying everything that the upper classes enjoy. This kind of idea can also be considered as a microcosm of American Dream, because from the beginning of the establishment of the American society, equal opportunity and people’s subjective initiative were advocated.However, the upper classes still look down upon those who have a humble background such as Gatsby. A lot of new upstarts like these people are only smuggling guys. It is easy for us to see that Gatsby, through every struggle, can not be accepted by the society either from his appearance or from his inner world.2.1.3 Gatsby’s Dream of LoveGatsby's first two dreams are the basis of the third one. The realization of his dreams of wealth and high social position is only to makepreparation for winning back his love that is once lost because of poor economic conditions and low position.Gatsby regards Daisy as the embodiment of beauty, kindness and truth that he pursues. In this case, getting married with Daisy and living together with her forever is an important goal in his life and also one of the motive forces of his struggle. However, his pursuit is doomed to be in vain, because Daisy is just superficially beautiful but empty inside. She is a shallow and selfish girl of the bourgeoisie. All day long, the ultimate goal of her life is to seek money and enjoy pleasure.Gatsby can sacrifice his own life in order to protect her, but Daisy refuses to pay any cost for Gatsby. This is the fundamental difference between the two characters. It is also doomed that Gatsby’s dream of love cannot be realized.2.2 The Disillusionment of Gatsby’s American DreamIn this novel the protagonist Gatsby is single-minded in love, ambitious and strong-willed in career, and persistent in the pursue of dreams. The establishment of his dreams is a good beginning, but during the process of achieving the dreams he gradually takes the wrong way. He is a typical victim of the Jazz Age. All of his three dreams fail to be realized.First of all, all of his wealth that he gains through hardships is gone with the loss of his life. The original values of American Dream such as hard work, thrift and moderation are weaker and weaker, and they are replaced by money worship. The real world is an empty shell, and everyone is fond of the immediate pleasure. Gatsby cannot escape from the fashion of luxury. He spends all his money on meaningless things and gets nothing valuable. In other words, he loses his dream of wealth.Secondly, he dies without the acceptance by the upper class. He does not get his ideal social position and his death has little influence on others. Gatsby is a very idealistic person. This kind of people often seem naive or run counter to the reality,because they are not aware of their own condition correctly and the psychology of upper class clearly. He does not know the real attitude of others towards himself. People are always living in certain social groups. When one’s behavior is not consistent with the social mainstream, he or she will be sacrificed. Gatsby belongs to this type. He just pretends to be a person with high social position through such superficial methods as squandering money and making contact with decent people. However, he is no more than a speculator in essence. His behavior and his essence do not match.Thirdly, his dream of love is disillusioned before he has any chance to get Daisy’s sympathy. All the time, Daisy, the perfect girl in the mind of Gatsby, is his unrealistic dream. Deeply attracting Gatsby, she seems pure, beautiful and innocent. Gatsby’s love for Daisy is selfless, and he always wants to protect his beloved person. Even though his own life is threatened, he is willing to sacrifice for her in the end. On the contrary, Daisy's love is selfish, because it is based on material benefits and her own interests. Daisy and Gatsby’s values of love are not balanced. Although after Gatsby becomes wealthy, with Nick’s help, he could be able to meet his lover, his dream to stay with her together for a lifetime fails to be realized. When he tells Nick that “of course the past can be repeated” (Fitzgerald.F.S, 2009: 133) or that “Tom’s love for Da isy was just personal” (Fitzgerald.F.S, 2009:182), he may be just finding some excuses for his inability to recapture his former lover Daisy.His dreams are distant and unreal, and no one can touch it. The disillusionment of Gatsby's dreams is closely associated with the society he lives in, his characteristics, and his lover Daisy's personality.Chapter Ⅲ THE REASONS FOR THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF Gatsby’sAMERICAN DREAMThe Great Gatsby is a well-known novel in the history of American literature. Many scholars both home and abroad have analyzed and commented on this work from different perspectives. And the reasons leading to the disillusionment of Gatsby’s dream has always been a hot topic to discuss. Different people have different ideas. In general, those reasons can be divided into external reasons and internal ones, which depend on each other. Both the two kinds of reasons play an important role in Gatsby’s tragedy. Gatsby’s struggle for the realization of his dreams can not avoid the influence of social environment, and his personality is also one of the important reasons leading his dream to fail.3.1 Hypocritical Interpersonal RelationshipThis is the most important external reason leading to the final disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream.In the 1920s, most people wanted to enter the upper classes and pursue material enjoyment. They were very cynical to seek superficial enjoyment and greedy for material wealth. During that period, treasure and collapsed moral standards made the pursuit of freedom and happiness gradually impossible.The society was so cruel that a person like Gatsby could not break up the bondage. There was little sympathy in the relationship among people. And there was no doubt that people were indifferent and ruthless. The relationship among people was based on money and real love did not exist. If you did not have money, nobody would pay much attention to you.A friend indeed is a friend in need. It means that a true friend is someone who can share both happiness and sorrow together with you. However, Gatsby has no real friends, he only has friends who can share happiness together, but can not tolerate pains together. When Gatsby is rich, everyone comes to his party and curries favor with him. However, when he dies, few people attend his funeral.In the capitalist society, the relationship among people just depends on money and people do not care about one another. There are no permanent friends or enemies. There are only permanent interests. In order to make benefits, people take advantage of others.The hypocritical interpersonal relationship can also be reflected in the relationship of classes in American society