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IVTableofContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\uChapterOneIntroduction 1ChapterTwoThe

IntroductiontoThe

Great

Gatsby

and

Symbolism 22.1Introduction

to

The

Great

Gatsby 22.2Introduction

of

Symbolism 2ChapterThreeSymbolism

inThe

Great

Gatsby 43.1Symbolism

in

Color 43.1.1White

:

Purity,

Holiness,

Ignorance,

Death

and

Nothingness 43.1.2Yellow

:Noise,

Decay,

Money,

Power

and

Sin 43.1.3Green

:

Nature,

Vitality,

Wealth,

Dream

and

Hope 53.2Symbolism

in

Place 63.2.1Eastern

Eggs

:

Emptiness,

Inheritance,

Wealth

and

Upper

Echelons 63.2.2Western

Eggs:

Pragmatism,

Diligence,

Poor

and

Underclass 63.2.3Gray

Valley

:

DeteriorationofLivingEnvironmentandDesolationofSpiritualLife 73.3Symbolism

in

Characters 73.3.1Gatsby

:

Spiritual

Desolation

or

Solitude 73.3.2Daisy

:

Selfishness,

Apathy

and

Ruthlessness 83.3.3Nick

:

Moral

,

Spiritual

Growth

Hope 8ChapterFourThe

Great

GatsbyEnlightenment 94.1PersistenceinDreams,QuietPerseverance 94.2Persistencein

Correct

Values,

and

Chinese

Dream

Construction 9ChapterFiveConclusion 11Bibliography 12Acknowledgements 13保定理工学院本科毕业论文ChapterOneIntroductionFranciscoScottFitzgeraldisaveryfamousnovelistintheUnitedStatesandhasagreatreputationinhistime.Oneofthemostmatureworksisregardedasthoughtandartisticskills,andoneofthemostmatureworksisTheGreatGatsby.Butitwasonlyafterhisdeaththathewasregardedasaveryrigorous,ambitiousandambitiouswriter.AndnowtheauthorhasbeenconsideredtobeaveryexcellentwriterinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.Theauthor'sarticleisveryelegantandsensitive,andhascreateditsownlanguageandmetaphor.Intermsoflanguage,itisalsoverysimple,thecontentisnotonlyveryrich,butalsoverycolorful.Becausetheformsofexpressionareverydiverse,thentheskillsofartcanbedisplayedperfectly.Inadditiontotheabovementionedabove,itsmostoutstandingartisticvalueisthatthenovelusessymbolismtodepictthephilosophyandmoralityinhisera.Althoughthecontentoftheworkisverysimple,themeaningcontainedinthisstoryisveryprofound.TherewasayoungGatsbyfromtheUnitedStateswithapoorfamily.Hefellinlovewithagirl,namelyDaisy.However,duetoeconomicreasons,therewasnowaytomarryDaisy.Finally,shemarriedarichyoungman,TomBuchanan.Hecouldn'tstandthefactthathisbelovedwomanmarriedanotherman,soGatsbydecidedtowinbackhislostlove,sohebegantomakeillegalliquorandotherthingsthatcouldnotbedisclosedorseen.Whenhewasrichenough,heboughtaverygrandFrenchvilla.Inthisvilla,hewouldholdaverygranddanceeveryweekend,andthepurposeofdoingsowastoattracttheattentionoftheBuchananfamily.WhenGatsbyandDaisymetagain,hefoundthatthewomanstandinginfrontofhimwasnolongerwhathehaddreamedof,andhefeltastrongsenseofloss.TheUnitedStatesusedtobeaveryfreshandgreenplace.Atthattime,peoplewerealsofullofdreamsandhopeforthefuture.Butnowthoseprimitiveforestsaregone,andtheso-calledmoderncivilizationhasreplacedthem.However,insomemodernpeople'slives,thereisemptinessandfutilityeverywhere.Wecanfindthathopenolongerexists,anditisreplacedbyendlessdespair.TheauthordoesnotusestorytellingtoexpressthethemeinTheGreatGatsby,butusesalotofsymbolism.Thereasonforthesuccessofthisnovelismainlybecausetheauthorflexiblyusessymbolismtodisplaythebackgroundandcharactersofthestory.Sotheauthoralsofoundoneofthemosteffectivemeansofspeakinginthisera,thatis,symbolism.Theuseofsymbolismcanbetterenhancethetheme.Whenwearecarefullyreadingtheoriginaltextofthenovel,wehavetocombinewiththebackgroundandcontentofthetimesinwhichthewriterlives,sothatwecanunderstandthethemeofthenovelatadeeperlevel.ChapterTwoThe

