TheGreatGatsby了不起的盖茨比.pptxVIP

TheGreatGatsby了不起的盖茨比第1页/共11页 brief introduction to the writerF.SCOTT FITZGERALD(1896--1940)He was an American author of novels and short stories,whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age(爵士时代),a term he coined.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest author of the 20th century.And he is also considered a member of the “Lost Generation”（迷惘的一代）of the 1920s .And his relationship with Hemingway was quite vigorous.(充满活力激情的)so some of his works are affected by Hemingway.He always used simile ,metaphor and irony to build his novels,which made his works totally original.第2页/共11页 backgroundThe novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity(繁荣兴旺) during the “roaring” 1920s as the economy soared（飞升）. At the same time, Prohibition（禁止禁令）, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated（命令，指令） by the Eighteenth Amendment（修正草案）made millionaires out of bootleggers（私卖酒）. After its republishing in 1945 and 1953, it quickly found a wide readership and is today widely regarded as a paragon （模范）of the Great American Novel, and a literary classic. The Great Gatsby has become a standard text in high school and university courses on American literature in countries around the world and is ranked second in the Modern Librarys lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.第3页/共11页 Plot?OverviewGatsby is a poor youth from the Midwest.He falls in love in with Daisy ,a girl from a wealthy family.And he is so poor that he cannot marry her ,until she merried to a rich guy Tom.By bootlegging,Gatsby earned enough money to buy a mansion(宅邸)and host dazzling parties every weekend in the hope of attracting Daisy to come .By chance his next –relative,Nick,is Daisy‘cousin,helps Gatsby to make an appointment .Finally ,they come and he meets Daisy again .But he finds Daisy is no longer the ideal love of his dream .A Sense of loss and disillusionment come over him.Daisy and Tom donnot love each other ,Tom has a mistress by the name o