An Analysis of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby英语专业论文.docxVIP

AnAnalysis of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby一、原始依据（包括设计或论文的工作基础、研究条件、应用环境、工作目的等。）The period of the1920s is the golden age of American literature. For Fitzgerald, who lived in the midst of the “roaring twenties” and was part of it all: driving fast cars, drinking hard whisky, and taking an immense delight in it, America was, he was perceptive enough to understand, “a moon that never rose”. As much as he enjoyed the “roaring” of the post war boom years, he foresaw its doom and failure. The Great Gatsby, his masterpiece, was produced in the background of the 1920s. The success of The Great Gatsby lies partly in the fact that it can be read in different ways. It is possible to read it as a love story. On the other hand, the novel may be taken as a piece of social satire. The concern is with the corruption of values and the decline of spiritual life a condition which is related to the American dream.The essay focuses on that theme to illustrate the dream from its origin to its development and corruption.二、参考文献[1] Bruccoli, Matthew J. The American Novel──New Essays on The Great Gatsby. Cambridge: Cambridge Press, 1985.[2] Byan, Bryan. Major 20th Century Writers. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991.[3] Fahey, William A.F. F. Scott Fitzgerald and the American Dream. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1973.[4] Fitzgerald, F. Scott.The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1925.[5] Hoffman, J. Frederick. The Twenties. New York: Collier Books, 1965.[6] Miller, James E. F. Scott Fitzgerald: His Art and His Technique. New York: New York University Press, 1964.[7] Passos, John Dos. “A Note on Fitzgerald,” in F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up, ed. Edmund Wilson. New York, 1945.[8] Piper, Henry Dan. F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Critical Portrait. New York: New York University Press, 1965.[9] Tang, Soo Ping. York Notes on the Great Gatsby. York: Longman York Press, 1992.[10] 常耀信. 美国文学简史. 天津：南开大学出版社，2008.[11] 吴伟仁. 美国文学史及选读. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社，1990.[12] 王宁. 20世纪西方现代派文学名著导读. 天津：天