IntroductiontoThe

Great

Gatsby

and

Symbolism2.1Introduction

to

The

Great

GatsbyTheGreatGatsbyisanovelwrittenbyAmericanwriterFrancisScottFitzgeraldagainstthebackgroundofNewYorkCityandlongIslandinthe1920s.Nick,thewriter,lefthishometownforNewYorkinthespringof1922.ButtherewasabiggapbetweentherichandthepoorinNewYorkatthetime,andtherewereallkindsofpopularelements.NickmetGatsbyinhissearchforanewlifeandgraduallylosthimselfinaluxuriouslife.Gatsby,theprotagonistofthebook,usedtobeaverypoorman.ItwasafterhisowneffortsthathefellinlovewithDaisyintheprocess,butwhenGatsbyreturnedfromthewar,Daisyhadmarriedsomeoneelse,andthemanwasveryrich.SoGatsbywasstimulated,startedadifficultroadtostartabusiness,andfinallybecameamillionaire,buyingaveryluxuriousvillaacrosstheseafromDaisy'shome.AfterdeepercontactwithDaisy,Gatsbyfoundthathewasnolongerhisdreamlover,andintheprocessDaisyalsofoundherhusbandcheating,thusdrivingtokillherhusband'scheatingpartner.Daisy'shusbandframedtheaccidenttoGatsby,whowaskilledbecauseoftheincident,andDaisydidnotattendGatsby'sfuneralintheend.Finally,Nickalsosawthroughthosepeopleintheupperclass,theirheartsareverysinister,andbehindtheextravagantlifeisfullofalotofcoldandcruel,andfinallydecidedtoleavethecityandreturntotheirhometown.Onthefaceofit,thisworkismainlyaboutthelovestorybetweenapoorboyandarichfamily,butifwedigdeeper,thetruthcontainedinitisveryprofound,notjustlove.Inthisnovel,theauthorusesalotofsymbolism,sothereadabilityoftheworkhasbeenenhanced,andtheartisticexpressionoftheworkhasalsobeenstrengthened.2.2Introduction

of

SymbolismSymbolismisatypicalliterarycreationtechnique,thatis,touseamorespecificthingtoexpressthoseabstractthingstoacertainextent.Usingthismethodtocreateliteraturetoacertainextent,thenthefollowingexpressioneffectscanappear:thereader'sassociationcanbetriggered,atthesametime,theconnotationofthenovelneedstobedescribedmoredeeplyandsoon.Inthe19thcentury,thistechniqueappearedandwasslowlyusedforreferencebywritersatmanylevels,suchasnovelsandpoetrycreators.Ifyouwantthistechniquetoplaythebesteffect,thenitisnecessaryforthoseliterarycreatorstoskillfullyconveythehiddenphilosophytothereadersthroughaveryobscurelanguage.Inreallife,somespecialmeaningscanbeexpressedthroughthingsandhabitsthatpeoplearefamiliarwith.Forexample,whenpeopleseered,theyfeelveryhappy,andwhentheyseewhite,theyfeelverysad.Butwhenpeopleseegreen,theyarefullofhopeandsoon.Inthecreationofthenovel,wecanreasonablyapplythesesymbolismtoit,sothattheseeminglyordinarydetailscanbecomemoreprofound.ChapterThreeSymbolism

inThe

Great

Gatsby3.1Symbolism

in

Color3.1.1White

:

