基于作品人物浅析菲茨杰拉德

1、基于作品人物浅析菲茨杰拉德abstratatthetiefhisdeath,fitzgeraldasnsideredasafailedliteraryhpe,aritervitiizedbyhisnindulgenes.butsine1940shisliteraryreputatinhassteadilyrisen.tdayheisjudgedtbeneftheajraerianprseritersfthisentury.inanuberfhisshrtstries,andinhisfinestnvel,thegreatgatsby,fitzgeraldhadrevealedthestride

2、nyfanagefglitteringinnene.invividandgraefulprsehehad,atthesaetie,desribedtheeptinessandnthingnessfaerianrshipfealthandtheunendingaeriandreaflve,splendr,andfulfilleddesires.thispaperfusesnthestudyfthesiilaritiesbeteenfitzgeraldandgatsbynthebasisfthenvel,thegreatgatsby,hihnsistsfseveralpartsasflls:the

3、firstpartgivesthebriefintrdutin,inhihtheearlydaysffitzgeraldandtheappearanefgatsbyareintrdued.frtheaysfitzgeraldusedtgetthesuessandthelassipsturegatsbynedinthedarkness,egettknthattheyareaitingfrsethinghihisthesyblftheealthandthesialpsitin.thesendpartfusesnthedetailedanalysisfthesiilaritiesbeteenfitz

4、geraldandgatsby,hihinludestheirupatin,theaytheypursuetheirtpgirl,theaystheylveandherishtheirtpgirl,andtheaytfaetheruelandfalsesiety,frtheanalysiselearnthatbthfthepssessanenthusiastiillusinfrrantilveithinneneandnaiveness.thelastpartsakesanlusinfthepaperbasedntheeleentaryanalysisfthenvel,and,inthatay,

5、egettkntheideafthepaperthattheharaterfthenvel-gatsbyistheebdientftheauthr-fitzgerald.keyrdsfitzgerald；gatsby；siilarities；摘要文学界认为他的去世是因为对文学失去了希望。认为菲茨杰拉德是一个因自我放纵而遭受伤害的作家，40年代以后他的文学地位日益上升。如今，菲茨杰拉德被认为是二十世纪美国主要的散文作家之一。在菲茨杰拉德的大量短篇故事中，还有他最好的小说?了不起的盖茨比?中，菲茨杰拉德提醒了美国20年代外表闪耀着天真的时代，而其中又有着刺耳的喧嚣。菲茨杰拉德用生动优雅的散文揭露了

6、美国拜金主义的空虚，表现了美国人对爱情，豪华生活和无休止的欲望的无止境的追求。在论文的第一局部的表达中，我们从菲茨杰拉德的早期的经历可以知道：金钱，成功和社会地位对他早年生活，求学和参军起着不可磨灭的作用。并且与盖茨比的职业，走私客，相比也说明了在当时社会中流行的“无须流汗便可成功已成为当时社会的一个主题，也说明了金钱，成功和社会地位的重要性。在第二局部中，菲茨杰拉德的追求珊尔达的过程中和盖茨比追求黛西的过程，还有他们对待他们所爱的女孩的方式和两个女人的寄生方式更充分的说明了金钱，成功和社会地位的重要性，也说明了在菲茨杰拉德的思想里也有对“无须流汗便可成功“的渴求。最后一局部，以菲茨杰拉德的落

7、魄和盖茨比的死的悲剧来做结，也说明了当时的美国梦的枯萎。关键词菲茨杰拉德；盖茨比；相似性intrdutinsine1940s,thenvelthegreatgatsbyandtheauthrfitzgeraldhavebeethefusftheritersandritis,andtheypaiduhattentinttheseparately,andhever,feftheresearhedthenvelandtheauthrtgether.hatsre,fefpeplestudiedtheauthrfrtheperspetiveftheainharatersfthenvel,espeiall

8、yfrtheperspetiveftheharaterfgatsby,frthis,theaifthispaperistprve:theainharaterfthenvel,gatsby,isthepyftheauthr,byparingthesiilaritiesandthedifferenesbeteengatsbyandfitzgerald.seauthrssaidthatnelassiasterpieeulddisplaythesialbakgrundftheauthrlivedin.thenvelthegreatgatsbyisainiaturef1920saeria,anditre

