了不起的盖茨比社会特征背景

1、了不起的盖茨比社会特征背景第一页，共10页。一、The USA in 1920s二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor三、Money worship四、Prohibition in the United States第二页，共10页。一、The USA in 1920s美国整体背景 In 1920s, American people could hardly wait to enjoy their lives. They tried to forget about the past and ignore the future. The U.S.

2、 traditional values, ideology and political idea were all failed tragically after the World War One. In this decade, America became the wealthiest country in the world, but the people at that time were full of desperation and they had no objects in their lives.第三页，共10页。一、The USA in 1920s美国整体背景 19世纪2

3、0年代的美国人迫不及待的享乐，他们想忘记过去，无视未来。一战后，美国传统的价值观、思想观和政治理念都经历了悲剧性的失败。虽然表面上是美国繁荣富足的十年，但这个时期的人却是前所未有的绝望，生活没有目标。第四页，共10页。二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor贫富差距贫富差距 Tom represented the old noblesse（旧贵族阶级） of the U.S., and Wilson represented the poor class. Wilson was the owner of an auto repair shop, w

4、hich was dusty and in a mess. The comparison of Tom and Wilson is actually the comparison of the rich class and the poor class.第五页，共10页。二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor贫富差距贫富差距 Tom代表了美国的旧贵族阶级，Wilson代表了美国的贫穷阶级。Wilson开着一家汽车修理铺，铺子里灰蒙蒙的，很是凌乱。Tom与Wilson的对比其实就是美国富人阶级与穷人阶级之间的对比，贫富差距很严重。第六页，共10页

5、。三、Money worship拜金主义拜金主义 Tom was very keen on visiting places of ill fame. He has never been satisfied, although he has married pretty Daisy. Daisy knew that Tom was not faithful to her, but she was eager for his property. So, she just kept the unhappy marriage. By the views of Nick, it reflected th

6、e phenomenon of flourishing of the money worship. It also broke the American dream in the society, and let people introspect themselves on the moral.第七页，共10页。三、Money worship拜金主义拜金主义 Tom寻花问柳成性，他虽然娶到了漂亮的Daisy，但从未感到满足。Daisy明知道Tom对自己不忠，却又贪图他的财产，从而勉强维持着这一段并不幸福的婚姻。文章用Nick的视角反映出了美国社会拜金主义盛行的现象，也打破了美国社会中存在的美

7、国梦，让人们能够在道德上自省。第八页，共10页。四、Prohibition in the United States禁酒令禁酒令 The Eighteenth Amendment was approved by the U.S. congress on January 16, 1919. It was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Since then, smuggling the alcohol beverage became a quite common social phenomenon. And it produced a lot of mythologies that one gets rich overnight.第九页，共10页。四、Prohibition in the United States禁酒令禁酒令 1919年1月16日，美国国会颁布了美国