where class prejudice is a very critical problem.The contradiction between upper classes and lower classes is the reason why Gatsby can not realize his dream of social position. The vested interest groups who have already stabilized their social position and gained a lot of economic benefits will not allow any poor person without high social background to share wealth and pleasure with them.Although he makes an effort to obtain a good position in the society, he still does not belong to the upper classes. He opens his mind to everyone, but others do not open to him. The old aristocrat Tom hates the new speculator Gatsby, so Tom oppresses Gatsby. In other words, there is a contradiction between Tom and Gatsby, because they are not only love rivals but also belong to different classes.Although the visitors to his parties are strangers, he is still friendly to them. Meanwhile, his guests attend the parties just for fun and wealth. They are not real friends. He is just a victim of that period. His death is a great tragedy of the age. And nobody cares about him.3.2 The Worship of MoneyThis is the internal reason why Gatsby’s dream of wealth fails.Gatsby represents those who have a wrong idea of the relationship between money and love. The novel reflects the social reality vividly. They think money talks. However, not everything can be obtained by money. The best things in life do not cost money.The most important point for realizing the dream of wealth is that one should increase income and decrease expenditure, but Gatsby earns money and consumes wealth in an irrational way.In order to win back his lost love eagerly, becoming wealthy is the most important and necessary thing for Gatsby. However, he uses a wrong way to get money. A large amount of fortune cannot be obtained honestly and legally. Gatsby earns a large amount of money by selling illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities.After getting the money, he lives an extravagant life. He wastes a lot of wealth just to pursue fashions and high-quality material life. First of all, he gets a large house and an expensive car. Secondly, he holds parties day and night every weekend at home. He becomes famous around New York. The parties are nearly incredibly luxurious. “It looks like World Fair” (Fitzgerald.F.S, 2009: 50) He makes “friends” with famous people and makes himself elegant and noble. In general, he squanders his money.3.3 Unrealistic Dream of High Social PositionThe impossibility of realization of Gatsby’s dreams is the underlying cause resulting in the failure of Gatsby. Since Gatsby has an unrealistic idea about himself and the society he lives in, this is also the general internal reason why he can not realize his dream of high social position.Gatsby’s dream is to become a member of upper classes, but it is far away from him. Firstly, the love between Gatsby and Daisy has become the past, and there is a gap between them. It is impossible to return to the past, because all the things have changed. Secondly, Tom is his biggest enemy, because he has less money than Tom does. Tom is more ambitious than Gatsby according to their personalities. Thirdly, when Gatsby has the necessary condition to obtain a decent social position, the other people do not really accept him.In general, his unpractical dream is based on fantasy instead of reality. In the 1920s, American Dream was materialized. The inner essence of American Dream was changed. Becoming materially rich and pursuing the former spiritual principles of American Dream became a dilemma for the lower classes. He must admit the fact, because the postwar world in which he lives is meaningless and almost wholly loveless.3.4 The Wrong Understanding of LoveThe internal reason why Gatsby’s dream of love fails is that he has a wrong understanding of love itself. As it is known to all, we can not buy love by money.But Gatsby thinks he can not get Daisy’s love only because of money.Gatsby has no vigilance and trusts everyone. When he knows Daisy’s gown has been torn, he gives her a new one. He pursues his dream bravely, but he is too innocent to understand his dreamwhich is impossible to realize. He is so loyal to Daisy and loves her all the time. However, he never knows what his dream is on earth and he does not know Daisy clearly.At the very beginning, Gatsby tells a lie to Daisy. He hopes to make her believe that he can let her live a happy life. Gatsby does everything he can to make his life and possession perfect only for winning back the love between Daisy and him. In his opinion, to be rich is the easiest way. However, it can derail one’s conscience into corruption. The way would deteriorate the true meaning of life and love. Gatsby loses sight of it, so it is unavoidable for him to corrupt.CONCLUSIONAfter collecting information and completing this thesis, we can understand better the beginning, development and disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream. Now we can not only feel empathetic with Gatsby’s intricate and tragic life, but also see the inhumanity and cruelty of the society during that period.Through this novel, Fitzgerald shows the collapse and disillusionment of American Dream in the 1920s. Here, heroes and heroines including Gatsby, Daisy and Tom together serve as metaphors by Fitzgerald to reveal the deviation of American Dream in the 1920s. This thesis generalizes the reasons why Gatsby fails in the pursuing of his dream. Due to all kinds of factors, the disillusionment of Gatsby’s American Dream is unavoidable.All in all, this novel The Great Gatsby can be absolutely termed as the masterpiece of Fitzgerald, and it actually strengthens the famous and talented American author Fitzgerald’s honor. It takes up an important position in the history of American literature even in the whole world literature.BibliographyBurnham, T. A Re-Examination of The Great Gatsby. College English, 1952. Fitzgerald, F.Scott. The Great Gatsby. Penguin Classics, 1994.Malcolm, Cowley. What is the Meaning of the Jazz Age. New York University Press, 1986Miller, James E. F. Scott Fitzgerald: His Art and Technique. New York University Press, 1964.James Truslow Adams, The Epic of America. New York University Press, 1931 Wang Qiong. The Narrative Technique in “The Great Gatsby” from the Point View of Narration. Journal of Huzhou Teachers College, 1996.Wu Dingbai. An Outline of American Literature. Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 1998.Yang Qishen. Selected Readings in American Literature, Volume 2. Shanghai Translation Press, 1987.Zhao Hongwei. The Definition of American Dream. Shanghai Language Education Press, 1998.陈胜利, 英美文化中含“国家名”的复合词解析, 盐城师范学院学报:人文社会科学版,2010葛靓, Doom of American Dream in Great Gatsby.《文学界(理论版)》 2012.杨慧群, 菲兹杰拉德的小说了不起的盖茨比浅析.江苏广播电视大学学报, 2002.赵红石, Characters’ Lives in The Great Gatsby.《科技信息》2010.Notes(素材和资料部分来自网络,供参考。

