《了不起的盖茨比》中绿灯的象征意义Word格式文档下载.doc
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lives,butmostlyGatsby'
s'
.Gatsbybelievesthathewillbeverysuccessfulandgetwhathewants,includingDaisy,ifheisrich.Hesucceededingettingmoneyandlivingalifeofluxury,butisnevertrulyrich.Heisalwayssosetonthefutureandwhatthingscouldbeifthis,orifthathappens,thatheneverlivesinthepresent.BecauseGatsbyneverlivesinthepresent,heendsupdoingthatpermanently,andbytheendofthebook,helivesnomore.WhenGatsbywasalive,heseemednevertobehappy,becausehewasneversatisfiedwithhimself;
Gatsbytriedtochangehimself.Healwaystriedtoreachforhisvision,whichisrepresentedbythegreenlight,butneverseemedtoachieveitbecausehedidn'
teverliveinthelifehehad;
Gatsbylivedinthelifehewanted.F.ScottFitzgeraldusesgreenlighttorepresenttheunreachabledreaminthefuturethatisalwaysbeingsoughtafterandwantedbyGatsby,butneverobtained.
InTheGreatGatsby,thegreenlightisvisibletomanyandalwaysdistant.Tosome,likeTom,itisjustalight,buttoothers,likeGatsby,itistheirhopefulfuture.AsTomsaidinchapterone,"
Iglancedseaward-anddistinguishednothingexceptagreenlight,minuteandfaraway,thatmighthavebeentheendofthedock.WhenIlookedoncemoreforGatsbyhehadvanished,andIwasaloneagainintheunquietdarkness"
(Gatsby26).Hesawagreenlight.Thatisall,justalightthatmayhavebeenattheendofthedock.WhenGatsbyvanished,thisrepresentedhimapproachingandtryingtoattainthegreenlight,whichwashisfuturehesoughtafterandbelievedin.AsMariusBewleyagrees,thegreenlightrepresentshisfaith,"
Animageofthatgreenlight,symbolofGatsby'
sfaith,burnsacrossthebay,"
(Bewley24).SincethegreenlightrepresentsGatsby'
sfaith,itishardforhimnotbelieveinitandreachforit.Inaway,thegreenlightrepresentassurance,andhereliesonit;
itishisfaith.
ToGatsby,hisidealisticfuture,hisgreenlight,isassociatedwithDaisyandsosheishisdreamthatwillneverbereached.Itislaterinthebook,inchapterfive,whenthegreenlightstartstorelatetoDaisy,becauseDaisybecomespartofGatsby'
sdesiredfuture,"
Ifitwasn'
tforthemistIcouldseeyourhomeacrossthebay.Youalwayshaveagreenlightthatburnsallnightattheendofyourdock,"
(Gatsby98).Eventually,Gatsbywantstoarriveatthatgreenlight,graspit,anddevelophislifeintoit,withDaisy.AsMariusBewleysays,"
ForGatsby,Daisydoesnotexistinherself.Sheisthegreenlightthatsignalshimintotheheartofhisultimatevision,"
(Bewley19).InviewofthefactthatthegreenlightisGatsby'
swantedfuture,ifheassociatesDaisywiththegreenlight,thenobviouslyhewanthertobeinhisideallifelateron.
Gatsbyneverfulfilledhislifebyarrivingatthegreenlight,hisunreachabledream,becausehewastooinvolvedinhisfuturetoworryabouthiscurrentsituation.ThefurtherandfurtherGatsbyreached,thefurtherthegreenlightseemed.Hisromanticandimpracticalfuturethathesoughtafterbecamelessandlesslikelytooccuroneday,"
Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.Iteludedusthen,butthat'
snomatter-tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfurther...andonefinemorning-Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast"
(Gatsby189).
Gatsbyjustcouldn'
tgrasptheideathatDaisywouldnotendupwithhimnomatterhowheenvisioneditorhowmuchmoneyhehad,bynowyouknowheisnottrulyrich.
FromthedayGatsbystartedplanninghisscheduleasaboy,becausehehada"
bigfuture"
infrontofhim,untilthedaythathedied,healwayshadconfidenceofgettingwhathewanted.Heneverdidgetwhathewanted,hisgreenlight,buthebelievedinitandneverstoppedreachingforit,"
Thegreenlightissuccessfulbecause,apartfromitsvisualeffectivenessasitgleamsacrossthebay,itembodiestheprofoundnaiveté
ofGatsby'
ssenseofthefuture,whilesimultaneouslysuggestingthehistoricityofhishope,"
(Bewley21).Gatsbywasguiltyofdreamingandbelievingtherecouldbealifebetterthenhehadatthattime,sohedidn'
treallylivethroughthatlife,inthepresent,hehadhope,thatisit.Healwaysconsistentlyreachedforthegreenlight,andeachtimehewouldreach,hewouldbepulledfurtherandfurtherfromreality,untilhewasfinallyoutofreality,andhadhislifetakenawayfromhim.
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