9、displayedthepressfagrupfpepletryingtheirbesttgetthesuesshattheyantedt,iththeabnralindgivenbythefailedsiety.s,frtheresearhftheauthreuldgettknthepartiulartiesinhihtheauthrlivedandgettheevidenetprvethentinthatgatsbyistherealpyffitzgerald.thisnvelisasuaryftheraringtenties,andadevastatingexpsitinfthejazz

10、age.thrughthenarratinfnikaraay,itexplresthesuperfiiallyglitteringrldfansinsnthelngislandshre,andhisenunterithjaygatsbyandtheysterythatsurrundshi.thepete.arbinsn(alanshuard,1968:146)nedefinedlifeinaeriaasakindfspiritualkindergartenhereillinsfbeilderedinfantsaretryingtspellgdiththerngblks.hiletheauthr

11、justusethisbeilderedsituatinashisnvelsbakgrundtdisplaytherealhistryfthe20saeria.andhealsusedthespeialsituatintreatethebasithee:thebinatinfabsurdityithtragedy,andfptentialperithperversinfptentialandasteper.likethetherritersfthe1920s,fitzgeraldasfasinatedbythegreatfhathads-alledtheaeriandrea.fralngtie

12、,thegreatgatsbyaslassifiedasabkabuttheraringtenties.itisnefthsenvelsthatsrihlyevkethetextureftheirtiethattheybee,inthefullnessftie,rethanliterarylassis,theybeeasuppleentaryrevensubstitutefrfhistry.inseay,thegreatgatsbyhasagdsurefrhistriansbeauseffitzgeraldssenseftie,ftheetinsevkedbythespeialtiehehas

13、livedinthe1920sfaeria.atthesaetie,thenvelastherealpyftheauthrslife.thatistsay,thenvelastheautbigraphyftheauthr-fitzgerald.unlikethetherritersfhisntepraries,hesainhiselfexatlythseaspetsf“theaeriandreahihhadauseditsdegradatin,therisetherestfritersfredtainstreas:retreatedfraeria,ratteptedtbjetifyitthru

14、ghabrad-spesilgialanalysis,rridiuleditthrughpardy.thenvelsaintheesare:theprblefealthandtheprbleflve,say,henvel,henvel,fitzgeraldspreupatiniththeney,andthedreas,theagialexpetatins,thearelessness,theideals,andtheillusinshihreateandreatedbyealthereertainlyaverypersnalatterfrhiasanindividual.hilehathegt

15、:thedeliate,lvely,andessentiallyparasitianhselve,lyaltyhadtbeaquiredbythesuessandprtetedbythentinuedahieveent,inseay,lveitselfreallylikenekindfstkinvestenthihdependsupntheperanentinvestentfetinalfunds.furtherre,theeternaltheefthenvelevenallthenvels-lve.thisalsasntaexeptin,thereallifespy,nay,thelve-a

16、ffairbeteentheauthrandthes-alledgldengirlzeldapletelyurredinthenvelithanthernae:thes-alledgreatgatsbyandthevast,vulgar,eretriiusbeauty-daisyhseviesarealaysfullfney,andthistheeurredineveryrnerfthenvel.andelearnfrthenvelthatthehleideaistheunfairnessfaprananntabletarrytheanhelvedithutney.inard,thenvelt

17、hegreatgatsbyasahistrialduentf1920saeria.andinthenvel,eahharaterhasbeenrenderedperfetlyinthatpartiularhistrialbakgrund.thefailyandsialbakgrundffitzgeraldfrthenvelevelearntthatthefailyandthesialbakgrundhaveplayediprtantpartsintheharaterdevelpentffitzgeraldsinehisshltieshihdeterinehislaterdevelpent.it

18、analsbelearntthatthefailybakgrund,espeiallyhisfatheraffetshisdevelpent;intheeantiethesialbakgrundhavenstitutedtheexterirfatrsinstiulatinghispursuitfaeriandrea.a.thefailybakgrundffitzgeraldthedinantinfluenesnf.sttfitzgeraldereaspiratin,literature,prinetn,zeldasayrefitzgerald,andalhl.brninsaintpaul,in

