TheGreatGatsby

F.Scott.Fitzgerald贏咖主管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(移步換景)描寫景物時(shí)，人走景移，隨著觀察點(diǎn)的變換，不斷展現(xiàn)新畫面。Chapter3WepassedPortRoosevelt,wheretherewasaglimpseofred-beltedocean-goingships,andspedalongacobbledslumlinedwiththedark,undeservedsaloonsofthefaded-giltnineteen-hundreds.Thenthevalleyofashesopenedoutonbothsidesofus,andIhadaglimpseofMrs.Wilsonstrainingatthegaragepumpwithpantingvitalityaswewentby.Chapter5Twoo’clockandthewholecornerofthepeninsuiawasblazingwithlight,whichfellunrealontheshrubberyandmadethinelongatingglintsupontheroadsidewires.Turnacorner,IsawthatitwasGatsby’shouse,litfromtowertocellar.2Multiplepointofview(多重?cái)⑹乱暯?多重?cái)⑹乱暯鞘侵阜謩e用不同的人稱來(lái)敘述內(nèi)容。這種寫作手法是二十世紀(jì)現(xiàn)代主義的一種寫作特點(diǎn)。Chapter4中以JordanBaker的視角講述Daisy的故事。Chapter6中以Gatsby的視角講述Gatsby自己的成長(zhǎng)故事。3Transferredepithet(移就)移就指有意識(shí)的把描寫甲事物的詞語(yǔ)移來(lái)描寫乙事物。一般可分為移人于物、移物于人、移物于物三類。Chapter5Noamountoffireorfreshnesscanchallengewhatamanwillstoreupinhisghostlyheart.Anhourlaterthefrontdooropenednervously4Contrast(對(duì)比)對(duì)比，是把具有明顯差異、矛盾和對(duì)立的雙方安排在一起，進(jìn)行對(duì)照比較的表現(xiàn)手法。Chapter2“Isthataboyoragirl?”sheaskeddelicately.“Thatdog?Thatdog’saboy.”“It’sabitch,”saidTomdecisively.5Symbolize(象征)象征手法是根據(jù)事物之間的某種聯(lián)系，借助某人某物的具體形象（象征體），以表現(xiàn)某種抽象的概念、思想和情感。它可以使文章立意高遠(yuǎn)，含蓄深刻。Thegreenlight,thevalleyofashes,theeyesofDoctorT.JEckleburg,theraininchapter5,gold,silvercolor等。6Flashback(倒敘)倒敘，是根據(jù)表達(dá)的需要，把事件的結(jié)局或某個(gè)最重要、最突出的片段提到文章的前邊，然后再?gòu)氖录拈_頭按事情先后發(fā)展順序進(jìn)行敘述。Chapter5出現(xiàn)了DanCody，在第六章中才介紹了DanCody這個(gè)具體的人物。Paragraphsappreciation1.AndIhopeshe’llbeafool—that’s

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