勇敢面对现实与自我成长:《了不起的盖茨比》

勇敢面对现实与自我成长:《了不起的盖茨比》

勇敢面对现实与自我成长:《了不起的盖茨比》1. 引言1.1 概述在现代社会中,我们每个人都面临着各种不同的挑战和困难。

有时候,这些挑战可能超出我们的预期,令我们感到无所适从。

然而,《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说向我们展示了一个勇敢面对现实和追求自我成长的故事。

通过主人公盖茨比的经历,我们可以深刻理解到勇敢面对现实和积极主动地追求个人成长的重要性。

1.2 文章结构本文将分为五个部分来探讨《了不起的盖茨比》中关于勇敢面对现实与自我成长的主题。

首先,我们将介绍文章的目标和结构。

然后,我们将探讨勇敢面对现实以及其中包括接纳现实、面对挑战和改变态度等方面的重要性。

接下来,我们将着重讨论自我成长,并分析寻求新机会、学习与成长以及超越自己等方面对于个人发展的影响。

随后,在第四部分中,我们将通过分析《了不起的盖茨比》中主人公盖茨比在勇敢面对现实和自我成长方面的例子来加深我们对此主题的理解。

最后,在结论部分中,我们将总结文章的主要观点,并强调勇敢面对现实与自我成长的重要性和价值。

1.3 目的本文旨在通过分析《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说,探讨并展示勇敢面对现实与自我成长这一重要主题对于个人发展和成就的积极影响。