Purity,

Holiness,

Ignorance,

Death

and

Nothingness

AmongthecountriesofBritainandtheUnitedStates,whitemainlyrepresentspurityandsanctity.Thiscolorisalsooneofthesymbolismthattheauthortriestouse,anditisalsofollowingthemaintoneofDaisy,themaincharacter.Daisy,theheroineofthework,iswearingawhitedress,andherskinisverysnow-white,givingpeopleapureimage.Butinthiswork,whitehasothermeanings,thatis,ignoranceanddeathandnothingness.ThesetwodifferentmeaningsofwhitejustreflectDaisy’ssuperficialimageandinnerimageinthenovel,whichisGatsby’spuredreamlover;theinnerimageisavulgarwomanwhoisruthless,vainandfatallyhitbyGatsby.ForGatsby,whenhesawDaisystandingbehindthecurtains,hethoughtshewassobeautifulatthemoment.Butthewhitecurtainsgivepeoplethefeelingislikethereisnothing.Fromthiswecanfindthatthereisacertaingapbetweenthetwoofthem.Thelovehepursuesismorelikethepursuitofanunfulfilleddream.AfterDaisygotmarried,herhouseanditsinteriorswereallwhite,andatthistimewhiterepresentednothingness.Shewasnothappy,mainlybecauseDaisywasexcessiveinherpursuitofarichlife.WhenDaisyfoundoutthatGatsbyhadbecomericherthanbefore,shehadagreedforhiswealth.Itwaspreciselybecauseoftheemergenceofthisconceptthatshebecameextremelyvulgar.Ontheotherhand,Gatsbyhimselfisaveryemptyperson,andhispursuitoflifeisonlytowinbackhislovewithDaisy.ButnomatterwhateffortGatsbymade,therewasnowaytochangeDaisy’smindandexposeDaisy’soriginalface.Atthistime,whiteisparticularlyironic.Infact,DaisyitselfisasymboloftheAmericandream,notonlyrepresentsthepursuitofGatsby,butalsorepresentsthespiritualoutlookofthewhole“jazzera”ofthewholeAmericansociety,aswellasthefalsevaluesandmoralstandardsofthebourgeoisie.ThegreatchangesbeforeandafterDaisyhaveonceagaindeepenedthethemeofthedisillusionmentoftheAmericanDream.3.1.2Yellow

:Noise,

Decay,

Money,

Power

and

SinYellowisalsoacolorthathastobementioned.Ingeneral,yellowrepresentsnoiseandnoise,aswellasdecayandvulgarity.Inthe“Jazzera”oftheUnitedStates,oneofthemostfundamentalreasonswhypeoplebecametreacherousandvanitywasbecauseofmoneyandpower.ForGatsby,theprotagonistofthework,hejustwantstobewithDaisyagain.OneofthemainreasonsfortheseparationwasthatGatsbywasverypoor,sowhenthetwoofthemreunitedagain,GatsbyoftenshowedDaisywhathenowhad,andtheauthorusedyellowtoreflectGatsby’wealth,suchasGatsby’syellowcarandtie.Inadditiontothese,whenthebanquetisheldinGatsby’sgarden,mostofthefoodandbarsareyellow,givingpeopleabrilliantfeeling.Atthesametime,yellowalsoimpliesandsymbolizeswealthandpower,symbolizesmoneyworshipandcorruption.Inadditiontotheabovementioned,intheheroineDaisy’spursuitofluxurylifeandtheimportanceattachedtowealth,alsousedalotofyellowelements.Forexample,Daisyusedagoldenpen,aswellastheyellowcarDaisyusedwhenshehitMertel.ThemomentGatsbywaskilledbyWilsonandfellintotheswimmingpool,hedisappearedintoayellowforestamomentlater.Theseyellowaremoreorlessassociatedwithdeath,andperhapsthroughthisconnection,theauthorwantstotellreadersthatsometimesmoneyisthesourceofsinthatleadsustodeath.Atthesametime,theauthorinthisarticlefortheuseofyellowcanbeverygoodintheupperclassofthekindofextravagantlife,butalsotoshowsomeofthecharacteristicsofthesocialenvironmentatthattime,aswellassomeofpeople’spursuit.3.1.3Green

