The Great Gatsby

1、 The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald group members:Luo Qi Zhang Xing Luan XiaoqingThe writer-F.Scott FitzgeraldHe was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth centurys greates

2、t writer. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the Lost Generationof the twenties.evocative 英 vktv 美 vktvadj.唤起的，激起的，唤出的例句Her story is sharply evocative of Italian provincial life.她的故事让人清晰地回忆起意大利的乡村生活。coin 英 kin 美 knn.硬币，金属钱币，建筑拐角，墙角石vt.制造硬币，杜撰，创造例句I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it.我从口袋里

3、掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。Wordsprosperity英 prsperiti 美 prsprtin.繁荣，兴旺，昌盛，成功例句Prosperity and economic success remain popular and broadly shared goals.经济繁荣昌盛一直是各国普遍追求的共同目标。feverish 英 fi:vr 美 fivradj.发烧的，有热病症状的，高度活跃或兴奋的，容易引起热病的，热病蔓延的例句He will be attending next weeks American Grammy Awards in feverish anticipation.

4、他将带着紧张兴奋的期待出席下周的美国格莱美奖颁奖。The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age is the nickname in America of the decade of the 1920s, beginning from 1919 to the Twenties of this century. These ten years were , for Americans, a time of carefree prosperity, isolated from the worlds problem, be wildering great social change, and a

5、 feverish pursuit of pleasure.“爵士乐时代”（一般指一战以后，经济大萧条以前约十年的时间）nickname 英 nikneim 美 nknemn.绰号，诨名，昵称 vt.给起绰号，用诨名爱称称呼，叫错名字例句The vital clue to the killers identity was his nickname, Peanuts.查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”.carefree 英 kefri: 美 krfriadj.无忧无虑的，快乐舒畅的，逍遥自在，宽畅，闲逸例句She had made their childhood so joyous an

6、d carefree.她使他们的童年充满欢乐，无忧无虑。Words伯尼丝剪头发Bernice Bobs Her Hair 一颗像里茨饭店般大的钻石Diamond As Big As the Ritz 啊！赤褐色女巫O Russet Witch! 漂亮冤家The Beautiful and Damned 了不起的盖茨比The Great Gatsby 关于帕特爱好的故事The Pat Hobby Stories 富家子弟The Rich Boy 人间天堂This Side of Paradise 冬日之梦Winter Dreams WorksMajor CharactersNick Carraw

7、ay-at the start of the plot, a newly arrived resident of West Egg. He serves as the first person narrator of the novel. He is Gatsbys next door neighbor and a bond salesman. Jay Gatsby-Lives next to Nick in mansion; throws huge parties,complete with catered food, open bars; people from everywhere to

8、 attend these parties, but no one seems to know much about the host.Daisy Fay Buchanan-Shallow girl who is the embodiment of Gatsbys dreams; she was going to marry Gatsby but he went off to the war.Major CharactersTom Buchanan-Huaband of Daisy; a crule man who lives life irresponsiblyJordan Baker-A

9、cynical and conceited woman who cheats in golf; wants Nick to go out with her.Myrtle Wilson-Tom has an affair with this married woman, and then abandons her after he become bored with her.George B. Wilson-Mytles husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley o

10、f ashes.RelationshipDaisy BuchananJay GatsbyTom BunchananMyrtle WilsonWilsonNick CarrawayJordon BakerhusbandaffairlovecousinclassmatefriendlovecoupleA novel abont love, longing and heartbreak.The Great GatsbyThe theme-Money cant buy happiness1.What the author wanted to convey is the lonely void of p

11、eoples spiritual world 2.The lack of dreams(Daisy and Tom)3.The misleading of dreams(Gatsby)The plot of the novelGatsby is a poor youth from the Midwest. He falls in love with Daisy, a girl from a wealthy family. As a poor lad, Gatsby is too poor to marry her, so Daisy is married to a rich young man

12、 named Tom Buchanan. Determined to win Daisy back,Gatsby engages himself in bootleg and other illegal activies, thus earns enough money to buy a magnificent mansion.There he hosts dazzling parties every weekend in the hope of attracting Daisy to come.The plot of the novelBy chance his next door neig

13、hbor,Nick Carraway, is Daisys relative and he helps Gatsby meets Daisy again. But he finds Daisy is no longer the ideal lover of his dream. A sense of loss and disillusionment come over him. Daisy and Tom do not really love each other. In fact, Tom has a mistress by the name of Myrtle Wilson, who is

14、 the wife of the owner of a garage. One day, Daisy quarrles with Tom and in a fit of anger.she drives Gatsbys car and kills Myrtle in an accident.mansion 英 mnn 美 mnnn.大厦，宅第，公馆例句The price tag on the 34-room white Regency mansion is 17.5 million.那栋有34个房间的摄政时期的白色官邸报价为1,750万英镑.dazzling 英 dzladj.耀眼的，光彩夺目的，灿烂的v.（使）眼花（dazzle的ing形式）例句He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile.他有一双明亮的蓝眼睛和一脸灿烂的微笑。Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember t