盖茨比美国梦的幻灭——透视现实生活中的爱情

1、攀枝花学院本科毕业论文盖茨比美国梦的幻灭 透视现实生活中的爱情学生姓名：学生学号：院（系）：年级专业：指导教师：The Disillusionment forGatsby'American Dream Analysis of Love in Reality攀枝花学院本科毕业论文ContentsContentsAbstractIKey WordsI摘要关键词 HIn troducti on .1I. Introduction to Fitzgerald 2II. Analysis of Gatsby ' s American Dream3A. American Dream in

2、Different Social and Historical Backgrounds 3B. Gatsby ' FPursuit of American Dream51. Gatsby ' American Dream52. Gatsby EfSrts in Achieving His American Dream7C. Disillusionment of Gatsby ' s American Dream8III. An alysis of Relati on ship Betwee n Love and Money in Gatsby's America

3、 nDream9A. Relati on ship Betwee n Love and Money in the Novel9B. Conn ecti on of Love and Money in Reality10Conclusion14Acknowledgements15Notes 16Bibliography17攀枝花学院本科毕业论文AbstractAbstractThe great Gatsby lived in the period of the First World War, when people were suspicious about the traditi onal

4、no ti ons and inten ded to break out them .In the no vel, Daisy is a woma n who was born in a rich family, and she always lives a luxuria nt life of the upper class. Obviously, the pers on who wants to get her love must have eno ugh money to offer her a luxuria nt life .In order to make his America

5、n Dream come true, which is to win Daisy, Gatsby tries every possible means including illegal trade of alcohol to make a fortune. However, whe n Gatsby helps Daisy to escapefrom the accide nt successfully, and mistake nly be murdered by the husba nd of To' mistress, his America n Dream is broke

6、n. There is no thi ng left to him after his death, his wealth no Ion ger mea ns anything, and Daisy does not come back to him, either.This thesis based on an analysis of thbreak of Gatsby ' s American Driehe novel The Great Gatsbywhich was written by Fitzgerald and published in 1925. From the an

7、 alysis, we can have a view about the relati on ship betwee n love and money of the characters in the novellove is closely connected with money. And thenaccording to the status quo in reality, it draws a conclusion that there is a close relati on ship betwee n love and money in reality. In sum, it i

8、s an an alysis of the relati on ship betwee n love and money in reality accordi ng to the break of Gatsby's America n Dream.Key WordsThe America n Dream; love; mon ey; disillusi onmentI攀枝花学院本科毕业论文摘要摘要了不起的盖茨比生活在一战期间，这时候人民对传统观念持怀疑态度并且在渐渐的打破这些观念，传统意义上的美国梦也被歪曲了。在小说中，戴西是个出身富裕家庭， 从小过着舒适的生活的女人，要想获得她的爱情

9、，就必须有足够的金钱为她提供一个美好的生活。为 了实现自己的美国梦，赢得戴西，盖茨比通过各种手段赚钱，包括在禁酒期间非法运酒。但是，当盖茨比帮助戴西成功逃脱那场车祸，并被误认为是凶手被杀害的时候，他的美国梦破灭了。在他死后，没有任何东西是属于他的，他所有的财富对他来说已经没有任何意义，而戴西也没有回到他身边。 从盖茨比美国梦的幻灭，可以得出一个结论，他们的爱情和金钱是密切联系着的。这篇文章通过对菲次杰瑞德于1925年出版的小说了不起的盖茨比中盖茨比美国梦的幻灭的分析，对小说人物间的爱情和金钱的关系有了一个初步的认识一一爱情和金钱是紧 密联系的。本文结合小说和现实中存在的现状，得出在现实生活中，

10、爱情和金钱是密不可分的结论。总的来说，文章是在对了不起的盖茨比美国梦的幻灭的分析的基础上，透视了现实中的爱情和金钱的关系。关键词美国梦，爱情，金钱，破灭II攀枝花学院本科毕业论文BodyIntroductionThe First World War in flue need the America n Dream which was han ded dow n from the older gen eratio ns, and people were suspicious about the traditi onal no ti ons and started breaking out the