:

Nature,

Vitality,

Wealth,

Dream

and

HopeInthisnovel,theauthorgivesfullplaytohisimaginationanddisplaysthesymboliccharmofcolorincisivelyandvividly.Whenyellowandbluemerge,thentherewillbegreen,whichisfullofvitalityandvitalityandsymbolizesthecoloroflife,whichisalsocommoninlifeandliteraryworks.Atthesametime,greenisalsothefundamentalcoloroftheUSdollarbill,asymbolofwealthandeconomicstrength.TheivyvinesonthewallsoftheGatsbyandBuchananhousessetofftheirluxurioushomesandwealth,andtheirdensityalsosuggestsasignificantdisparityinwealthbetweenthenewlywealthyandaristocraticfamilieswhoenteredthearistocracy.AlthoughGatsbybecameverywealthyafterwards,duetohisimpropermeansofobtainingwealth,hecouldneverwinovertheoldrich.Intheend,Daisychoseanotherpersonwhohadmorewealthandwasmorestable,hidingbehindthemoney.Whenhewenttodescribe17-year-oldGatsby,heworeaveryoldgreendress,givingtheimpressionthathewaspositiveandpursuinghisdream,andthisgreenwasasymbolofhope,becausehisheartwasfullofdreamsandtriedtofightforit.Andinthiswork,thereareGatsbyoverlookingthegreenlightsceneatthebeginningandend,buttheatmosphereandthefeelingsexpressedaredifferent,sothatthewritingnotonlyechoeseachother,butalsomakesthemoodofthereaderandtheprotagonistoftheworkresonatetoacertainextent.ThegreenlightatthebeginningofthisworkrepresentsGatsby’syearningforlifeandlove,aswellassomeofhishopes.Thegreenlightattheendoftheworkismorelikeafantasy,andthesymbolicmeaningofthegreenlighthereisthefanaticalandrecklesspursuitoftheetherealAmericandreambytheentireAmericannation.Thegreenlight,originallyusedfornavigation,meanssafe,reliableandunhinderedaccess.InGatsby’slife,thislittlegreenlampisnotonlythenavigationlightofhislife,butalsomakeshimfeelthattherealizationofhopeisnear,readilyavailable,andsorealandseductive.Gatsby’slifeisachallenginglife,socomparethebeginningwiththeend.ItcanmakeGatsby’sendingmoretragic,andatthesametimeitalsocontainssomesatireinit.3.2Symbolism

in

Place3.2.1Eastern

Eggs

:

Emptiness,

Inheritance,

Wealth

and

Upper

Echelons

TheEastEggisinhabitedbythoseintheupperechelonswhohavealotofwealthandhighsocialstatus,andthisplacehasthemostluxurioushousesinthecity.Thesepeoplehaveacommonfeature,thatis,selfishness,focusingonlyontheirowninterests,showingindifferencetosomeotherthings.Asaresult,amoredecadentupper-classsocietyhasbeenformedinthisplace.Daisy,theheroineinthework,andherhusbandlivehere,sofromthesidewecanfindthattheybothlackarichspiritualworld,andtheyarefullofindifferenceandyearningforwealth.AlthoughGatsbyoftenholdsdancesinthearea,theupperechelonsstilldon'treallyaccepthim.WhenGatsbydied,Daisydidn'tgotothefuneralbecauseshewasafraidofhavinganythingtodowithhim.Itisnotdifficultforustoseethatthepeoplehereareverycoldandruthless.Themainpurposeoftheauthor'sdescriptionofDongyuistorevealtheuglyfaceofthehereditaryaristocratsatthattime.Andthisplacesymbolizesexcessivematerialismandhedonism.3.2.2Western

Eggs:

