Part V Twentieth-century Literature-F.Scott. Fitzgerald.doc

American Literature Book 2授课题目（章、节）Part V Twentieth-century Literature-F. Scott Fitzgerald 授课方式Student-oriented communicative teaching 授课时间2011年10 月 13 日 第 7周 第 13次课 课时2 教材及主要参考书吴伟仁, 美国文学史及选读（第二册）(History and Anthology of American Literature), 北京,外研社,2009 吴伟仁,美国文学史及选读 学习指南, 北京,外研社,2009 朱刚,新编美国文学史,上海,上海外语教育出版社, 2004 常耀信,美国文学简史(第二版),天津,南开大学出版社,2003 教学目标与要求：1. Understand the spirit of the Jazz Age reflected in Fitzgeralds works; 2. Understand the writing style of Fitzgerald. 知识点、难点与重点：1. The spirit of the Jazz Age reflected in Fitzgeralds works The Great Gatsby; 2. The analysis of the social background reflected in The Great Gatsby. 教学过程设计：（包括教学方式及方法、时间分配、媒体选用及板书设计）step 1 author 20minsstep 2 representative works 25minsstep 3 Reading excerpt 45mins教研室审阅意见：教研室组长： 年 月 日说明：1、本表原则上以每章为单位填写。2、此表后面为本次安排的授课内容的教案正文。基 本 内 容辅助手段和时间分配F.Scott. Fitzgerald Part V Twentieth-century LiteratureI. Brief Introduction A member of the Lost generation. 1. His family: socially prominent and genteelly poor. 2. Serve in World War I: fell hopelessly in love with Zelda Sayre. Determined to win success, fame and Zelda. Get married with Zelda, after the publication of his first novel. 3. Marriage life: extravegent, but he continues writing Novel, play, short stories, screen writing at Hollywood 4. Sickness: His wife: mental breakdown Fitzgerald: a heart attack 5. His influence: he is judged to be one of the major American prose writers of this century. 6. The Jazz Age it describes the period of the 1920s and 1930s, the years between World War I and World War II, particularly in North America; with the rise of the Great Depression, the values of this age saw much decline. Perhaps the most representative literary work of the age is American writer F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, highlighting what some describe as the decadence (衰落) and hedonism (享乐主义), as well as the growth of individualism. Fitzgerald is largely credited (把归功于) with coining (创造(新词语) the term “The Jazz Age”. 1920s-1930s: 创作时期 （1920s 二十世纪文艺复兴时期）20年代最具有代表性的作家。早期爵士乐时代的文学代言人。美国“爵士乐时代的优秀编年史家” II. Representative works The first novel: The Side of Paradise 人间天堂1920 The second novel: The Beautiful and Damned美丽与毁灭1922 The masterpiece: The Great Gatsby 了不起的盖茨比 Tender Is the Night 夜色温柔1934 The Last Tycoon最后的巨头unfinished III. The Great Gatsby 1. The main characters Nick: Gatsby: a mysterious man of great wealth Daisy: Nicks distant cousin Tom: Daisys husband Myrtle Wilson: Toms mistress George Wilson: Myrtles husband 2. The main plot of the story 1) Nick went to New York to sell bonds, where he meets Daisy and Tom; 2) At Gatsbys party Nick meets Gatzby for the first time; 3) The meeting of Gatsby and Daisy; 4) Daisy drives Gatsbys car and hits Myrtle to death; 5) Gatsby is shoot by George and dies; 3. Symbol American Dream: Green light & Gatsbys dream 4. Analysis of the story Why do we say that Fitzgeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age? Fitzgeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper class society, especially the upper-class young people. Young men and women in the 1920s had a sense of reckless (不考虑後果的) confidence not only about money but about life in general. Since they grew up with the notion that the world would improve without their help, they felt excused from seeking the common good. Plugging into their personal adventures, engaging themselves in casual sex and heavy drinking, they took risks that did not impress them as being risks, and they spent money extravagantly and enjoyed themselves to their hearts content. But beneath their masks of relaxation and joviality (快乐) there was only sterility (贫瘠), meaninglessness and futility (无用), and amid the grandeur (壮丽) and extravagance （奢侈）a deniable (可否认的) juxtaposition of appearance with reality, of the pretence of gaiety （欢乐）with the tension underneath, is easily recognizable in Fitzgeralds novels and stories. The Great Gatsby, a masterpiece in American literature, evokes a haunting mood of a glamorous, wild time that seemingly will never come again. Based on the novel, discuss the characteristics of Fitzgeralds works. (1) Fitzgeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper-class society, especially the upper-class young people. (2) Fitzgerald never spared an intimate touch in his fiction to deal with the bankruptcy of the American Dream. (3) Fitzgerald is a great stylist in American literature. His style, closely related to his themes, is explicit （毫不隐瞒的） and chilly （寒冷的）. His accurate dialogues, his careful observation of mannerism, styles, modes and attitudes provide the reader with a vivid sense of reality. (4) He uses the scenic method in his chapters, each one of which consists of one or more dramatic scenes, sometimes with intervening passages of narration, leaving the tedious process of tradition to the readers imagination. Briefly discuss The Great Gatsby. It is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is one of the greatest novels in American literature. It fully explores the disillusionment and despair of the lost generation through the personal tragedy of a young man whose “incorruptible Dream” is easily smashed into pieces by the crude reality. The protagonist, Gatsby, is a mythical figure whose intensity of dream partakes (参加) of a state of mind that embodies American itself. His failure magnifies the end of the American dream. The style of the story is explicit an