19、nesta,fitzgeraldisregardedasnefthegreatestaerianritersfthe20thentury.theself-styledspkesanfthelstgeneratin-theaeriansbrninthe1890shaefageduringrldari-raftedfivenvelsanddzensfshrtstriesthattreattheesfyuth,despair,andageithrearkableetinalhnesty.hisheres-handse,nfident,andded-blazebrilliantlybefreexpld

20、ing(sheaher,henesaid,andiillriteyuatragedy),(jhn.biknell,1969:36)andhisherinesarebeautifulandintriate.franissttkeyfitzgeraldasbrninst.paul,innesta,nsepteber24,1896,thenaesakeandsendusinthreetiesrevedftheauthrfthenatinalanthe.fitzgeraldsgivennaesindiatehisparentsprideinhisfathersanestry.hisfather,eda

21、rd,asfraryland,ithanallegianettheldsuthanditsvalues.fitzgeraldsther,ary(llie)quillan,asthedaughterfanirishiigranthbeaeealthyasahlesalegrerinst.paul.bthereathlis.paringithfitzgeraldsareerasariter,gatsbyasabtlegger,buttheyhaveanythingsinn;frtheharaterfgatsbyeanlearnit.gatsby,hseainfeaturesinludenaive,

22、pureandabitius.infat,heisthesnfidealisrinseayheisthedisiplefthestylefthughtfidealis,inhisbldeveninhisellarefullfthatstyle,hihresultsintheayfhsinghislifepany.gatsby,fraprantarihan,hseexperienesaresrih,hilehsefellingrtheayfthughtithratinarestenderandblindly,frginginfraanhevenhasnthinginnithhi.henethin

23、kitithind,ereallynderthathethergatsbyisleverrnt,rhetherhislifeissuessfulrsrrful,andealsanttknthatifthisstryissuitablefrthatspeialhistrialbakgrund,beausefhisfantastiaytgnhisstagertheealthhegtinthatties.aanangetsuhealthinthatspeialtiesisaperfulprvetshthatheisntaanithnutsinhishead.andheshuldknthattheea

24、lthhegtisntahievedbytheluk,hever,bythehardeffrtandhisisd.ifthatstryreallyhappenedinthatties,thenlyreasntexplainthatistheuragetheyuthin1920saerianyuthhas.andfitzgeraldalshasthatfeatures:hseainfeaturesinludenaive,pureandabitius.infat,heisthesnfidealisrinseayheisthedisiplefthestylefthughtfidealis,inhis

25、bldeveninhisellarefullfthatstyle,hihresultsintheayfhsinghislifepany.atthesaetie,fitzgerald,tbeanbleanasariteratthattie,hedidntshanydisriinatintgatsby,asabtlegger,itshedthathehadreeivedtheidea:yuuldgetthesuessiththeayyuthinkitsuitablefryu.thatayfthughtshedthatthetraditinalaerianralityalsishisfeaturea

26、snikheld.thenarratrfthenvel,nik,representsthetraditinalralstandardfaeria.nik,hasattratedbythebeauty,theealth,andtheearthylifestylef“theasteland,hever,hegraduallyestunderstandthetrueaspetftheasteland:essentialeptiness,thegaudydisplayfnthingness“during1911-1913heattendedtheneanshl,aathliprepshlinnejer

27、sey,hereheetfathersigurneyfay,henuragedhisabitinsfrpersnaldistintinandahieveent.asaeberftheprinetnlassf1917,fitzgeraldnegletedhisstudiesfrhisliteraryapprentieship.hertethesriptsandlyrisfrtheprinetntrianglelubusialsandasantributrttheprinetntigerhuragazineandthenassauliteraryagazine.hisllegefriendsinl

28、udededundilsnandjhnpealebishp.naadeiprbatinandunlikelytgraduate,fitzgeraldjinedthearyin1917andasissinedasendlieutenantintheinfantry.nvinedthatheulddieinthear,herapidlyrteanvel,therantiegtist;theletterfrejetinfrharlessribnerssnspraisedthenvelsriginalityandaskedthatitberesubittedhenrevised.“(jhn.bikne

29、ll,1969:10)b.thesialbakgrundffitzgeraldinjune1918fitzgeraldasassignedtapsheridan,nearntgery,alabaa.therehefellinlveithaelebratedbelle,eighteen-year-ldzeldasayre,theyungestdaughterfanalabaasupreeurtjudge.theraneintensifiedfitzgeraldshpesfrthesuessfhisnvel,butafterrevisinitasrejetedbysribnersfrasendti