Pragmatism,

Diligence,

Poor

and

UnderclassThroughthiswork,wecanfindthatthepeoplelivingintheEastEggarearistocrats,relativelyprosperous.ThewesteggsliveinpeoplelikeGatsbywhohavenosocialstatus.Althoughthepeoplewholiveinthisplaceareveryrich,themeansbywhichtheygettheirwealtharenotgood,andsomearenotevenallowedbylaw.Peoplelivinginthisareahavearelativelylowsocialstatusanddonothaveahighlevelofknowledge,justbecauseoftheirgreatwealthandfeelveryproudandcomplacent.Afterreadingthroughthisnovel,wecanknowthatalthoughGatsbyendedupveryrich,hewasnotbornwell,hadnoaristocraticbackground,andthereasonwhyhewasabletoacquiresupremewealthwasalsoobtainedbysellingalcoholinanillegitimateway.Therefore,thearistocratsoftheEastEggdidnotreallyaccepthim,butalsoforthisreason.Whentheauthordescribesthelocationofthewestegginthisnovel,theauthorshowsthegreedandvulgarityofthepeoplelivinginthispartoftheUnitedStates.Inaddition,thenameWesteggitselfcontainsidealisticsentiment,justliketheUnitedStates,whichpreviouslyexpandedinthewest,theherolivesinthisplaceinthehopeofrealizinghisdreamhere,butitisalsobecauseheliveshereandlethimselfandhisdreamsdieouttogether.3.2.3Gray

Valley

:

DeteriorationofLivingEnvironmentandDesolationofSpiritualLifeThereisalsoaveryimportantplaceinthiswork,thatis,GreyValley.Wecanfindthattheliteralmeaningofashvalleyisashvalley,whichisinthemiddleofwesteggandnewYorkcity,andtheauthorgivesadetaileddescriptionofashvalley,whichisanendlesswastelandmadeupofallkindsofindustrialwasteashes.Thepeoplewholiveinthisplaceareverypoor,andthelivingenvironmentisverypoor.Wecanfindsomeofthementalstatesofthelocalpeopleinsomeoftheenvironmentsinthisareaandinsomeofpeople’sdailylives,throughwhichwecanfindoutwhattheAmericanpeoplearelikeintheirheartsaftertheendoftheAmericanWar,aswellasthemoraldecaytheyfeel,aswellastheirmentalmalaise.WhentheauthorportraystheGreyValley,thewholearealooksasifithadbeenpiledupwithalotofashes,withnotraceofangerandanextremelydepressingatmosphere.ThroughthedescriptionofGreyValley,wecanfindthatsomeofthedevelopmentoftheUnitedStatesatthattime,atthesametime,alsoshowedtheemptinessofthepeople’sspirit,fromwhichwecanfindthatitisveryimportanttofindthepervertedsocialenvironmentandthedesolationsignificanceofpeople’sspiritinthenovelsymbolizedbythedustyandsmokyGreyValley.

3.3Symbolism

in

Characters3.3.1Gatsby

:

Spiritual

Desolation

or

Solitude

Inthe20thcentury,peoplewereinfluencedbymoneyworshipandpursuedthesupremacyofmatter.Theyfeelthattheirsenseofsecurityisonlyguaranteedbymoneyandsupremestatus.TheprotagonistGatsbyisambitiousandidealistic,andisamicrocosmofself-madepeople.HewasasilentyoungmillionairefromahumblefamilyintheMidwest,butgainedaprominentpositionamongtheelitesonlongIsland.AllGatsby’sactionsseemtobedrivenbythatkindofexclusive,evenchildishlove.Heistheprotagonistofthenovelbecausehisactionspromotethedevelopmentofthestory.GatsbyfirstappearedasareclusiveneighborofNick,thenovelnarrator.Overtime,Gatsby’spastwasslowlyunraveled.Whenhewasayoungsoldier,hefellinlovewiththerichDaisy,andsincethenhehasdevotedhimselftobeingtheonewhodeservesherbybuildinghisownbondandwealth.Ontheotherhand,wecanalsounderstandGatsby’spursuitofDaisy,infact,apursuitoftheAmericandreamatthattime.DespiteGatsby’sbestefforts,hisidealisticenthusiasmcannotcompetewiththepainfulrealityofsociety.Attheendofthework,althoughhebecameaveryrichperson,butdidnotgettheloveheyearnedfor,anddidnotentertheupperclass.Sowhenhefoundthattherewasabiggapbetweenrealityandideal,Gatsby’sspiritualworldcollapsed.Inthiswork,thedescriptionofGates’wayoflifesymbolizestheprocessfromthebeginningtotheendoftheAmericandream.3.3.2Daisy

