Contents
Abstract 3
摘要 3
1. Introduction 4
2. Male Characters’ American Dreams 6
2.1. The Tragic Hero Gatsby 6
2.2. The Dramatic Narrator Nick 7
2.3. The Ugly Upper-class Tom 8
3. The Relationship between the Male Characters and Daisy 9
3.1. Gatsby and Daisy’s Sweetheart Relationship 10
3.2. Nick and Daisy’s Relative Relationship 11
3.3. Tom and Daisy’s Conjugal Relationship 11
4. The Relationship between the Male Characters and Fitzgerald 12
4.1. Gatsby and Fitzgerald 13
4.2. Nick and Fitzgerald 14
4.3. Tom and Fitzgerald 15
5. Conclusion 16
Bibliography 17
Abstract
The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest novels in Modern American literature. It is a highly symbolic meditation on the disintegration of the American dream in an era of unprecedented prosperity and material excess. On the one hand, Fitzgerald shows a running theme of how the American Dream affects all of the characters in The Great Gatsby, especially the major male characters, Gatsby, Nick and Tom. He also uses the distinctive writing style to introduce the three major male characters. On the other hand, according to Fitzgerald’s personality and experience, the three male characters are generally considered being written autobiographically reflecting the different sides of the author’s characters, which attracts readers to some extent.
Key words: American Dream, Daisy Buchanan, Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
摘 要
《了不起的盖茨比》是美国现代文学史上最优秀的作品之一。它反思了一个空前繁荣、物质过剩时代的美国梦的破灭，展现了美国梦对人们日常生活的消极影响，尤其是对男性人物（盖茨比、尼克、汤姆）的影响上。尽管他们对自己的生活都充满了雄伟的抱负，但变质了的美国梦却粉碎了他们的梦想。此外，菲茨杰拉德还运用独特的手法描述了这三个特殊的男性人物；通过对这三个人物与菲茨杰拉德的对照可以看出：作者从某种程度上说是在讲述自己的经历，盖茨比、尼克、汤姆实际上是作家个性特点三个不同侧面的反映，这也是小说之所以成功的魅力所在。
关键词: 美国梦；黛西·布坎南；菲茨杰拉德；《了不起的盖茨比》
