hte disillusionment of the american dream–the social significance of the great gatsby--本科毕业论文.doc

中原工学院 毕 业 论 文 毕业论文题目：The Disillusionment of the American Dream–The Social Significance of The Great Gatsby 学生姓名： 聂姿伊 学 号： 200601114101 院（系）： 外国语学院英语系 专 业： 英语 班 级： 2006级本科1班 指导教师姓名： 仝志敏 指导教师职称： 讲师 起止时间： 2009年10月—2010年5月 （外国语学院制表） The Disillusionment of the American Dream —The Social Significance of The Great Gatsby A Thesis Submitted To Foreign Languages Department Of Zhongyuan University of Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts By Nie Ziyi Supervisor：Professor Tong Zhimin May, 2010 SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Zhongyuan University of Technology Declaration of Academic Integrity I promise that the thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any institutes of higher learning and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except when due reference is made in the text of the thesis. I understand that to do so would mean that I had committed plagiarism, and that it is my responsibility to be aware of the University’s regulations on plagiarism and their importance. Signed: Date: The Disillusionment of the American Dream —The Social Significance of The Great Gatsby Abstract: The 1920s was a decade when the outline of contemporary America clearly formed. World War I created a new generation, the Lost Generation and a new time, the Jazz Age梐 time of profound cultural and social changes. American people had to make a choice btetween traditional values and new standards adopted by young people. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as a time of decayed social and moral values. Cynicism, greed, and pursuit of pleasure became the symbols of this period. They changed the nature of the original American Dream and finally ruined it. The intention of this study is to explore the s