:

Selfishness,

Apathy

and

RuthlessnessInthiswork,Daisy,theheroine,istheembodimentofbeautyandpurity.Sheisbeautifulandgenerous,andherfamilyisveryrich.Sheisarepresentativeofthenoblewomanoftheupperclass.Inaddition,theauthoralsosymbolizes“selfish,cold,mercilessAmerican”withDaisy,soherinnerspiritisveryemptyandmoreindifferentandselfishunderherbrightappearance.Shewilldowhateverittakestoachievehergoal,andatthesametimeshewillspilldirtywateronothers.Daisymarriedavulgarbutrichmaninordertolivearichlife,soshedidn'twanttoleaveevenifhermarriagewasunhappy.Gatsbyfellinlovewithheratfirstsight,butwhatshecaredaboutwasnotthelovebetweenthetwo,buthiswealth,andlatershedidnothesitatetohurtGatsbyinordernottoletGatsbyhaveanimpactonherpresentlife,whicheventuallyledtotragedy.Daisy,likeapartoflife,soexquisite,soclever,butalsososelfish,alwaysthinkingaboutwhattodoisintheirbestinterests.Therefore,thedescriptionofDaisy’simageismainlysymbolizedbytheselfishnessandapathyoftheAmericansinthatjazzera.3.3.3Nick

:

Moral

,

Spiritual

Growth

HopeNickisnotparticularlyimportantinthiswork,butheisanimplicitauthorbecauseheisthecharacterwhohasundergonethemostsignificantchangeinthenovel.Nickhasadirectconnectionwithseveralcharactersinthenovel.HeisTom’sclassmate,Gatsby’snewneighborandfriend.NickwasattractedtoGatsby’spartyandeventuallywonaninvitationtoentertheinnercircle.HehelpedarrangethereunionofGatsbyandDaisyandpromotetheirextramaritalaffairs.Therefore,hecanreflecthalfoftheportrayaloftheauthor,intheageoffamilybackgroundandthepursuitofwealthandotheraspectsareverysimilartotheauthor.SothatexplainswhyNickknowshowGatsbyfeelsandunderstandshim.Inthiswork,NickwitnessedthetragicentanglementofothercharactersandfinallyprovedthathewastheonlyonewhowasreallywillingtohelpandcareaboutGatsby,andthathewasalsotheonlykindcharacterinhisheart.Asasymbolofmorality,heisanembodimentofmoralityandsoul.HefeltthatthepaceofNewYorkwasveryfast,andthewayoflifewasverystrange,andpeopleweredrivenbydesire.Insuchaworld,people'scharacterwillbedistorted.Therefore,thoseidealsbasedonmaterialismarenottorealizetheAmericandream,butakindofdepravity.Fundamentallyspeaking,Gatsbyembodiesakindofspiritualdesolationandsolitude,whileNickisahopeformoralandspiritualgrowth.ChapterFourThe

