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Symbolism in the great gatsby 文理学院 英本0801班 张海燕 2008303010102 Introduction Francis scott key Fitzgerald was American writer if novels and short stories,Fitzgerald is just the tragic hero of the period,whose works are evocatiive of the Jazz Ages,a term he coined himself.He is widely regard as one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers,Fitsgerald is considered a memberof the”Lost generation”of the tweties.He finished four novels,including The Great Gatsby and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age. The Great gatsby is considered Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.However, in 1925 no one predicted the eminence of the novel in the new century---not even Fitzgerald himself.At the age of 44,he died of frustration,After his death,some of his interesting writings were put together into a book entitled The Crack-up.. The great Gatsby is a good illustration. Gatsby is a young gay from the Midwest.he falls in love with Daisy,a wealthy girl,but is too poor to marry her.the girl is then married to a rich young man, Tom buchanan,Determined to win back his lost love,Gatsby engages himself in boot legging and ather”shady” activities,thus earning enough money to buy a magnificent house,Then he spreads dazzling parties every weekend,hoping one day the buchanans will come.the buchanans finally come and Gatsby meets Daisy again,But the woman in front of him is not quiet the ideal love of his dream and they can never repeat the past.Then Daisy kills a woman (Tom’ mistress)in an accident and plots with Tom to shift the blame on Gatsby. Finally ,Gatsby was shot and the buchanans escape, The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest literatures of Fitzgerald’s period, which wins many favorable praises.one of the major reasons for The Great Gatsby’ high literary reputation is the using of symbolism.In the novel,symbolism runs through the whole story.The settings,the characters,the plots and the colors are all symbols and ful