从了不起的盖茨比看美国梦的破灭.docx
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从了不起的盖茨比看美国梦的破灭
Abstract
F.ScottFitzgeraldisoneofAmericansgreatestwriterofthe20
thcentury,the
spokesmanofthe“JazzAge”.“ThGereatGatsby”isthebook
truelyreflecting
thesociallifeofAmericanJazzAge.Thenovelthrough
the“I”—N—ick
KaluoweiasnarrativepeopletotellthestoryoftheheroGatesforthe
realizationofhisdreamtoshowthededicationandhisdreamfailed.Inthis
novel,thepursuitoftheAmericandreamandburstgotaverygood
interpretation.ThepaperfromtheauthorFitzgeraldandnovel“TheGreat
Gatsby”,theformationanddevelopmentoftheAmericandreamandGatsbys
Americandreambeingdefeatedtoexplore,exposingthesocialstatusof
Americanjazzageanditshiddenbehindthesocialcrisistolerttotheworld.
criticshavealwaysbeenholdingdifferentattitudestowardsthedebatethatwhetherFitzgerald
criticizedAmericandreaminTheGreatGatsby
Keywords:
Fitzgerald,TheGreatGatsby,AmericanDream,Gatsby,burst
Introduction
TheGreatGatsby
“isrankedsecondintheModernLibrary'slistofthe100
bestnovelsofthe20
thcentury.Everyonehasthedifferentcriteriaonit.The
bookdescribesthe
Gateswhocamefromapoorfamilyhowtothrough
hardshipsanddidanythingtograbwealth,ultimatelyfromapauperinto
peoplesminds“great”thoefwealthy.Buthowhardtopursuebecauseof
povertybeforethelossoffirstlove.Finallynotonlylossthefirstlovebutalso
catchthestoryofhissoul.Reprouducethesocialformofthejazzageofthe
20thcenturyintheUnitedStatesrevealingthetemptationofthe“American
Dream”andburst.Forreaderswithafullviewoftherichinphilosophyand
themostmovingAmericantragedy”.TheAmericandreamshatteredreveals
thespirtualcrisisbehindprosperoussocietywhichcausedtheworldswake
upcall.
、Fitgeraldand“TheGreatGatsby”
JazzAge”.Thenameof
Frabcis.ScottFitzgreraldisAmericanliterature,culturalhistoryofthe
outstandingpeopleasthespokepersonofthe
Fitzgeraldandthe”JazzAgfoerm”edtheinseparablerelationship.HeputthelifeexperienceofhimselfandhiswifeAlexandreJordaasitsmaterialcreated”TheGreatGatsby”showingtheglaryofthateraandmoralvaluesbehindthedecay.Fitzgeraldsaidpeoplewillthinkofapost-warexperienceoftheyounggenerationthepursuitofdreamsandtheirdiaillusionment.
1.1ThelegendarylifeofF.ScottFitzgerald
F.ScottFitzgerald(1896—1940)
Americanshort—storywriterandnovelistfamousforhisdepictionoftheJazz
Age(the1920s)same,hismostbrilliantnovelbeing“TheGreat
Gatsby”(1925).Hisprivatelifeforlife.inbothAmericanandFranceletter,becamealmostascelebratedashisnovels.[1]Francis.ScottFitzgeraldwasbornonseptemeber24,1896intheAmericanMidwestthecityofSt.Paulin
Minnesota.Attheageof13showedliterarytalentbank,thenacceptededucationatPrincetonUniversity.Aftertheout-breakofthefirstworldwar,hedroppedoutofschooltojointhearmycorps.Hemetbeautyoftheageof18wealthygirl—AlexandraJordaSericattheendof1918.Bothsexualgratificationandtoenterintomarriageable.Afterthewar,Fitzgeraldwentto
NewYorkseekingthedevelopment,becauseofhislowstatusandlowincomecannotsatisfyhisfiancee,metwiththeengagementbeingdismissed.Untilthemarch1920”Thissideofparadise”published,the24year-oldFitzgeraldbecomefamousovernight,theeconomyrich.AlexandraZeldacamebackinhisarms,thetwolightninggetmarried,thesemakehimfeelthejoyofsuccess.Fitzgeraldhasmoney,reputationandthebeautifulyoungwifeenthusiasticallyjointheranksofpleasure.Tomeetthisextremelyprofligatelife
ofluxury,hehadtowritealotofwritingtoearnmoney.“TenderistheNight”and
TalesoftheJazzAge”publishedinsuccessionenhancedhisliteraryposition.
TheGreat
In1924,thewholefamilyofFitzgeraldmovedtoFrancetoseekaquietenvironmentforwriting.Inthemeantime,hecompletedhismaster
Gatsby”withgreatsuccess.PerennialprofligacymakesFitzgeraldeconomicintrouble,buthestilllivedthelifeofdebauchery.Becompelledin1926,hemovedbacktotheUnitedStatesforHollywoodtomakealivingwritingmoviescripts.afterthatfewworkstocomeoutof.Theworstcametotheworst,hiswifesufferedfrommentalillness,hehadtoworkhardertomakemoney.Hedrownhissorrowsinwineanddeclininghealth,eventuallyphysical
as
andmentaiexhaustionFitzgeralddiedinhollywoodduetoheartdiseaseyoungas44,leavinganunfinishednovel.Pursuehislifetrajectorywewillfindthatthisisalsoaprocessforthepersistentpursuitofthe“American
Dream”,hisfailureisalsoanAmericandreamburstprocess.