Great

GatsbyEnlightenment4.1PersistenceinDreams,QuietPerseveranceAfterreadingthiswork,let'sthinkaboutwhereGatsbyisgreat.Startingfromscratch,fromthebeginningoftheyouthisextremelyself-discipline,hasaclearplanfortheirownlife,andtheprocessofwealthaccumulationisveryclean,relyingontheirownmind,throughtheirowneffortsandstruggle,hasachievedsuccessbeyondthereachofordinarypeople.Afterhavingthemoney,alsodoesnotgetdrunktodie,tothelovealsohastheoriginalideal,doesnotloseoneself.Fromchildhoodtoadulthood,everyonearoundustoldustoworkhardandgetahead.Inordertoadapttothissociety,inordertomeettheexpectationsofothers,webegantopursuefameandfortuneendlessly,tobuildafalseidentity.Inthisprocess,wegraduallylostourselves,forgottheoriginalheart.Inthisway,welearnedtoliveintheeyesofothers,inthecircleoffriendsinus,everyonelookshappy,beautiful,successful,rich.Butinfact,weareanxious,uneasy,perturbedandhelpless.Theinflatedmateriallifemakesitmoreandmoredifficultforustocontrolourselves.Humannatureismoredesolatethanever,evennothingness.Moreandmorepeople,withcreativeenthusiasm,intofantasy,andconstantlyaddbranchesandleaves,andwithagorgeousfeathertoembellishmentanddecoration.Inthisway,weimmerseourselvesinthefalseprosperitydayafterday,withoutasolidfoundation,butcontinuetobuildtallbuildings.Inthecontradictionofhumannatureandthepulloftheheart,tocreateoneafteranotherseeminglybeautiful,butsadfairytales.Humanlifeisveryfragile,disease,accidentmaytakeyourlifeatanytime,wealth,health,feelingsareuncontrollablevariables,howcanwenotleaveregret,thatis,besincere,nomatterhowtopeopleorthings,nomatterwhatothersthinkofyou,adheretotheiroriginaldreamOnlyinthiswaycanwehavethestrengthtokeepfightingtowardsourdreamsandsurpassourselvesstepbystep.4.2Persistencein

Correct

Values,

and

Chinese

Dream

ConstructionGatsby'sAmericandreaminthisworkistheunityofmaterialandspiritual.Hewantstounifywealthandlovethroughhisownefforts,butwhenthetwoareunified,hisdreamisshattered.Gatsbywasblindedbyexcessiveidealismandwantedtousemoneytochasetruelove.Itispreciselybecauseitsownvaluesaredistortedthattragedyeventuallyarises.ThisbookdeeplyreflectsonthesignificanceoftheAmericanDream,whichisofgreatsignificancetoeveryera.WeallknowthatChineseDreamisthedreamofeveryChinesepeople,itcannotlagbehindthetimes,norcanitleaveeveryone’sefforts.IfChineseDreamandthechangesofthetimesandthestruggleofyoungpeoplederail,thenChineseDream'sroadwillbecomemoretortuous.Itispreciselythatwebeartheresponsibilityofthissocietyandthetimes,soafterthegrindingandimpactofthissociety,wehavetoadheretotheguidanceofcorrectvaluesmorefirmly.Itispreciselybecauseweseeallkindsofblackandwhiteashinthisworldthatwehavetoadheretotheoriginalcolor.TeacherLuosaid:“everyonehasdarkelementsintheirhearts.Ifthereisnomoralitytocompetewiththem,thenthegloomintheheartwillbecompletelyreleased.”sowehavetolookateverysuccessandfailurewiththerightmindset.Weshouldfirmlybelieveinthedevelopmentcycleofthings,looktothefuture,donotcareaboutimmediategainsandlossesandhonorsanddisgrace,persistindoingtherightthing,anddecomposethevaluegoalssetinthefutureintoseveralsmallmilestones.ChapterFiveConclusionFitzgeraldisarepresentativewriteroftheJazzAgeintheUnitedStatesandoneofthegreatestwritersinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.HisThegreatGatsbyreflectstheprevailingsocialsituationatthattime,showinghowhypocriticalandemptythisrichsocietyis,howcold-bloodedandcruelthoserichpeopleare,andhowdelusionalAmericansofthisperiodare,andhowmeaninglesstheirexistenceis.Thisworkgiveshimadeepreflectionontheproblemsofthetimes.Thereisnodoubtthatthisisagreatnovelthatresonateswithreaders,becauseitisnotonlyalovestorythatamandoesnotrealizetoawoman,itisalsoastoryaboutpoweranddedication,dreams.Dreamsaredoomedtodisillusionment,andG