通过深入挖掘小说中涉及到的各种情节、人物形象以及他们所做出的选择,我们可以获得一系列关于如何面对困难并追求个人成长的宝贵经验和启示。

希望读者能够从本文中汲取灵感,并应用于自己的生活中,积极地应对挑战并不断提升自己。

2. 勇敢面对现实:2.1 接纳现实:在面对现实时,我们需要学会接受和认识到现实的存在。

这包括了意识到自身的局限性、当前所处的环境以及所面临的问题和挑战。

接纳现实是成长和进步的第一步,因为只有当我们真正了解并接受现状时,才能主动寻找解决方案,并朝着目标前进。

2.2 面对挑战:勇敢面对现实也意味着主动去应对挑战和困难。

生活中充满了各种各样的挑战,而我们唯有正视这些挑战并采取行动,才能有机会克服困难并获得成功。

了不起盖茨比论文开题报告

了不起盖茨比论文开题报告

了不起盖茨比论文开题报告1. 研究背景《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的代表作之一,被誉为美国文学的经典之一。

该小说通过对20世纪20年代纽约社会的描绘,深刻地反映了人性的扭曲以及繁荣背后的空虚与虚伪。

尤其是小说中的主人公盖茨比,作为一个追逐美国梦的人物,他不仅展现了一种执着追求的力量,同时也揭示了物欲膨胀和道德沦丧对人的堕落所带来的悲剧后果。

本论文将以《了不起的盖茨比》为研究对象,探讨以下问题:1.盖茨比是如何追逐美国梦的?2.盖茨比的执着追求如何塑造了他的性格?3.通过盖茨比的故事,揭示了哪些社会问题?通过深入分析小说中盖茨比的形象及其相关情节,希望能够对20世纪20年代美国社会的特点有更深入的了解,同时也能够思考当下社会中的价值观和道德观念,并对个人对成功与幸福的追求进行反思。

2. 研究目的和意义本研究的目的是深入探讨小说《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的形象及其意义,进一步揭示20世纪20年代美国社会的问题。

具体来说,本研究将尝试回答以下问题:1.盖茨比的追逐美国梦是否带来了真正的幸福?2.盖茨比的执着追求如何影响了他的人生?3.20世纪20年代美国社会中的哪些问题通过盖茨比的故事得以展现?通过对这些问题的深入分析,本研究旨在加深对美国梦、人性的理解,同时也提供一个对当下社会中价值观念和道德观念的思考,帮助人们更好地思考个人对成功与幸福的追求。

3. 研究内容和方法本研究将以文学研究的方法,通过对小说《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的描写及相关情节的分析,来探讨盖茨比追逐美国梦和执着追求的心理及其对他的影响。

同时,本研究还将通过对社会背景和其他角色的分析,揭示20世纪20年代美国社会的问题。

重点研究内容包括:1.盖茨比的个性及其追逐美国梦的动机分析;2.盖茨比的执着追求对他的性格发展的影响;3.通过盖茨比的故事,揭示20世纪20年代美国社会的问题。

为了支持研究,本论文将主要依赖于对小说《了不起的盖茨比》和相关文献的文本分析。

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文

了不起的盖茨比毕业论文《了不起的盖茨比》毕业论文《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的一部经典小说,被誉为美国文学史上最伟大的作品之一。