1.2“TheGreatGatsby“
“TheGreatGatsby”isatouchingto“Americandream”realizationanddisillusionedtragedy.ThenoveltellsthetragicstoryofapoorchildwasbornintheU.SMidwestunderclass,GatsbyunrequitedwealthyMissDaisyfinallykilled.Inthenovel,FitzgeraldhimselfandhiswiefAlexandraZelda'slifethroughtheartofrefiningfititin.Daisyprototypeisbasicallythebodyof
AlexandraJorda,GatsbyandNickexistthewritersshadow.Gatsby'slifereflectsthewriter'slifeexperienee:
areborninthebottomofsociety,affectedaspiretobepeopleofhighsociety,methisloveduringthefirstworldwar,brokeupbecauseofpovertyandstriveforlovejointogethertogettheloveall,finallydreamwasshattered.GatsbydiedinhisownfantasyworldWideWeb,thewriterlivedinthepursuitofhisownAmericandream,buttheextravagantlifedebtbeforediedidn'tgethisownliterarypositionisaloser.ItfollowsthatwriterisalsotheAmericandreamfolloer,interestinthelifeofdebaucheryobsessedwiththetrendofJazzAge,howeverheasNickisaddictedtoluxurylifeforlifeatthesametimes,butalsositonthesidelineskeepasobermindtoanobjectiveperspectivetoexaminejudgeallofthis.
、TheformationanddevelopmentoftheAmericanDream
AmericandreamhasalwaysbeenoneofthemostpopularmotifsinAmericanliterature.AsaspiritcameintobeingasAmericawasfounded,Americandreambecamestrongerandstrongerin
Americanpeople'smind.ItseemedAmericanpeoplecangetwhattheywOnbywork.ThiskindofspiritencouragesAmericanpeoplegenerationbygenerationandpromptsAmericatobecome
themostdevelopedcountryandownthemostwealthinthisworld.TheAmericandream
isakindofbelievethataslongasthelandofequalopportunityinthe
UnitedStates,throughtheireffortstostrugglefor,anyonecangetthematerialsuccessandspiritualsuccesswillcomeideal.TheAmerican
Dreamcontainsseveralelements:
theUntiedStatesprovidedeveryonethechaneeofsuccess;successdependsontheirowneffortsratherthanfamilybackgroundextraction;everyoneisequalto;freedomforall.
2.1TheformationoftheAmericanDream
TheAmericandreaminthehistoryoftheUnitedStateshasalongtime,afterthepeopleasearlyasColumbusdiscoveredtheAmericancontinentbeganpursuitoftheAmericandream.TheoriginalAmericanDreamisthe
Puritansimmigrationtothefreedomofreligiousbelief,againstthepoliticalrepressiondesiranddreams.SotensofthousandsEuropean
Puritanssailedacrosstheoceancametothis(huangwurenyan)deserted
Americancontinentmakingmovement.TheoriginalAmericandreamisbuiltupinthisbarrenwasteland.
2.2ThedevelopmentoftheAmericanDream
Withtheinfluxofnumbersofimmigrants,theAmericannation
formation,especiallythe1848California
“Goldeaushg'toamassive
westwardmovementwhichplayedagreatholeinthedevelopmentofthe
westernUnitedStates.Americansareinthefacethetestofnaturewhich
graduallyformedthecharacterofself-relianee,self-improvement
and
self-esteem.TheAmericanDreamthusobtainedthe
further
developmental.CivilianswanttobesuccessfulintheEuropeancontinent
ofthefeudalsystemthatiswishfulthinking,butintheUnited
States
startedfromscrathwithpeopleeverywhere.Itisbelievedthatthelandof
theUnitedStatesthisequalityofopportunity,freedomofreligion,aslong
ashardworking,honesty,temperance,idealisticanyonecansucceed.
Thisdreamisbeautiful,nobleandverycharismatic.
2.3ThecrisisoftheAmericanDream
AftertheFristWorldWarone,theUnitedStatesentered
the“golden
age”.Unprecedented
prosperity
in.Americas
capitalist
economy,industrialization
continuousdevelopmentandlarge
citieshave
emerge,theAmerican
dreamconcretetransformedintothedesirefor
moneyandthepursuit
ofpeople'snoralconceptsandvaluesbeganto
collapse.Peopleofthe
materialisdesperatetomakethembelievethat
onlymoneymakethemachievehappiness.Peopleareagainstprohibition
topromotesexualliberationandindulgeinfeastingtheIongitudinalmusic
lifeless.Meanwhile,peoplearealsoawareoftheposeessionofmoneyandhavesocialstatusinordertoachievetheirdreams.Soatthebottomofsocietypeopleconstanteffortstryingtoobtainwealthtorealizetheir
dreamscape.Mostofthemtreatedwealthastheonlystandardtocommentwhetherapersonwassuccessfulornot.Butthepursuitofwealthandidealcannotbebalaneed,thebrokendreamisthenecessaryendingoftheAmericandream.Resultoftherapid
developmentofAmericanindustry,thematerialwealthaccumulatedquickly,butthisbustlingbehindthespiritofsocialcrisiccannotbeignore,thecollapseoftheAmericanDreamhasbecomeanecessity.Fitzgerald
“ThehistoryoftheTheUnited
review20stheAmericansocietyhadsaid:
Statesentered
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