11、m. At that time, nihilism and hedonisn were formed, and the pursuit of material-luxury made people feel alie n and cool. Youthful gen eratio n who lived in that period looked forward to a kind of luxuria nt life; therefore, they bought cost thin gs, took part in extravaga nt parties, and looked dow

12、n upon others who were poor and so on.The Great Gatsby is a love story writte n by F. Fitzgerald about the life which the youth lead at that time, and it mainly describes Gatsby's quixotic passion for Daisy Bucha nan, which is the symbol of his America n Dream .In the no vel, the character Gatsb

13、y is overwhelmed by only one thing that he does not possess, that is to be loved. Gatsby ' s love for Daisy is real and strong, and he can do everything to win Daisy.The Great Gatsby is a realistic dem on strati on of the rui n of the America n Dream, because Gatsby' s American Drearrs to ha

14、ve more money than TomDaisy ' s husband who isso rich that he can do everything he likes and he can also offer Daisy a better life, and fin ally wi ns Daisy ' love. The reas on that Gatsby can not make his America n Dream come true is not because thatne doesn ' t do his best, but the Ame

15、rican Dream he pies u is the love of Daisy, who was born in a rich family and always lives a luxuriant life from the time she was born. However, Gatsby comes from an unfortun ate farm family in North Dakota, and it is not easy for him to live a higher standard life, not mention to afford the extrava

16、ga nt life of Daisy.When Gatsby becomes a millionaire and he has the financial ability to give Daisy a better life, Daisy takes much no tice of him in deed and she really has the thought to be in love with him again. Unfortunately, Gatsby' s American O)keanqlusekly whenhe is dead and Daisy, does

17、 not feel any sad ness but only happ in ess, leaves for ano ther city with his husband. There is something separatesthem from each other, and it is wealth and social status. If Gatsby has much money in the very begi nning, they may have been together and lives happily ever after. According to the br

18、eak of Gatsby' s AmeDream, there is a truth in reality that love and money have a close relati on ship.I. Introduction to FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) is best known for his novels and short stories which chroni cle the excesses of America's Jazz Age duri ng the 1920s, and he was

19、 born in St. Paul, whose family was considered socially prominent and genteelly poor. Fitzgerald was both a victim and a keen oniooker, of the extravagant gaudy of the Jazz Age. His fictional world was the best embodime nt of the spirit of the America n society in which he showed a particular in ter

20、est in the upper class, since they felt excused from seek ing the com mon good. To plug into their pers onal adve ntures, they not only en gaged themselves in casual sex and heavy drinking, but also spe nt money extravaga ntly and enjo yed themselves to their hearts ' cortttewever, ben eath ing

21、their masks of relaxati on and joviality there was only sterility, meaninglessness and futility and amid the grandeur and extravaganee, a deni able junta positi on of appeara ncewith reality, of the prete nee of gaiety with the tension underneath, is easily recognizable in Fitzgerald novels and stor

22、ies.(吴建国, 2002,6: 17)First published in 1925, The Great Gatsby met with excellent reviews, with T.S.Eliot being among the first to comment on the book, calling it the first step that American fiction has taken since Henry James F. Scott Fitzgerald died believing himself a failure. The obituaries wer

23、e condescending, and he seemed destined for literary obscurity. The first phase of the Fitzgerald resurrect ion-"revival" does not properly describe the process-occurred betwee n 1945 and 1950. By 1960, he had achieved a secure place among America's en duri ng writersThe Great Gatsby,

24、a work that seriously examines the theme of aspiration in an American setting, defines the classic American no vel.Almost every one of America n writers has touched on the theme of America n dream, but as far as the breadth and depth, no one is equal to F. S. FitzgeraldT he Great Gatsby is the model

25、 of American dream in the history of American literature.II. Analysis of Gatsby ' s American DreamIn differe nt social and historical backgro un ds, the con cepts of America n Dream are different, and for different people, they have different understandings of American Dream and the ways to purs

26、ue their American Dream are also various. As for Gatsby, the symbol of his final American Dream is to win the love of Daisy. However, owing to the fact that Gatsby is subject to their different social status and life styles, his American Dream is doomed to be a failure.A. American Dream in Different

27、 Social and Historical BackgroundsThe American Dream arose in the colonial period and developed in the nineteenth century, based on the assumption of each person, no matter what his origin was, could succeedi n cha nging their social positi ons and making their dreams come true through their own eff

28、orts, and getting new, free and better life. This is what often called "American dream". (Zhao Hongwei,2003,6:2) American dream is a popular belief that hard work will bring forth America's bounty in the form of material well-being, a counter culture that rejects traditional thinking w

29、hile promoting their own causes,information explosion, reverse discrimination-in the workplace because so many employers are hiring women and minorities. It' s the idea that the American way of life offers the equalpossibility of un limited econo mic, social, etc. One can always work their way u

30、p from the rags to riches just like Abraham Lincoln, 16th Preside nt of the US.In brief, the main content of America n culture was emphasis on in dividuals' value, optimistic, pursuing of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deportation and competition and the need of realism and practicality

31、.However, in different historical backgrounds, the meanings of American Dream are also different from each other. In Colonial period, American Dream was the crying for wealth; and in the later 18th century, people ' American Dream was to fight for democracy; America ns had a great fan tasy for e

32、xpa nsion in the Civil War period; in the First World War, the American Dream is to pursue luxuriant life, and in the 2nd World War, the American Dream is to achieve higher standard of life.The World War I cast the young men into an age of alienation and dissentient.They entered the War with naive a

33、nd blind patriotism and under the slogan of World peace and democracy. Returning from the war, these idealized intellectuals felt separated by their war experienee from conventional ideals and values of their homes. The economic bloom has deception affluenee on the promising young men, not only dest

34、royed their lives, but also destroyed their early innocent believes. Many excellent young men found it ' difficult to adapt to the after-war overflow of materialism. Scie ntific adva nces caused in crease in in dustry, which brought vast cha nges to the character of America n society. Millio ns

35、of America ns were no Ion ger content to follow former patter ns and there was a rebelli on aga inst the false ness of society as represe nted by Victoria n gen eratio n.To many people, World War I was a tragic failure of old values, of old politics, of old ideas. The social mood was ofte n one of c

36、on fusi on and despair. Yet, America ns en tered a decade of proprietary and exhibiti on ism that prohibit the legal ban aga inst alcoholic beverages, did more to en courage tha n to curb. Fashi ons were extravaga nt; more and more automobiles crowed the roads, advertising flourished; and nearly eve

37、ry America n home had a radio in it. Roads swept the n ati on, people dan ced the Charlest on, and they sat upon the flagpoles. The only thing for the youth who lived in that period to pursue was material wealth, and luxuriant life.In order to show off the wealth, many people in upper class also hel

38、d big parties in weeke nds. In those parties, there were every ki nd of people who were also famous or rich, and such kind of party were so extravaga nt that the reas on people took part in it was to know more rich people and indulged them in luxuriant life. They were looking forward to hav ing more

39、 money and the n lived a better life, which was much more extravaga nt. In such a special period, there was a fact that the person who had more money and lived a more extravaga nt life would be respected much more and have more frie nds. On the other hand, the pers on, who n either had money nor fam

40、e, would be looked dow n upon by others, not mention to live a better life or have a true love from another. Whatever their America n Dream was, the only way and first thi ng they should do was to earneno ughmon ey. Without mon ey, there was no achieveme nt, i ncludi ng love.Self-made and self- inve

41、n ted millio naire Jay Gatsby who lived in the period of the First World War embodies some of Fitzgerald's, and his countries, most abiding obsessions:money, ambition, greed and the promise of new beginnings. At that time, almost every one of the youth had an American Dream for themselves. And a

42、ll the people in clud ing immigrati on and poor people had a desire and regard for a perfect life. Such a perfect life should be full of big house, much mon ey, delicious food, cost cars, as well as freedom. Every one had a differe nt idea for his or her America n Dream; every one ' s America n

43、Dream may be totally differe nt from each other; that is what makes them all in dividuals. The dream may differ in that some people wan ted to work hard and had finan cial success, or others might just want to have eno ugh food and in come to survive, and made their life simple, healthy and happy（邓年

44、刚，潭素钦,1997, 1: 1）However, there was a com mon truth that every one who lived in that period actually had an America n Dream and eager to achieve it and every one has an America n Dream which is to have a good opport unity to realize pers onal dream.B. Gatsby' s Pursuit of American DreamFrom the

