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TheGreatGatsby

F.Scott.Fitzgerald赢咖主管45964高雄InformationabouttheauthorPlotoverviewMajorcharactersintroductionWritingtechniquesParagraphsappreciation

FrancisScottKeyFitzgerald(1896-1940)

SpokesmanforJazzAgeLifestoryBorninSt.Paul,MinnesotaLeftPrincetontoserveinWWIin1917FellinlovewithZeldaSayre/engagedbutbrokeoffAfterthepublicationofThisSideofParadise,theygotmarried.Theylivedinexpensivestylesohehadtowritealotjusttokeeptheirextravagantlifestyle.RuinedbyZelda’smentaldisease,hisalcoholism,andfailuresofhiswritings/diedatonly44Plotoverview

GatsbyisapooryouthfromtheMidwest.HefallsinlovewithDaisy,butistoopoortomarryher.Thegirlthenismarriedtoarichyoungman,TomBuchanan.Determinedtowinhislostloveback,Gatsbyengageshimselfinbootleggingandother“shady”activities,thusearningenoughmoneytobuyamagnificentimitationvilla.TherehespreadsdazzlingpartieseveryweekendinthehopeofalluringDaisytocome.WiththehelpofNick,theGatsby'sneighborandDaisy'scousin,GatsbymeetsDaisyagain,onlytofindthatthewomanbeforehimisnotquitetheidealloveofhisdreams.Asenseoflossanddisillusioncomesoverhim.Hestillinsistsandwantstobackintothepast.ThenDaisykillsawomaninanaccident,butTomtellsGeorgethatGatsbywastheownerofthecar.SoGatsbyisshotandtheBuchanangoaway.MaincharactersNickCarraaway(narrator)--abondsalesman,andneighborofGatsby,livesinWestEggJayGatsby--protagonistofthenovel,ayoung,mysteriousmillionaire,livesinWestEggDaisyBuchanan--Nick'scousin,wifeofTom,oncehadaromanticrelationshipwithGatsby,attractivebutself-absorded,livesinEastEggTomBuchanan--Daisy'shusband,Nick'scollegefriend,anarrogant,hypocriticalbully,livesinEastEggJordanBarker--Daisy'sfriend,awomanwithwhomNickbecomesromantically,agolferMyrtleWilson--Tom'slover,possessesafiercevitalityandlooksforawaytoimprovehersituation,livesinthevalleyofashesGeorgeWilson--Myrtle'shusband,lifeless,ownersofaautoshopattheedgeofthevalleyofashes,extremelygriefafterMyrtleiskilledAnalysisofmajorcharactersJayGatsby

HeisfamousforthelavishpartieshethrowseverySaturdaynight,butnooneknowswherehecomesfrom,whathedoes,orhowhemadehisfortune.HeappearsinChapter1,speaksuntilChapter3.ThereaderlearnsheisinlovewithDaisyinChapter4,hereunionswithDaisyinarainydayinChapter5.GatsbytellshischildhoodandpersonalhistoryinChapter6.TheproofofhiscriminaldealingsarisesinChapter7.HeiskilledinChapter8,andChapter9isabouthisfuneral.Gatsbycreateshishisowncharacter,evenchanginghisnamefromJamesGatztoJayGatsbytorepresenthisreinventionofhimself.AshisrelentlessquestforDaisydemonstrates,Gatsbyhasanextraordinaryabilitytotransformhishopesanddreamsintoability,thistalentforself-inventioniswhatgivesGatsbyhisqualityof“greatness”.Gatsbyisaninnocent,hopefulyoungman,heisaloyalandgood-heartedman.Hisoptimismandvitality-somethingabouthimseemsremarkablyhopeful,andthisbeliefinbrillianceofthefutureimpressesreaders.However,heislonelyandsensitivetohisstatus.Acutelyawareofhispoverty,Gatsbydevelopsapowerfulobsessionwithamassingwealthandstatus.DaisyBuchananDaisyisabeautifulyoungwomanfromLouisville,sheisNick'scousinandGatsby'slove.DaisypromisedtowaitforGatsby,butin1919shechosetomarryTom,ayoungmanfromasolid,aristocraticfamilywhocouldpromiseherawealthylifestyle.ToGatsby,Daisyrepresentstheparagonofperfection--shehastheauraofcharm,wealth,sophistication,grace,andaristocracythatattractedhimtoher.Inreality,sheisbeautifulandcharming,butalsofickle,shallow,bored,andsardonic.SheprovesherrealnaturewhenshechoosesTomoverGatsbyinChapter7,thenallowsGatsbytotaketheblameforkillingMyrtle.FinallyratherthanattendGatsby'sfuneral,DaisyandTommoveaway,leavingnoaddress.Daisyisinlovewithmoney,ease,andmaterialluxury.Sheiscapableofaffection,sheseemstoloveGatsby,butnotofsustainedloyaltyorcare.Sheisindifferenteventoherdaughter,seldomdiscussingher.SherepresentstheamoralvaluesofthearistocraticEastEgg.NickCarrawayNick,ayoungmanfromMinnesota,travelstoNewYorkin1922tolearnthebondbusiness.Heistolerant,open-minded,quiet,andagoodlistener,andasaresult,otherstendtotalktohimandtellhimtheirsecrets.Gatsby,inparticular,comestotrusthimandtreathimasaconfidant.Nickplaysaroleinsidethenarrative,heevidencesastronglymixedreactiontolifeontheEastCoast,onethatcreatsapowerfulinternalconflictthathedoesnotresolve.Ontheonehand,Nickisattractedtothefast-paced,fun-drivenlifestyleofNewYork.Ontheotherhand,hefindsthatlifestylegrotesqueanddamaging.