这部小说以20世纪20年代的美国为背景,通过对主人公盖茨比的描写,展现了爱情、财富和社会阶层的复杂关系。

本文将从几个方面探讨《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说的深度和内涵。

首先,我们可以从小说中的主人公盖茨比的形象入手。

盖茨比是一个神秘而富有的人物,他通过自己的努力成为了一个成功的商人。

然而,他的财富并没有带给他真正的幸福。

相反,他一直追求着他认为能带给他幸福的女人——黛西。

盖茨比对黛西的迷恋让他失去了自我,变得孤独而空虚。

这种对黛西的追求和对财富的追求形成了小说的主要冲突,也反映了现实生活中人们对爱情和财富的追求。

其次,小说中的社会阶层也是一个重要的主题。

20世纪20年代的美国是一个繁荣而浮华的时代,社会阶层分化明显。

小说中的人物来自不同的社会阶层,他们之间的关系复杂而纠缠。

盖茨比作为一个出身贫寒的人,通过努力跻身上流社会,但他始终无法摆脱自己的出身。

与此同时,小说中的其他人物也面临着社会阶层的限制和压力。

通过对这些人物的描写,菲茨杰拉德展示了社会阶层对人们命运的影响和人性的脆弱性。

此外,小说中的爱情也是一个重要的主题。

盖茨比对黛西的爱情是小说的核心。

他们之间的关系充满了激情和痛苦,他们的爱情也受到了财富和社会阶层的限制。

黛西作为一个上层社会的女性,对盖茨比的爱情充满了矛盾和选择。

她既渴望盖茨比的爱情,又不愿意放弃她的社会地位和财富。

通过对这段爱情的描写,小说探讨了爱情和社会的冲突,以及人们在追求爱情和财富时所面临的抉择。

最后,小说中的象征主义也值得我们关注。

菲茨杰拉德通过对物品、场景和人物的描写,展示了象征主义的力量。

例如,小说中的绿灯象征着盖茨比对黛西的追求和他对过去的留恋;而眼镜则象征着现实和理性的力量。

通过这些象征的运用,菲茨杰拉德增加了小说的深度和内涵,使读者对故事的理解更加丰富和多样化。

论《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事

论《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事

论《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事一、本文概述《论《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事》这篇文章旨在深入剖析F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的经典小说《了不起的盖茨比》中的空间叙事手法。

空间叙事,作为一种文学手法,强调地理空间、物理空间和社会空间在构建故事情节和塑造人物角色中的重要作用。

在《了不起的盖茨比》中,菲茨杰拉德巧妙地运用空间叙事,将纽约及其周边地区的社会风貌、人物心理以及他们的命运变迁巧妙地融入其中,使得小说在深度和广度上都达到了极高的艺术成就。

本文将首先回顾《了不起的盖茨比》的基本情节和主题,为分析空间叙事手法提供背景。

接着,文章将重点分析小说中的空间元素,包括纽约城的地理空间、社交场所、以及不同社会阶层的生活空间等,探讨这些空间如何影响人物的命运和心理变化。

文章还将关注小说中的空间象征和隐喻,分析它们如何强化小说的主题和意义。

通过对《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事进行细致解读,本文旨在揭示菲茨杰拉德如何利用空间元素构建了一个多维度、富有张力的文学世界,进而探讨小说所反映出的美国20世纪20年代的社会现实和道德困境。

这一研究不仅有助于深化对菲茨杰拉德及其作品的理解,也能为空间叙事理论的发展提供有益的案例支持。

二、《了不起的盖茨比》的空间叙事手法《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的代表作,这部小说以其深刻的主题和独特的叙事手法而广受赞誉。

在小说中,菲茨杰拉德巧妙地运用了空间叙事手法,通过空间的构建与转换,展现了主人公盖茨比的人生轨迹及其所处的社会背景,从而深化了作品的主题和内涵。

盖茨比的豪宅是小说中最为重要的空间符号之一。

这座豪宅不仅是盖茨比社会地位和财富的象征,更是他梦想和追求的体现。

在这座豪宅中,盖茨比举办着奢华的派对,吸引着各色人等前来赴宴。

然而,这座豪宅却成为了一个封闭的空间,将盖茨比与外界隔绝开来。

他在这座豪宅中追寻着自己的梦想,却最终陷入了孤独的境地。

这种空间的构建与转换,反映了盖茨比内心的矛盾与挣扎,也揭示了他对梦想的执着与追求。

论《了不起的盖茨比》美国梦的破灭【文献综述】

论《了不起的盖茨比》美国梦的破灭【文献综述】

毕业论文文献综述题目:论《了不起的盖茨比》美国梦的破灭专业班级:汉语言一、前言部分(说明写作的目的,介绍有关概念,扼要说明有关主题争论焦点)作者简介:菲茨杰拉德:司科特·菲茨杰拉德(F·Scott Fitzgerald,1896—1940)在美国文坛占据着重要的位置:他是“迷惘的一代”的代表作家,是“爵士时代”的桂冠诗人。

菲茨杰拉德的一生及其作品都充分说明,他是美国“爵士时代”的代言人,是美国20世纪2O年代最具代表性的作家,他有成功与辉煌的一面,又有苦涩和失意的一面,曾被称为“失败的权威”。

他的生命交织着雄心和现实、成功和失败、得意和潦倒、纵情和颓丧、爱情和痛苦、美国文明和欧洲文明的矛盾、东部和西部的冲突、梦想和幻灭……这一切都在他的小说里表现得淋漓尽致,而其中最有代表性的便是《了不起的盖茨比》,美国诗人与文学批评家艾略特称这部作品是“自詹姆斯以来美国小说迈出的第一步”。

《了不起的盖茨比》以精妙的构思、细腻的笔触、完美的形式描写了出身贫寒的盖茨比痴心不改地追求因“贫富差距”而未能“终成眷属”的情人,却以失败身亡而告终的悲惨爱情故事,揭示了“美国梦”必定破灭的规律,生动地再现了“爵士时代”残酷、冷漠、自私、无情的社会现实。