45、no vel The Great Gatsby, there is a kno wledge that Gatsby's America n Dream is to win daisy 's love, and everyth ing he spares no effort to do is to rega in the love of Daisy .In order to make his America n Dream come true, Gatsby not only gets money from illegal trade of alcohol, and he al

46、so does everythi ng Daisy asks him to do including scarify his precious life.1. Gatsby ' s American DreamAs for the great Gatsby, his American Dream is to have much money and then win Daisy, who is in love with Gatsby five years ago but now is the wife of rich Tom. Gatsby thinks that only if he

47、has much mon ey, at least has more money tha n Tom, should he win Daisy ' s love. So it iseas on able for him to pursue material wealth in order to win the love of Daisy.（克罗蒂亚 罗思 皮埃罗庞,2004, 7: 2）Gatsby is a young millio naire, but he has an un savory reputati on of the past and he is much suspic

48、ious by many people who have enjoyed in his parties about his wealth. Gatsby has little connection with the social stratum which he con tacts, and n obody knows the ways he gets so much mon ey. Some say he did illegal trade, some say he had killed some one, or he is the n ephew of William Sec ond. H

49、owever, he is always a Ion ely pers on,although he has extravagant parties frequently and there are so many rich and famous people from all around the world come to take part in his parties and even they are proud of hav ing see n him on ce. But the only thing he really wants to achieve is to rega i

50、n the past when he is in love with Daisy, and this is the symbol of his American Dream, too.（Zheng Chenggong, 2002,3: 5Gatsby ' s attempt to achieve his American Dream which is to recapture the love of Daisy Bucha nan whom he had known five years before the acti on of the no vel beg ins, when he

51、 is a young and poor officer in the United States army and Daisy is a young unm arried woma n, who used to live a luxuria nt life with much money and great fame. And the only way should Gatsby make his America n Dream come true is to get a lot of money which is much difficulty for a normal soldier t

52、o earn. He does all the things Daisy asks him to do. And n obody can do this out of reas on. In order to win Daisy, Gatsby dare to have illegal trade of alcohol to make a fortune, because he clearly knows that he must offer Daisy a better life which is luxuriant if he wants to win Daisy. Through his

53、 great effort, he gets much money authe ntically although it is from illegal bus in ess.Gatsby's success in fortune is great, his strong will of love and achiev ing life goal is also great; he becomes the big n ame of the society, and becomes the upper class's deputy. Every one is glad to co

54、me to his party, every one admires his property, and every one wants to be his friend, even Daisy has taken much notice of him and falls in love with him again. Gatsby is also great when he loses his life in order to protect Daisy from the accident.However, the falling of his American Dream, that Da

55、isy goes together with her husband to another city happily while Gatsby is murdered mistakenly, improves that all his great characterizes means nothing. In other words, Gatsby' s final American Dream,which is to win Daisy, is totally a failure.（杨慧群,2002, 5: 3）Furthermore, whe n Gatsby died, no o

56、ne tur ns up for his fun eral, though hun dreds of people have eate n at his place. It is a sad comme nt on huma n n ature that whe n a man dies, he is alone, absolutely alone. The only things that accompa ny him are his good deedsespecially those done spontan eously and without expectati ons. And t

57、he saddest thing is his husband Tom. There is nothing left for Gatsby. All the things of his life have gone with his death, in clud ing his wealth and love.that Daisy, does n'arfeeegret or sorrow for Gatsbys death, guane traveling withFrom the above analysis of Gatsby ' American Dream, there

58、 is a conclusion that whatever it is broken or not, Gatsby' s American Dream is to get as much money as hecan eve n through every illegal means, and the n he can have the econo mical stre ngth to achieve his final goalwin the love of Daisy.2. Gatsby ' s Efforts in Achieving his American Drea

59、mGatsby was born in a poor family in the Middle West, but whe n he is a boy he has an ambition to win wealth and position depending on his intelligence and diligenee. During the time of serving in the army, Gatsby is in love with Daisy who is in a big and rich family. And in his eyes, Daisy ' sving style and her beauty are the very ideal incarn ation that Gatsby is dream ing of. But the relati on ship betwee n them are not possible, becausehe does n' have eno ugh money to afford Daisy a luxuria nt life, and later on Da