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PAGE 浅析《了不起的盖茨比》的象征主义 Analysis of Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Contents TOC \o 1-5 \u Abstract i 内容摘要 ii Introduction 1 1. The Code of the Colors 2 1.1 Green: life, hope, future 2 1.2 White: innocence? 3 1.3 Yellow or golden: wealth, money, and death 3 1.4 Blue: illusion 4 2. The Green Light 4 3. The Valley of Ashes, West and East Egg 5 4. The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg 6 5. Automobiles 7 6. Time and Weather 8 Conclusion 9 Works Cited 11 Analysis of Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Abstract Francis Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most prominent novelists in American literary history in the 1920s, has been regarded as “the singer of the jazz age”, and “Chronicler” and “Poets Laureate”. His works give us an accurate picture of the social state of America in early twenties of last century. His works are regarded as symbolism and allegorical stories. And, among them, The Great Gatsby is the most successful one. Finished in 1925, The Great Gatsby wins lots of favorable praise. Nowadays, people keep reading it, and many films have been adopted from it. Just as above said, The Great Gatsby is a symbolism story, in which, many symbols are used, for example, green light, the ash valley, automobiles and so on. This paper will analyze the novel by means of the respective symbolism meanings of these symbols. Key words: Gatsby; symbolism; green light, symbol 浅析《了不起的盖茨比》的象征主义 内 容 摘 要 美国著名象征主义代表作家弗朗西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德，20世纪20年代美国文坛最著名的作家之一，素有“爵士时代”代言人，“编年史家”和“桂冠诗人”的称号。菲茨杰拉德的作品准确地反映了美国上世纪20年代的社会状况。完成于1925年的《了不起的盖茨比》可以说是那个年代最伟大的文学作品之一，受到读者和评论界的一致好评，知道现在还有很多人愿意去读这部作品，并且不断有人把这部小说改变成电影搬上银幕。值得注意的是现在仍然还有很多人从这部小说的写作手法，叙事视角和结构加以分析讨论。菲茨杰拉德在本书中运用了大量的象征手法在人物、色彩和意象等方面，描绘了美国年轻一代在第一次世界大战后的精神面貌和生活方式。象征主义也就成了这部小说的最大特点。本文意在通过对这部小说中最明显的一些象征的分析，来说明象征主义在这部小说中的重要性，即象征主义让这部小说不朽，从而成就了菲茨杰拉德在美国文学中的历史贡献，让更多读者发现这部小说的奥妙，对其有更全面的了解。 关键词：盖茨比；象征；色彩；意象 PAGE Analysis of Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Introduction Francis Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest novelists in the 20th century in America. F