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•TheRoaring20sTheLostGenerationTheJazzAgeF.S.FitzgeraldTheGreatGatsbyTermsconernedwiththe20s1.TheLostGeneration:a.ThetermisusedfortheperiodfromtheendofWorldWarItothebeginningoftheGreatDepression.(1918-19290TheWW1wasexpectedasthegreatwar,thewartoendallwarsTheyounggenerationwerestimulatedbytheirgovernmenttosacrificethemselvesfortheircountry.Thoseyoungmencouldn'timmunefromthetemptation,sotheywentabroadtoEurope.Butwhentheirfeetonthebattlefield,theyfinallydiscoveredthewarhasoneandonlyoneconsequence--thedeath.So...WhatthegenerationLost:SotheirbeliefoftheAmericanDreamweredisillusioned.Whattheyexpressedweretheemotionofhesitation,lose.Theyfeltashamedonsacred,gloryanddemocracy,whichwasmentionedduringtheWWI,eventhough,conversely,peopleinthehomelandofAmericawereenjoyingtheprosperityastheresultoftheshortpeaceperiod.Andthesocietyhadbeenchangedmeanwhile.2.TheJazzAgeandtheRoaringTwentiesBackgroundintroduction•TheJazzAgedescribestheperiodaftertheendofWorldWarI,throughtheRoaringTwenties,endingwiththeonsetoftheGreatDepression.TheRoaringTwenties•ThespiritoftheRoaringTwentieswasmarkedbyageneralfeelingofdiscontinuityassociatedwithmodernity,abreakwithtraditions.•Jazzanddancingroseinpopularity,inoppositiontothemoodofthespecterofWorldWarI.Assuch,theperiodisalsooftenreferredtoastheJazzAge.•reasons:•Thenineteentwentiesarerememberednowasanexcitingtimethathistorianscalltheroaringtwenties.•ThenineteentwentiesbroughtafeelingoffreedomandindependencetomillionsofAmericans,especiallyyoungAmericans.Youngsoldiersreturnedfromtheworldwarwithnewideas.TheyhadseenadifferentworldinEurope.Theyhadfaceddeathandlearnedtoenjoythepleasuresthateachdayoffered.Manyoftheseyoungsoldierswerenotwillingtoquietlyaccepttheoldtraditionsoftheirfamiliesandvillageswhentheyreturnedhome.Instead,theywantedtotrynewwaysofliving.ManyyoungAmericans,bothmenandwomen,begantochallengesomeofthetraditionsoftheirparentsandgrandparents.(e.g.women’sclothes,cigarettes,alcohol,Jaze)•manyofthenation'sseriousartistshadadifferentanddarkerviewofsociety.Theyweretroubleddeeplybythechangestheysaw.TheybelievedthatAmericanshadbecometoointerestedinmoneyandwealth.Theseartistsrejectedthenewbusinesssociety.Andtheyalsoquestionedthevalueofpolitics.ManyofthembelievedthatthefirstworldwarinEuropehadbeenaterriblemistake.Theseartistshadlittlefaithinthepoliticalleaderswhocametopowerafterthewar.Theyfeltaneedtoprotestthewaytheworldwaschangingaroundthem.ThespiritofprotestwasespeciallystronginseriousAmericanwritingduringthenineteentwenties.Manyofthegreatestwritersofthisperiodhatedthenewbusinessculture.II.F.ScottFitzgeraldGeneralimpression•amostrepresentativefigureofthe1920s•mirroroftheexcitingage•spokesmanoftheJazzAge•Anactiveparticipantofhisage•heneverfailedtoremaindetachedandforeseethefailureandtragedyoftheDollarDecadeLife•borninSt.Paul,MinnesotaonSeptember24,1896•hadanexpensiveeducationinprivateschoolsatPrinceton.•duetoillnessandneglectofacademicstudy,helefttheuniversityin1917withoutgraduation.•marriedZeldaSayre,whoexertedastronginfluenceonhisliterarycareerandhispersonallife.Life•Zelda:theprototypeofaseriesofrich,beautifulwomenwhofigureprominentlyinhisfiction.•Theyoungcouplefrequentlywentabroadandlivedextravagantlyaluxuriouslife.•Tokeepearningenoughmoney,Fitzgeraldwroteshortstoriesandnovelsatarapidspeed.Life•The1930sbroughtrelentlessdeclineforFitzgeraldwithaseriesofmisfortunes:hisreputationdeclined,hiswealthfell,hishealthfailed.•Zeldahadsufferedfromsomeseriousmentalbreakdownswhichconfinedherinasanitariumfortherestofherlife.•Alcoholism,lonelinessanddespaircombinedtoruinFitzgerald.Hediedin1940ofaheartattack.Majorworks•Hisnovelsandshortstoriesrecordedchangingsocialattitudesduringthe1920s,aperioddubbedTheJazzAge.•ThisSideofParadise《天堂的另一面》:Hisfirstnovel.Itwonforhimwealthandfame.•TheBeautifulandDamned《美丽的和可诅咒的》:Hissecondnovel.Itportraystheemotionalandspiritualcollapseofawealthyyoungmanduringanunstablemarriage.ThecoupleinthenovelwereundoubtedlymodeledafterFitzgeraldhimselfandZelda.Majorworks•TheGreatGatsby《了不起的盖茨比/长岛春梦》:Hismasterpiece.ItmadehimoneofthegreatestAmericannovelists.•TenderistheNight《夜色温柔》(1934),inwhichhetracesthedeclineofayoungAmericanpsychiatristwhosemarriagetoabeautifulandwealthypatientdrainshispersonalenergiesandcorrodeshisprofessionalcareer.•TheLastTycoon《最后的大亨》:Hislastnovel.Itremainsunfinished.Majorworks•shortstories:•FlappersandPhilosophers(1921)《时髦女和哲学家》•TalesoftheJazzAge(1922)•AlltheSadYoungMan(1926)《一代悲哀的年轻人》•TapsatReveille(1935)《早晨的起床号》•BabylonRevisited:itdepictsanAmerican‘sreturntoParisinthe1930sandhisregretfulrealizationthatthepastisbeyondhisreach,sincehecanneitheralteritnormakeanyamends.《重访巴比伦》FitzgeraldandtheJazzAge•(1)TheJazzAge:•Itreferstothe1920s,atimemarkedbyfrivolity(轻松快活),carelessness,hedonism(享乐主义)andexcitementinthelifeoftheflamingyouth.Fitzgeraldislargelyresponsibleforthetermandmanyofhisliteraryworksportrayit.TheJazzAgeisbroughtvividlytolifeinTheGreatGatsby.FitzgeraldandtheJazzAge•(2)MostcriticshaveagreedthatFitzgeraldisbothaninsiderandanoutsideroftheJazzAgewithadoublevisionoffasc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