从《了不起的盖茨比》看美国梦的破灭

1、AbstractF. Scott Fitzgerald is one of Americans greatest writer of the 20th century,the spokesman of the“Jazz Age”.“The Great Gatsby”is the book truely reflecting the social life of American Jazz Age.The novel through the “I”Nick Kaluowei as narrative people to tell the story of the hero Gates for t

2、he realization of his dream to show the dedication and his dream failed.In this novel ,the pursuit of the American dream and burst got a very good interpretation.The paper from the author Fitzgerald and novel “The Great Gatsby”,the formation and development of the American dream and Gatsbys American

3、 dream being defeated to explore,exposing the social status of American jazz age and its hidden behind the social crisis to lert to the world. critics have always been holding different attitudes towards the debate that whether Fitzgerald criticized American dream in The Great GatsbyKey words:Fitzge

4、rald , The Great Gatsby,American Dream,Gatsby,burstIntroduction“The Great Gatsby “is ranked second in the Modern Librarys list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century . Everyone has the different criteria on it. The book describes the Gates who came from a poor family how to through hardships and

5、 did anything to grab wealth ,ultimately from a pauper into peoples minds “great”of the wealthy .But how hard to pursue because of poverty before the loss of first love.Finally not only loss the first love but also catch the story of his soul.Reprouduce the social form of the jazz age of the 20th ce

6、ntury in the United States revealing the temptation of the “American Dream” and burst .For readers with a full view of the rich in philosophy and “the most moving American tragedy”.The American dream shattered reveals the spirtual crisis behind prosperous society which caused the worlds wake up call

7、.一、Fitgerald and “The Great Gatsby”Frabcis.Scott Fitzgrerald is American literature,cultural history of the outstanding people as the spokeperson of the “Jazz Age”.The name of Fitzgerald and the” Jazz Age” formed the inseparable relationship .He put the life experience of himself and his wife Alexan

8、dre Jorda as its materialcreated”The Great Gatsby”showing the glary of that era and moral values behind the decay.Fitzgerald said people will think of a post-war experience of the young generation the pursuit of dreams and their diaillusionment.1.1 The legendary life of F .Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott F

9、itzgerald(18961940)American shortstory writer and novelist famous for his depiction of the Jazz Age (the 1920s)same, his most brilliant novel being “The Great Gatsby”(1925).His private life for life. .in both American and France letter, became almost as celebrated as his novels .1Francis . Scott Fit

10、zgerald was born on septemeber 24, 1896 in the American Midwest the city of St .Paulin Minnesota.At the age of 13 showed literary talent bank, then accepted education at Princeton University.After the out-break of the first world war,he dropped out of school to join the army corps. He met beauty of

11、the age of 18 wealthy girlAlexandra Jorda Seric at the end of 1918.Both sexual gratification and to enter into marriageable. After the war , Fitzgerald went to New York seeking the development ,because of his low status and low income cannot satisfy his fiancee,met with the engagement being dismisse

12、d .Until the march 1920”This side of paradise”published, the 24 year-old Fitzgerald become famous overnight ,the economy rich .Alexandra Zelda came back in his arms, the two lightning get married ,these make him feel the joy of success.Fitzgerald has money , reputation and the beautiful young wife e

13、nthusiastically join the ranks of pleasure.To meet this extremely profligate life of luxury,he had to write a lot of writing to earn money. “Tender is the Night”and “Tales of the Jazz Age”published in succession enhanced his literary position. In 1924,the whole family of Fitzgerald moved to Franceto

14、 seek a quiet environment for writing.In the meantime,he completed his master “The Great Gatsby”with great success.Perennial profligacy makes Fitzgerald economic in trouble,but he still lived the life of debauchery.Be compelled in 1926 ,he moved back to the United States for Hollywood to make a livi

15、ng writing movie scripts.after that few works to come out of. Theworstcametotheworst,his wife suffered from mental illness ,he had to work harder to make money.He drown his sorrows in wine and declining health,eventually physical and mental exhaustion Fitzgerald died in hollywood due to heart diseas

16、e as young as 44 ,leaving an unfinished novel. Pursue his life trajectory we will find that this is also a process for the persistent pursuit of the “American Dream” ,his failure is also an American dream burst process.1.2 “The Great Gatsby “The Great Gatsby”is a touching to “American dream”realizat