30、e.thearendedjustbefreheastbesentverseas;afterhisdishargein1919heenttneyrkitytseekhisfrtuneinrdertarry.unillingtaithilefitzgeraldsueededintheadvertiseentbusinessandunillingtlivenhissallsalary,zeldabrketheirengageent.thatsituatinalsurredinthenvel,nlythefealeprtagnisthanged,daisy,thedeliate,lvely,andes

31、sentiallyparasitianhselve,lyaltyhadtbeaquiredbythesuessandprtetedbythentinuedahieveent.ithutherpresene,ithutherspeiallvefrney,ithutherfalsefeelingtgatsby,ithutherselfishness,thenvelanntshitsharandagipertaththeritisandthentepraryriters.hatsre,thenvelanntgettheprtinfthereadersftday.inshrt,daisyisinlve

32、lessithgatsbythean,thaniththegatsbyssuessfuliage,inseay,shefallsinlveiththeneyfgatsby,justlikegatsbyakeshisfausrearktnikbefretheyvedttheneyrk:hervieisfullfney(f.sttfitzgerald,1925:144).atthesaetie,herfirstarriageithtalsaiedat:neyandsialpsitin.andintheindffitzgerald,healsappreiatesthelgirllikejrdan,j

33、ustnikfallsinlveithjrdanatfirstsight.jrdan,alvelygirl,likedaisy,hdressesinhiteandalaysseestbel.andatthesaetie,shehashernaytaththepprtunities.unlikedaisy,adeliate,lvely,andessentiallyparasitian,jrdanalayslksl.frthatspeialfeaturesthethergirlslaked,nikasabslutelyattratedbyjrdanatthefirstsight,hever,heb

34、rkeithherfinallybeausehegetsthesaeabilityfrirrespnsibilityandthequitebliviusfalsethathegetsindaisyandt.fitzgeraldasbrninabigity,shegtanaeitybyfallhislife.hisfaily,rever,asapartfthest.paulsiety,andthisnditin,inseay,largelyinfluenedthediretinfhisartandtheautesensibilityalnghisgrth.andeansaythat,inseay

35、,fitzgeraldsattitudeserefredbytheupper-lasssayfdealingthefinanialandthesialstatus,nay,itashisheritage.hatsre,thetheejustlikegatsbyakeshisfausrearktnikbefretheyvingttheneyrk:“hervieisfullfneyinthenvelthegreatgatsbyuldeasilygettheriginalsure,shisnfinanialattitudedeidedthebasigistfthenvel.elearnedthatf

36、itzgeraldasas-alled“ityby,shefavrstheaythe“itybydid,liket,isntdiffiulttunderstand.t,thelverivalfgatsby.paringithgatsby,thashispartiularruniquentinfrlve,hislve,stly,dependnthereality.frt,lveitselfisaatterfegandappetite,itsnttsaythathedesntarefrdaisy,itis,rather,thathislveisnadifferentlevel,andheillnt

37、paystfhisattentinttheidealistilve,hever,hislveasbasednabasiandpragatisense.hilegatsby,hasabslutelyruledbyhisetin,andpayuhattentinttheuselessthingstthereallife,hever,t,hassiple-inded,henlypayshisattentinttheidealshihareusefulthisnpsitininlife,andruthlesslyeliinatesanyetinhihbeesathreatratherthanpleas

38、ure.thatisthereasnhygatsbyillbeultiatelydestryed,hilelikethet,henvelelearnedthatfitzgeraldhsentheayflivingliket,survivingisthereflife,theaintheefthsetiesf1920saeria.ardingttheayheusedtpursuethegirlhelvedaynludedthat:hehasthedublenessinhisharater.fitzgeraldastheinheritrftraditinhihasthefinanialsuessa

39、sthebasitheeleentinthesuessfthehlelife,andtheaytgetthesuessntrelatedtagditizenship,this,inseay,astheshadfhisupper-lassfailysshad.nthetherhand,healsheldthatthegdbusinessasdiretlyrelatedtthegditizenshipandsialrespnsibility,hihasindiatedthattheralattitudeandethiasthestrngbaseinhisheart.justlikenik,then

