The American Dream in The Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》中的美国梦.docxVIP

《了不起的盖茨比》中所折射出的美国梦摘要《了不起的盖茨比》是菲茨杰拉德的一部名著。作者通过描写盖茨比个人的困境与失败展现了那个时代的悲剧。在小说中，盖茨比想要通过物质上的成功来赢得爱情,然而，他的梦想是建立于幻想，而不是现实，这是注定要失败的。因为盖茨比是美国梦的代表，从某种意义上说,盖茨比的失败也预示了美国梦本身的破灭。本论文首先介绍了作者与小说的主要情节，接着讲述了美国梦的根源与本质。第三部分分析了盖茨比对财富梦及爱情梦的追求。最后分析了盖茨比美国梦破碎的原因以及必然性。关键词：美国梦；金钱；爱情；破灭AbstractThe Great Gatsby is one of Fitzgerald’s masterpieces.The author presented the tragedy of that age by describing Gatsby’s personal dilemma and failure.In this novel, Gatsby wants to win love through material success. However, his dream is based on illusionrather than reality, which is doomed to fail. Gatsby is the representative of the American dream. In some senses, Gatsby’s failure also predicts the shattering of the American dream itself.This paper begins with an introduction about the author and the brief plot of the novelThe Great Gatsby. Then it tells the origin and the essence of the American dream. After that, itgives an analysis of Gatsby’s pursuit of fortune and love dream. Finally, the paper points out the inevitabledisillusion of Gatsby’s American dream and presents the factors of the tragedy.Keywords: the American dream; fortune; love; disillusionContents1. Introduction………………………………………………………………12. The American Dream……………………………………………………22.1The Origin of the American Dream and its Development…………………32.2The essence of the American Dream and its Historical Background………43. The American Dream Reflected in Gatsby………………………………53.1 Gatsby’s Pursuit of Fortune Dream………………………………………53.2 Gatsby’s Pursuit of Love Dream…………………………………………64. Disillusion of Gatsby’s American Dream………………………………74.1Gatsby’s American Dream and His Illegal Activities……………………84.2Gatsby’s American Dream and the Social Environment………………94.3Gatsby’s American Dream and His Innocence……………………105. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………11References……………………………………………………………………131. IntroductionF. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) is one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, whose works were the samples of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as the li