美国梦的简介以及和作品的联系:美国梦始于对美洲大陆的开发,它是对梦想的追求,对未来抱有乐观主义的态度。

但是随着时间的推移,美国梦失去了它的原始意义,一些新的想法出现,它成为人们追求物欲的一个借口。

为了达到个人的目的不惜使用一切卑劣和肮脏的手段,整个社会充满了浮躁和绝望,《了不起的盖茨比》就是在这样的社会情况下产生的。

二十世纪二十年代的美国经历了表面的经济繁荣,其背后其实隐藏着巨大的经济危机,经济的表面繁荣和商业的发展使人们的美国梦遭到扭曲,他们认为金钱可以买到一切,只要你拥有了财富,那么你就一定可以得到一切你想要的东西。

从一战到三十年代的经济危机,美国的青年盲目狂热地追求着美国梦,最后他们的梦都破灭了,盖茨比也不是个例外。

《亲情与自由的价值:《了不起的盖茨比》中的主题探究》

《亲情与自由的价值:《了不起的盖茨比》中的主题探究》

《亲情与自由的价值:《了不起的盖茨比》中的主题探究》1. 引言1.1 概述《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经典小说。

它以20世纪20年代的美国社会为背景,通过揭示主角盖茨比追求自由和亲情的故事,深刻探讨了亲情和自由在个人生活中的重要价值。

1.2 文章结构本文将通过以下几个方面对《了不起的盖茨比》中的主题进行深入分析与探究:首先,我们将探讨亲情与自由两个概念的重要性;其次,我们将从家庭关系、真实感与虚幻感以及失去亲情带来的痛苦和遗憾等角度,来剖析小说中展现出来的亲情内涵;随后,我们将深入思考富人社交圈所追求的虚荣和享乐对自由的束缚,以及对外部物质财富和社会地位视为自由标志这种错误认知产生的影响;最后,我们将通过盖茨比对爱情自由追逐过程中无法摆脱过去和现实束缚所带来的思考,探讨真正属于自己和自由的现实含义。

1.3 目的本文旨在通过对《了不起的盖茨比》中亲情与自由主题的深入探究,揭示其中蕴含的重要价值,并对当代社会中亲情与自由关系提供启示和建议。

通过阐述小说中人物所面临的亲情困境以及追求自由时所受到的束缚,我们可以更好地理解人类内心追求幸福、找寻真实和趋向自由的核心动力。

同时,本文也将引发读者对于亲情与自由关系在现实生活中的深思和反省,并以此为基础来构建出更加均衡健康、充满活力和快乐幸福的生活方式。

2. 亲情与自由的重要性2.1 亲情的意义亲情是人类社会中最为基础和质朴的情感,它源于家庭关系,是血缘、婚姻或者养育等形式所连接起来的一种特殊关系。

亲情对个体来说具有巨大意义,它不仅代表了血脉相连的关系,更是一种无私、深厚的情感纽带。

在家庭中,亲情可以给我们提供安全感和温暖,并且成为我们生命中难以替代的精神支持。

2.2 自由的定义与价值自由是指个体在尊重他人权利和法律约束下,享有思想、言论、信仰、行动以及追求幸福等方面不受限制的状态。

自由既包括政治上的自由,如公民享有选举权和言论自由等权益,同时也包括个人内心的独立思考、选择生活方式和职业发展等方面。

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毕业论文写作提纲
标题:从盖茨比的悲剧看美国梦
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[摘要] 《了不起的盖茨比》被公认为菲茨杰拉德最好的小说,在很长一段时间里,它被认为是“喧嚣的二十年代”的最佳代言,并且作为美国中学生必读的文学作品。

通过对“美国梦”、盖茨比所生活的时代及其个人因素的研究来解读盖茨比悲剧的必然性。

[关键词] 盖茨比悲剧美国梦
[引言]
[正文]
一、盖茨比的梦和美国梦
1.1 美国梦的起源
1.2 美国梦的实质
1.3 盖茨比美国梦错误的化身----黛西
二、盖茨比美国梦破灭的社会根源
2.1 新富和贵族之间的矛盾
2.1.1 经济地位不同
2.1.2 社会斗争
2.2 上层阶级对社会的残酷迫害
三、盖茨比美国梦破灭的自我因素
3.1 盖茨比对纯洁爱情的追求
3.2 盖茨比对金钱的盲目崇拜
3.3 盖茨比对建立财富缺乏批判的眼光
3.4盖茨比的性格缺陷
四、盖茨比悲剧的启示
五、结语。

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