本科學(xué)生畢業(yè)論文題目THEGREATGATSBYANDTHEAMERICANDREAM了不起的蓋茨比和美國夢(mèng)系外語專業(yè)英語學(xué)生姓名指導(dǎo)教師職稱助教論文字?jǐn)?shù)4824完成日期2014年3月23日ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIWOULDLIKETOEXPRESSMYGRATITUDETOALLTHOSEWHOHELPEDMEDURINGTHEWRITINGOFTHISTHESISFIRSTLY,ASPECIALACKNOWLEDGEMENTSHOULDBESHOWNTOLECTURERFANGQIANG,WHOFROMWHOSELECTURESIBENEFITEDGREATLYHISHASTAUGHTMEFORAWHOLEYEARINTHESTUDYOFTHECAUSEOFTHESOCIETYANDCULTUREOFMAJORENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESANINTRODUCTIONTHROUGHTHESTUDYINGOFTHISCAUSE,IGOTABASICCOMPREHENDABOUTTHECULTUREBACKGROUNDSOFTHEWESTCOUNTRIES,AND,DEFINITELY,ITMADEAGREATCONTRIBUTIONTOTHEFURTHERSTUDYOFTHEAMERICANLITERATURESECONDLY,IWOULDLIKETOTHANKLECTURERSONGYUN,WHOTAUGHTMETHECAUSEOFSELECTEDREADINGOFBRITISHFITZGERALDJAZZAGE了不起的蓋茨比和美國夢(mèng)摘要弗朗斯斯科特菲茨杰拉德是二十世紀(jì)美國杰出的小說家，他的杰作了不起的蓋茨比極具文學(xué)價(jià)值，被列為二十世紀(jì)美國最著名的小說之一。小說主要講述了一個(gè)關(guān)于杰蓋茨比的悲劇故事。出身卑微而貧窮但最終因非法經(jīng)營而大發(fā)橫財(cái)?shù)纳w茨比，傾其一生去實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢(mèng)想追求他的初戀情人黛西布坎南，一個(gè)外相迷人但膚淺自私的鍍金女人。事實(shí)上在爵士時(shí)代普遍墮落腐敗的社會(huì)情況下，對(duì)于蓋茨比夢(mèng)想的唯一答案是不可能和幻滅。該小說形象地刻畫了二十世紀(jì)的美國，一個(gè)一方面經(jīng)濟(jì)達(dá)到了空前的繁榮而另一方面精神領(lǐng)域卻是極度荒蕪的喧囂時(shí)代。因?qū)ξ镔|(zhì)成功的極度追求和對(duì)精神進(jìn)步的完全無視導(dǎo)致人性的墮落和毀壞，造成了那時(shí)整個(gè)時(shí)代的迷茫。該論文將了不起的蓋茨比與美國夢(mèng)相聯(lián)系，通過對(duì)小說人物的剖析和對(duì)美國夢(mèng)的深度研究，重證杰蓋茨比的悲劇是爵士時(shí)代美國社會(huì)的嚴(yán)酷無情所致,更加強(qiáng)調(diào)美國夢(mèng)幻滅的必然性。從文學(xué)世界回到貪婪的現(xiàn)代社會(huì)，了不起的蓋茨比仍然具有強(qiáng)大的現(xiàn)實(shí)意義，警告世人金錢不等于幸福，重喚傳統(tǒng)美國道德觀念。關(guān)鍵詞菲茨杰拉德；美國夢(mèng)；幻滅CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIABSTRACTII摘要IIICHAPTER1INTRODUCTION111FITZGERALDANDTHEGREATGATSBY112THEMEANINGOFTHISTOPIC2CHAPTER2THEDEVELOPMENTOFAMERICANDREAM321THEORIGIN322THEDEVELOPMENT323THEDISILLUSIONMENT4CHAPTER3THECONNECTIONOFTHEGREATGATSBYANDTHEAMERICANDREAM531JAYGATSBYANDHISAMERICANDREAM532MYRTLEWILSONANDHERAMERICANDREAM7CHAPTER4CONCLUSION9WORKSCITED10THEGREATGATSBYANDTHEAMERICANDREAMCHAPTER1INTRODUCTION11FITZGERALDANDTHEGREATGATSBYTHEGREATGATSBY,ANEXCELLENTAMERICANNOVEL,WHICHWASFIRSTPUBLISHEDON1925THEWRITEROFTHEGREATGATSBYISFSFITZGERALD,BORNINSTPAUL,MINNESOTAHEHASPLAYEDANIMPORTANTROLEINTHEAMERICANLITERATUREDURINGTHE1920SAND1930SHEWASREGARDEDASTHEREPRESENTATIVEWRITERINTHE“LOSTGENERATION”ANDALSOTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULPOETINTHE“JAZZAGE”ABOUTTHENOVEL,“FORHALFACENTURY,ITHASHELDAHIGHPLACEAMONGTWENTIETHCENTURYNOVELSITSNUMEROUSREPRINTINGSAROUNDTHEWORLDANDITSSUCCESSIVEPRESENTATIONSONFILMHAVEMADEGATSBYASIDENTIFIABLEANAMERICANFIGUREASHUCKFINNITHASREVIVEDTHETWENTIES,SETCURRENTFASHIONS,ANDPROVIDEDDIALOGUEFORTHREEGENERATIONSOFDEVOTEDREADERSINTHESERESPECTSALONE,THEQUESTIONOFITSLITERARYMERITSSETASIDE,ITQUALIFIESASAGREATAMERICANNOVEL”BRUCCOLI57THEMAINPLOTOFTHENOVELISTHATAYOUNGMANNAMEDNICKCARAWAY,WHOCAMETONEWYORKCITYINSPRINGOF1922HEBECAMEINVOLVEDINTHELIFEOFHISNEIGHBORATLONGISLAND,JAYGATSBY,AVERYWEALTHYMAN,WHOHELDLAVISHPARTIESEVERYSATURDAYANDATTRACTEDHUNDREDSOFGUESTSGATSBYREVEALEDTONICK,THATHEFELLINLOVEWITHNICKSCOUSINDAISYBEFORETHEWARBUTATTHATTIMEHEWASPOORLATER,DAISYMARRIEDTOMBUCHANAN,ARICHBUTBORINGMANOFGOODSOCIALPOSITIONGATSBYLOSTDAISYBECAUSEHEHADNOMONEY,BUTNOWHEHASTHEECONOMICPOWERHEPERSUADEDNICKTOBRINGHIMANDDAISYTOGETHERAGAINGATSBYTRIEDTOCONVINCEDAISYTOLEAVETOM,WHO,INTURN,REVEALEDTHATGATSBYHASMADEHISMONEYBYILLEGALMEANSSOTHETWOMENASKEDDAISYWHOMSHELOVEDDAISYBEGANTOSOBHELPLESSLY“IDIDLOVEHIMONCEBUTILOVEDYOUTOO”ASTONISHEDANDFLURRIED,DAISYRUSHEDOUTDROVINGGATSBYSCAR,BUTUNEXPECTEDLY,DAISYHITANDKILLEDTOMSMISTRESS,MYRTLEWILSON,UNAWAREOFHERIDENTITYATTHATMOMENTGATSBYCONFINEDITWASHEWHOKNOCKEDDOWNTHEVICTIMINORDERTOPROTECTDAISYHOWEVER,AFTERTOMKNEWTHETRUTHWHICHWASTOLDBYDAISY,FORTHESAKEOFMAINTAININGHISBENEFITS,TOMTOLDMYRTLESHUSBANDWILSONITWASGATSBYWHOKILLEDHISWIFEWILSONMURDEREDGATSBYANDTHENCOMMITTEDSUICIDENICKTRIEDTOINFORMTOMANDDAISY,BUTONLYTOBETOLDTHECOUPLEHADLEFTTHECITYULTIMATELY,ITWASNICKWHOLEFTTOARRANGEGATSBYSFUNERAL,ONLYGATSBYSFATHERANDONEFORMERGUESTATTENDEDNICKRETURNEDTOTHEHISMIDWESTHOME,REFLECTINGONGATSBYSDREAMSANDTHESADANDCYCLICALSTORIESOFTHEPAST12THEMEANINGOFTHISTOPICTHEGREATSUCCESSOFTHEGREATGATSBYHASBROUGHTAGREATAMOUNTOFPRAISINGANDSTUDYOFOTHERNOVELISTSANDCRITICSFORMORETHANAHALFCENTURYDIFFERENTSCHOLARSHAVEADOPTEDDIFFERENTMEANSTOEXPLORETHEDEEPMEANINGS,SUCHASTHEANALYSESOFFEMALECHARACTERSINTHEGREATGATSBY,THEANALYSISOFTHEGREATGATSBYFROMLUKCSSREALISTICVIEWS,THELITERARYSYMBOLISMINTHEGREATGATSBY,THEMUSICALSTUDYOFTHEGREATGATSBYANDSOMEALSOTOOKAPROSPECTOFCOLORSCIENCETOANALYSISTHEMAJORROLESACCORDINGTOTHEPREVIOUSSTUDIESWEKNOWTHATTHEGREATGATSBYISGENERALLYACRITIQUEOFTHEAMERICANDREAMTHEAMERICANCULTUREATTHATAGEWASMISINTERPRETEDBYPEOPLEANDITSCHARACTERISTICWASASTRONGEMPHASISONTHEGOALOFMONETARYSUCCESSBUTAWEAKEMPHASISONTHEIMPORTANCEOFTHELEGALMEANSFORTHEPURSUITOFSUCCESSSO,HERE,THEREASONWHYICHOOSETHISTOPICTOSTUDYISTHATASAYOUNGENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERINANEWTWENTYONECENTURY,IBELIEVETHROUGHTHESTUDYOFTHISGREATNOVEL,WEGENERATIONCANNOTONLYLEARNALOTABOUTTHEWESTERNCULTUREBUTALSOAPLENTYOFLESSONSABOUTMONEY,DREAM,SUCCESS,LOVE,THUSTOSETARIGHTMINDTOACHIEVEOURVALUEOFSELFEXISTENCETHISTHESISWILLBECOMPLETEDBYAMEANSOFCOMBININGTHETRADITIONALHIS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