17、ion and disillusioned tragedy.The novel tells the tragic story of a poor child was born in the U. S Midwest underclass,Gatsby unrequited wealthy Miss Daisy finally killed. In the novel,Fitzgerald himself and his wief Alexandra Zeldas life through the art of refining fit it in. Daisy prototype is bas

18、ically the body of Alexandra Jorda,Gatsby and Nick exist the writers shadow.Gatsbys life reflects the writers life experience: are born in the bottom of society,affected aspire to be people of high society,met his love during the first world war,broke up because of poverty and strive for love join t

19、ogether to get the love all, finally dream was shattered. Gatsby died in his own fantasy world Wide Web, the writer lived in the pursuit of his own American dream,but the extravagant life debt before die didnt get his own literary position is a loser. It follows that writer is also the American drea

20、m folloer, interest in the life of debauchery obsessed with the trend of Jazz Age,however he as Nick is addicted to luxury life for life at the same time s, but also sit on the sidelines keep a sober mind to an objective perspective to examine judge all of this. 二、The formation and development of th

21、e American DreamAmerican dream has always been one of the most popular motifs in American literature. As a spirit came into being as America was founded, American dream became stronger and stronger in American peoples mind. It seemed American people can get what they want by work. This kind of spiri

22、t encourages American people generation by generation and prompts America to become the most developed country and own the most wealth in this world. The American dream is a kind of believe that as long as the land of equal opportunity in the United States,through their efforts to struggle for, anyo

23、ne can get the material success and spiritual success will come ideal. The American Dream contains several elements: the Untied States provided everyone the chance of success;success depends on their own efforts rather than family background extraction; everyone is equal to; freedom for all. 2.1 The

24、 formation of the American DreamThe American dream in the history of the United States has a long time, after the people as early as Columbus discovered the American continent began pursuit of the American dream.The original American Dream is the Puritans immigration to the freedom of religious beli

25、ef ,against the political repression desir and dreams . So tens of thousands European Puritans sailed across the ocean came to this (huangwurenyan )deserted American continent making movement. The original American dream is built up in this barren wasteland.2.2 The development of the American DreamW

26、ith the influx of numbers of immigrants ,the American nation formation, especially the 1848 California “Gold Push”leading to a massive westward movement which played a great hole in the development of the western United States.Americans are in the face the test of nature which gradually formed the c

27、haracter of self-reliance ,self-improvement and self-esteem.The American Dream thus obtained the further developmental. Civilians want to be successful in the European continent of the feudal system that is wishful thinking, but in the United States started from scrath with people everywhere.It is b

28、elieved that the land of the United States this equality of opportunity,freedom of religion,as long as hard working, honesty,temperance,idealistic anyone can succeed. This dream is beautiful,noble and very charismatic.2.3 The crisis of the American Dream After the Frist World War one, the United Sta

29、tes entered the “golden age”.Unprecedented prosperity in.Americas capitalist economy,industrialization continuous development and large cities have emerge, the American dream concrete transformed into the desire for money and the pursuit of peoples moral concepts and values began to collapse.People

30、of the material is desperate to make them believe that only money make them achieve happiness.People are against prohibition to promote sexual liberation and indulge in feasting the longitudinal music lifeless. Meanwhile,people are also aware of the poseession of money and have social status in orde

31、r to achieve their dreams.So at the bottom of society people constant efforts trying to obtain wealth to realize their dreamscape. Most of them treated wealth as the only standard to comment whether a person was successful or not. But the pursuit of wealth and ideal cannot be balanced, the broken dr

32、eam is the necessary ending of the American dream. Result of the rapid development of American industry,the material wealth accumulated quickly,but this bustling behind the spirit of social crisic can not be ignore, the collapse of the American Dream has become a necessity.Fitzgerald review 20s the

33、American society had said: “The history of theThe United States entered the history of most of the music and the most brilliant era. Stunning gamble at high stakes, repulsive morals, the old American is the prohibition of struggling.”三The disillusienment analogous of Gatsbys American dream.“He (Gats

34、by) stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way . Involuntarily I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing expect a single green light on, minute and faraway ,that might have been the end of a dock. “That green light was where Daisy lived .That light is the symbol of Gatsbys great

35、 dream his love for Daisy and attempt to make that love real. So the great Gatsby dedicated himself to winning Daisy back. However,the great Gatsby failed actor. Which renson lead to his failure? I think the disllusionment of Gatsby s American dream due to the nature of Gatsby,Daisys moral and socia