40、arratrfthenvel,gtintheendfthenvel,heishesfrarldthatuldstandnthebasefralrespnsibilityeternally.andthatthenstalgiafrtherldasaniprtantaspetinthenvelratherthanthereallifeftheauthr.inaprfundsense,hereainedaralprvinialis,hihasnstalgiafrralqualitiesshedintheest,andasrnftheralnthingnessrepresentedbytheeast,

41、allfhiherefredthedraatistruturefthenvel.theearlydaysffitzgeraldandtheappearanefgatsbytheearlydaysffitzgeraldandgatsbyhaveanyapparentdifferenes;fitzgeraldhasbrninaiddle-lassfaily,shsgreatptentialtexelasfuturetalentshilefrgatsby,ningthisprfailybakgrundfailstipressthereadersithfeelingthathehasanyptenti

42、altbeefuturerihes.a.theearlydaysffitzgeraldshrtlyafterthebirthf“theityby,hisfailyhadvedseveralties,andbythattiehisparentserepastfifty,atthesaetie,nefatbeaereandrebliviusthathisfathersareerhadreahedadeadend.andbefrethat,histherhadlsthertpreviushildren,allfherattentinaspaidntheyungstt,thrughhehasasist

43、er,healshasthefusfhisparents.justlikeeblerearks:asehatpaperedandshelteredby,andlivedinanapartentfrentedhuses,aninheritrfasenseffailysuperirityithutuhvisibleaystakeitinreallife.evenintheearlydaysfhistiesinthest.paulaadey,hegraduallydisplayedhisaffinityfrliteraryexpressin;hepublishedfitinintheshlagazi

44、ne,andkeptpiusjurnals.hever,atsuhayungage,hisattitudetardliteratureasntlear,abiguus,riting,inseay,itaserelyeansanganyfrprtetingthesialpsitinandtheainstatus,andyungsttalsdevtedhiselfithequalpassintthelubplitisandthesprts,andntentinthedaninglass,asaeansfgettingthestatushedeadlyantedt.n,itsntdiffiultte

45、xplainthephenennthatntinuuslyurredinthenvelhengatsbyintrduedhisglriuspast,usuallyheilltellhisaudienethatiaaxfrdanitharngaentthatillharshtheears.aseknthatthexfrduniversityasafaus,anientuniversityandauniversityfullfirale,ifyuhavetheexperieneinthatuniversity,itillakeyurpastsuddenlyhasahighlight,hiherea

46、bslutelyprvedtheeduatinalexperienetakesiprtantpartintheheart,rinthedeepindffitzgerald.evenitgtutfaanhevenhasnttheiageftheliterature,anditdisplayedthephenenninthatspeialtiesf1920saeriathatliteratureasaiprtanteleentintheeaningfsuess.thatishytheyungsttassreasyfrtheliteratureinsuhayungage.b.theappearane

47、fgatsbyattheearlydays,fitzgeraldsrazyfrliteratureandtheeveryeanstgetsuess,inseay,hihaththereadersinterestinganditalsreferredtheappearanefthegatsbyillntasnasthedeadater,didntveanyrerdidnthaveanyhighandlpeaks.atthefirstsight,niksfirstviefgatsbyhiselfispeuliarne:thelatterseesalsttbeengagedinsesrtfystir

48、ite,andnikstillnheithutspeakingthi.tnik,hethughtthatgatsbyturnstardthediretinftheansinfdaisyarssthebay,herenlyneystigreenlightntheansinfthedaisy,andthegesturefhijustlikearshipperbefreashrine.andgraduallyhevanishes,leavingnikalneinthepletelydarkness,andindeedgatsbyisarshipperbefreashrine,andeangetiti

49、nthefllinghapterfthenvel.nlythitheshrinerthegddessisadeliate,lvely,andessentiallyparasitian,daisy,avaguelyrealizediagefses-alledbeautyhihinreallifeisnlyanillusin.theystiappearanefgatsbyinthenvel,infat,istherealnstageffitzgerald,atthesaetie,hisfirstnthestagefthesialstage,fullfthesaeystiiagefgatsby.ea

