尽现美国二十年代的华丽与不安.ppt

尽现美国二十年代的华丽与不安美国ModernLibrary票选20世纪最佳的100本小说第二名 TheGreatGatsby GatsbyandDaisy JayGatsby DaisyBuchannan TomBuchannan Nick JordanBaker MytleWilson GeorgeWilson newlywealthybusinessmanwhoseonlydesireistobereunitedwithDaisy theobjectofGatsby sdesirewhorepresentswomenofupperclass Daisy shusband hasoldmoney lowerclass Mytle shusbandwhorunsagarage gasstation Narratorofthestory dating friends friends neighbor Inlovewith married havingaffair married kills TheValleyofAshes TheWilsons WestEgg Gatsby Nick EastEgg Tom Daisy Accidentallykills cousins Isblamedforherdeath classmates Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinanyotherpersonandwhichitisnotlikelyIshalleverfindagain Onweek endshisRolls Roycebecameanomnibus bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererinNewYork everyMondaythesesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves Gatsby sParty Somebodytoldmetheythoughthekilledamanonce Idon tthinkit ssomuchthat It smorethathewasaGermanspyduringthewar Iheardthatfromamanwhoknewallabouthim grewupwithhiminGermany Oh no itcouldn tbethat becausehewasintheAmericanarmyduringthewar HetoldmeoncehewasanOxfordman AMysteriousHost Butyoungmendidn tdriftcoollyoutofnowhereandbuyapalaceonLongIslandSound He sabootlegger OnetimehekilledamanwhohadfoundoutthathewasnephewtoHindenburgandsecondcousintothedevil IamthesonofsomewealthypeopleintheMiddleWest IwasbroughtinAmericabuteducatedatOxford MyfamilydiedandIcameintoagooddealofmoney Ittookmejustthreeyearstoearnthemoneythatboughtit I vebeeninseveralthings IwasinthedrugbusinessandthenIwasintheoilbusiness Ithinkhehalfexpectedhertowanderintooneofhisparties somenight butsheneverdid Hehadbeenfulloftheideasolong dreameditrightthroughtotheend waitedwithhisteethset sotospeak Daisybentherheadintotheshirtsandbegantocrystormily They resuchbeautifulshirts ItmakesmesadbecauseI veneverseensuch suchbeautifulshirtsbefore Gatsby sDream HewantednothinglessofDaisythanthatsheshouldgotoTomandsay Ineverlovedyou Aftershehadobliteratedfouryearswiththatsentencetheycoulddecideuponthemorepracticalmeasurestobetaken TheyweretogobacktoLouisvilleandbemarriedfromherhouse Justasifitwerefiveyearsago Andshedoesn tunderstand Iwouldn tasktoomuchofher Youcan trepeatthepast Can trepeatthepast Whyofcourseyoucan I mgoingtofixeverythingjustthewayitwasbefore Shewillsee Hesaiddeterminedly Tom和戴西 他们是粗心大意的人 他们砸碎了东西 毁灭了人 然后就退缩到自己的金钱或者麻木不仁或者不管什么使他们留在一起的东西之中 让别人去收拾他们的烂摊子 他一定会觉得他失去了那个旧日的温暖的世界 为了抱着一个梦太久而付出了很高的代价 他一定透过可怕的树叶仰视过一片陌生的天空而感到毛骨悚然 同时发觉 那朵玫瑰花是多么丑陋的东西 阳光照在刚刚露头的小草上又是多么残酷 这是一个新的世界 物质的然而并不真实 在残酷的现实面前 他的理想破灭了 他的努力失败了 过去不能复活 旧梦难以重温 于是 他的爱情连同他的灵魂和肉体一起死去 盖茨比在长岛的华宅及那儿的笙歌达旦宴饮享乐是二十年代美国社会的一个缩影 而重温旧梦的不切实际的一厢情愿正是盖茨比这一形象的象征意义 我们的人生就像一条逆流向上的船 我们奋力往前划进 却不断地被岁月一年一年地往后冲去 Sowebeaton boatsagainstthecurrent bornebackceaselesslyintothepast Themes TheDeclineoftheAmericanDreaminthe1920s ahighlysymbolicmeditationon1920s AmericaasawholethecorruptionoftheAmericandreamasaresultoftheunrestraineddesireformoneyandpleasureThedreamisruinedbytheunworthinessofitsobject Aromanticdreamer Timecanbefixed thepastcanberepeated youthbeautyandlovecanberecaptured AsymbolforthewholeAmericanexperience ThecorruptionofhisdreambyadoptingmaterialismasitsmeansandillusoryyouthandbeautyasitsgoalisthecorruptionofAmericanidealism TheImageofGatsby QuestionforYourFurtherConsideration Whatisyourimpressionofhim DoyouthinkGatsbyisgreat Whyorwhynot Gatsbyisadeterminedmanwhotrieshisbesttofulfillhisdream Evenintheadversecircumstance henever