36、l environment of the Jazz Age.3.1 Gatsbys Nature Gatsbys old name was Gates born in an ordinary peasant family in the world7-year-old met millionaire Cody to and traveled around the world to be, changed its name to Jay Gatsby.He gradually abandoned His childhood to rely on the personal struggle to s

37、ucceed beliefs focused his mind on the acquisition of wealth and foe it by any means.Gatsby colluded with Meyer Welf Sam who headed by underworld rapidly amassed a large fortune by smuggle alcohol and other illegal trading post, then lived in an extravagant life for life. Gatsby is the typical repre

38、sentative that succeed in the process of pursuing for American dream. Although Gatsby makes money by illegal methods, his still has many merits in his characteristics. He is positive for his life and strong for his faith. He believed money is omnipotent and money can be more than anything else ,can

39、change history book, change reality that money can buy everything he needed including love and happiness.He did not realize that even if he has more wealth was regarded as “inferior”by hereditary upstarts .But he treated the wealthy Miss Daisy when know in the army to show his sweetheart who is will

40、ing to make the self-sacrifice knight spirit lamp. He put his body and mind to the Daisy his ideal embodiment ,even though he felt Daisy is not as perfect as he imagined “Her voice is full of money”,”clinging with the money”. All her sentiments has become into cold money.When he still persistent pur

41、suit and with all sorts of his immigration to beautify and absolve her reverence. When his Daisy killed ingot, he still adhere to the goddess of his dreams ,took all responsibility for the traffic accident without avoidable.He is looking forward to that actually never calling in until death. He didn

42、t recognize the distance between the ideal and reality condition. He lived in an his ideal wprld cant distinguish between what is reality condition, what is the ideal solution. This is the main reason why Gatsbys dream cannot come true. Finally Gatsby died his “American dream”in his faith shattered.

43、 3.2 The character of the DaisyDaisy is a beautiful rich girl because poor Gatsby can not give her easy life for life, she married the children of the rich Tom Buchanan who both had money and status,the couple livved in a rich but empty life for life.When she saw turn into live a luxury life Monopol

44、y Gates plus compared to her husband mistress Gatsby has been in love with her, so Gatsby and Daisy regnited .When Tom and Gatsby ,the finally showdown came to light Gatsby rely on the illegal trade in access to wealth. ,Daisy for fear of between the two: “I did love him once ,but I loved you too. “

45、The distraught Daisy on the way home killed her husbands mistress Myrtle Wilson ,unaware of her identity. Gatsby remained silent to decide to assume all responsibilities to protect Daisy . Tom told Myrtles husband Wilson it was Gatsby who killed his wife .wilson murdered Gatsby and then committed su

46、icide. Although Daisy loved Gatsby but she loved Tom s stong position and the millions of family property,in Gatsby s death actually vote with her feet of clay, afraid to admit to anyone that she is the real perpetrator.From the above , we know the real Daisy. She is beautiful and charming manners,

47、but also fickle,shallow, hypothetical, with pleasure as the ultimate goal in life.She is careless person who smashes thing up and then retreats behind her money. “Tom and Daisythey smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was

48、 that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. . . .”.With the help of Nick the author criticized Tom and Daisy strictly,pointing out that they destroy Gatsbys dream. 3.3 The Jazz Age of the society environment. In 1920s, America society came into the stage of monopo

49、ly capitalism. The American society developed in a rapid speed, and economy was unprecedentedly prosperous. As American enjoyed the wealth, they became greed and epicurean. Money was the only goal which can be achieved by any means. However, the wealth brought void into peoples mind. So 1920s was a

50、time of gastronomy, a time without any belief, a time for lost generation, and a time of tragedies.     “The Great Gatsby” creative background is 20 to 30s after the First Word War. After First Word War, the impact of many people due to the torture of war suffering began to accept the

51、 epicurean philosophy. Rapid economic development in the United States, people for the pursuit of money is even crazier. This periods of young people experience unprecedented prosperity, but a general feeling of confusion and loss of the times people put aside traditional moral standards, concept of

52、 values and believed in hedonism and indulge in sensual pleasures and dissipation. The destiny of the conservation, old values that they played while flashing and luxurious at morpheme is in vogue. Rich material and spiritual emptiness makes the young generation start against traditional flashy spiritual crisis looming behind the “American Dre