50、lsanguesslikethattheauthralshavesaegesturefgatsby,justlikestandingbefreashrine,paringithgatsbyhisshrinergdisthereputatinrthentinuussuess,andthererganizatinfhisnteprary.thegldenageffitzgeraldandtheprietiefgatsbyfitzgeraldhiselfhaddevtedttheintensivelyranti,nstalgiandsentientaliagefthesuessfulyunghrni

51、lerfthe1920s,alving,andfullfadventure,butself-destrutive,andhefinallybeaethesaddened,etinallyfailedhllydriter,strugglingagainstalhl,illness.andjustlikethesaying:believeyurselfyuillgetthethingyuantedrealizedinthereallife.yeshegtthegirlhehaddreaedfralngtieithhisgreatahieveentintheliterature.frthisheal

52、ststallfhisneythaveapartyinhisbeautifulansinhihbuiltfrhislvinggirlhasadeliate,lvely,andessentiallyparasitian,nlythentinuusahieveentansatisfyheraterialdeand.hileatapsheridan,fitzgeraldetzeldathetpgirl,infitzgeraldsrds,fntgery,alabaa,yuthsiety.justfrthistpgirlhethughtthathisspringflifeasing,andquiklyt

53、hetereengagedin1919andfitzgeraldvedintanapartentat200larentavenueinneyrkityttrytlayafundatinfrhislifeithzelda.rkingatanadvertisingfirandritingshrtstries,fitzgeraldasunabletnvinezeldathatheuldbeabletsupprther.shebrkefftheengageentandfitzgeraldreturnedthisparentshuseinst.paultrevisetherantiegtist.reas

54、tasthissidefparadise,itasaeptedbysribnersinthefallf1919,andzeldaandsttresuedtheirengageent.thebreakffftheengageentandtheresuedtheirengageenterethestrngprfthattheneyastheprenditinfthearriage,anditalseansthattheealthasthebasefthelve.andthisalsappearedinthenvel.itaspublishednarh26,1920,andbeaenefthestp

55、pularbksftheyear,definingtheflappergeneratin.thenexteek,sttandzeldaerearriedinneyrks,andthisquikarriageprvedthatthes-alledtpgirlindeedjustafraidtheptentialstk,fitzgerald,andnheasnthepeakfhisareer,illathbythethergirlshasthesaefeatureslikeher.theirdaughterandnlyhilderebrnntber26,1921.thestryfgatsbyand

56、daisy,indeed,asthepytheauthrslife.andthesaepltstillappearedinthelvestryfthetainprtagnists,frney,frthesialpsitin,thetprtagnistsfrlverbeaethestrange.frtheabveeangetthatthetyungbyshasthesaefeatures:naiverinnent,reansaythattheythughtthatthelveistheplatnilvetheythughtintheirind,andinfat,theirindstillpure

57、,herrds,theyeretheut-datedanftheirnteprarysiety,eventheyhavetheabilitytgettheealthandthesialpsitintheyant,buttheyhaventtheabilitytadjustthesietyandtheabilitytpeiththeprbletheyetinheirreallife.areaturefhiteness,indeed,daisyisthefairygirlfgatsbysdreasinreaysthanne,anddaisysessentiallakfetinshsinherpat

58、hetiallyfutilegestures,andsrdidirustanesthatfinallydestrygatsbyandhispuredreafrlve.gatsbysrelatinshipithdaisyinthisatterreseblesfitzgeraldsnrelatinshipithhistpgirlfhisreallifezelda,hastbebthhisifeandhisdespair,andhselvehehadtgetbytheahieveent.frthenvelehavealreadyntedthatfitzgeraldknealltelltheperdi

59、splayedbytheealthrthefatthatyuhavegtthesuessntheheartsftpgirlrthefairygirlandtheraneflve.theirnirelatinshipbeteentheneyandthesuess,indeed,fitzgeraldhadkneitveryell,hever,inhisreallifeandinthenvel,fitzgeraldearnedhisreputatinithind,butalshegthislvinggirlithetinhihausedhisfailureintheareerandhislife;a

60、ndgatsbyalsdidthesaeistakethatdhiss-alledbusinessithsartthetherdidnthave,hever,henhepeiththelveaffairsithdaisy,hisisdalstveredbythepurertheistakinglve,andhefinallygtthesaefateasfitzgerald,theultiatelydestryedbythepurelve.bththefateffitzgeraldandthedestinyfgatsbyereshedthesaefatthattheshadfthefirstrl