ThisinnerconflictissymbolizedthroughoutthebookbyNick'sromanticaffairwithJordanBaker.Heisattractedtohervivacityandhersophisticationjustasheisrepelledbyherdishonestyandherlackofconsiderationforotherpeople.Nickstatesthatthereisa“qualityofdistortion”tolifeinNewYork,andthislifestylemakeshimlosehisequilibrium.AfterpresidingovertheGatsby'sfuneral,hereturnstoMinnesotainsearchofaquieterlifestructuredbymoretraditionalmoralvalues.Writingtechniques1Movementofstepsandshiftofscenes(移步换景)描写景物时，人走景移，随着观察点的变换，不断展现新画面。Chapter3WepassedPortRoosevelt,wheretherewasaglimpseofred-beltedocean-goingships,andspedalongacobbledslumlinedwiththedark,undeservedsaloonsofthefaded-giltnineteen-hundreds.Thenthevalleyofashesopenedoutonbothsidesofus,andIhadaglimpseofMrs.Wilsonstrainingatthegaragepumpwithpantingvitalityaswewentby.Chapter5Twoo’clockandthewholecornerofthepeninsuiawasblazingwithlight,whichfellunrealontheshrubberyandmadethinelongatingglintsupontheroadsidewires.Turnacorner,IsawthatitwasGatsby’shouse,litfromtowertocellar.2Multiplepointofview(多重叙事视角)多重叙事视角是指分别用不同的人称来叙述内容。这种写作手法是二十世纪现代主义的一种写作特点。Chapter4中以JordanBaker的视角讲述Daisy的故事。Chapter6中以Gatsby的视角讲述Gatsby自己的成长故事。3Transferredepithet(移就)移就指有意识的把描写甲事物的词语移来描写乙事物。一般可分为移人于物、移物于人、移物于物三类。Chapter5Noamountoffireorfreshnesscanchallengewhatamanwillstoreupinhisghostlyheart.Anhourlaterthefrontdooropenednervously4Contrast(对比)对比，是把具有明显差异、矛盾和对立的双方安排在一起，进行对照比较的表现手法。Chapter2“Isthataboyoragirl?”sheaskeddelicately.“Thatdog?Thatdog’saboy.”“It’sabitch,”saidTomdecisively.5Symbolize(象征)象征手法是根据事物之间的某种联系，借助某人某物的具体形象（象征体），以表现某种抽象的概念、思想和情感。它可以使文章立意高远，含蓄深刻。Thegreenlight,thevalleyofashes,theeyesofDoctorT.JEckleburg,theraininchapter5,gold,silvercolor等。6Flashback(倒叙)倒叙，是根据表达的需要，把事件的结局或某个最重要、最突出的片段提到文章的前边，然后再从事件的开头按事情先后发展顺序进行叙述。Chapter5出现了DanCody，在第六章中才介绍了DanCody这个具体的人物。Paragraphsappreciation1.AndIhopeshe’llbeafool—that’s

thebestthingagirlcanbeinthisworld,abeautifullittlefool.(Chapter1,倒数第35段)2.Itwasoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.Itfaced—orseemedtoface—thewholeexternalworldforaninstant,andthenconcentratedonyouwithanirresistibleprejudiceinyourfavor.Itunderstoodyoujustsofarasyouwantedtobeunderstood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself,andassuredyouthatithadpreciselytheimpressionofyouthat,atyourbest,youhopedtoconvey.(Chapter3,盖茨比表明身份之后)3.ThetruthwasthatJayGatsbyofWestEgg,LongIsland,sprangfromhisPlatonicconceptionofhimself.HewasasonofGod—aphrasewhich,ifitmeansanything,meansjustthat—andhemustbeaboutHisFather’sbusiness,theserviceofavast,vul