了不起的盖茨比-了不起的盖茨比-(精选·公开·课件).ppt

The Gatsby Contents Author Background Plot Themes Backgroud : Jazz Age The Jazz Age describe the period after the end of world war one The Jazz Age is the nickname in America of the decade of the 1920’s. For Americans, this period is a time of carefree prosperity, isolated from the world’s problem, and a feverish pursuit of pleasure Theme The decline of American dream in the 1920s 1 The unrestrained desire for money and pleasure surpassed noble goal. 2 The various social climers and ambitious speculators who attend Gatsby’s parties evidence the greedy scramble for wealth BY Francis Scott Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) Francis Scott Fitzgerald ☆Born in Saint Paul（圣保罗）, Minnesota（明尼苏达州）, an upper middle class family . ☆Entered Princeton University（普林斯顿大学） in 1913 . ☆Fell in love with Zelda（塞尔达）in 1918 ☆ Married Zelda in 1920 Ⅴ died of heart disease at the age of 46 His Works 1920 This Side of Paradise 天堂的另一边 1921 Flappers and Philosophers 姑娘们和哲学家们 1922 Tales of the Jazz Age爵士乐时代的故事 The Beautiful and Damned漂亮冤家 1925 The Great Gatsby 了不起的盖茨比 1926 All the Sad Young Men所有悲哀的年轻人 1934 Tender is the Night夜色温柔 Unfinished Work The Last Tycoon 最后一个巨头 Movie 尼克 盖茨比 黛西 汤姆 莫朵 Tom Daisy husband Ex-lover Gatsby cousin Nick Neighbor mistress Myrtle Wife Wilson College classmate Relationship of Main Characters Gatsby reveals himself to be an innocent, hopeful young man who stakes everything on his dream, not realizing that his dream is unworthy of him. To Gatsby, his dream of spiritual reunion with Daisy, but his prior dream is wealth. He thinks that wealth can solve all his problems: time, Daisy, and love. In the novel, Gatsby uses the most lavish（ 非常浪费的）party, sumptuous（奢侈的）mansion, and gorgeous（ 华丽的）machine to impress Daisy. And the green light, situated at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock（码头）, represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for