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外国语学院08级4班李可200805140409李缭桓200805140410廖红华200805140411罗雯嘉200805140412彭欣茹200805150413全淑媛200805140414税月200805140415TheGreatGatsbyF.ScottFitzgeraldBornin1896inSt.Paul,MinnesotaEnteredWorldWarOnein1917anAmericanauthorofnovelsandshortstoriesoneofthegreatestAmericanwritersofthe20thcentury.regardedasthespokesmanfor“lostgenerationofthe1920sknownforhisaccuratedescriptionoftheJazzAgeHethinksmoneybroughtonlytragedyandremorse.MajorNovelsThisSideofParadise《这片乐土》(1920),TheGreatGatsby《了不起的盖茨比》(1925)TenderIstheNight《温柔的夜》(1934).TheBeautifulandDamned《漂亮冤家》TheGreatGatsbyTheGreatGatsbyisfirstpublishedonApril10,1925,itissetonLongIsland‘sNorthShoreandinNewYorkCityduringthesummerof1922.Itisacritique（批判）oftheAmericanDream.IthasbecomeastandardtextinhighschoolanduniversitycoursesonAmericanliteratureincountriesaroundtheworldandisrankedsecondintheModernLibrary'slistsofthe100BestNovelsofthe20thCentury.TomDaisyhusbandEx-loverGatsbycousinNickNeighbormistressMyrtleWifeWilsonCollegeclassmateRelationshipofMainCharactersAnalysisofGatsby1、Daisy——浅薄和自私的Gatsby对于感情的忠贞vs他看待问题缺乏深度，缺乏应有的判断力和洞察力，“没有认识到上流社会极端卑劣、自私的本质，”结果玩火自焚她和盖茨比也都是自私的，他们之间的“爱情”是一种相互利用的关系。2、Tom——欲望和野心的Gatsby拥有野心，想要霸占任何能够勾起他欲望的东西，无论是在物质层面还是在精神层面。两人命运不同的结局揭露了资本主义社会的“游戏规则”——明显的阶级对立，绝不允许有野心的下层社会的人加入到他们的“游戏”行列当中3、Myrtle——虚无和梦幻的Gatsby她和盖茨比一样，拥有相同的出生背景，也是一个梦的追随者。追求社会上层阶级的身份。不管怎么说，盖茨比想要的也都不是黛西这个人，他想要追求的只是自己心目中的金色女郎，自己五年前的金色梦想。4、Wilson——浪漫和执著的Gatsby坚持崇尚名誉观并真爱自己的妻子而走向了毁灭。在这道德的垃圾场上，他成为了浪漫和坚持理想的牺牲品”这正说明了像盖茨比和威尔逊这样的人——那种有感情式理想的浪漫的人在现代美国这片垃圾场上只能是死路一条。5、Nick——理性和聪明的Gatsby他既不是汤姆所代表的‘荒原时代’的精神世界的公民，也不是盖茨比所代表的盲目崇拜黛西的脱离现实的梦幻时代的同路人，他代表着美国传统道德规范。追求旧爱的手段：第一点就是他必须要“显富”。第二点是他善于利用尼克。Theanalysisofthechapter3A.Thesymbolizationofthecolorinchapter3Ⅰ.yelloworangeandgolden1.(The6thlineofP219)Whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.2.(The11thlineofP219)EveryFridayfivecratesoforangeandlemonsarrivedfromafruiterer...3.(ThesecondparagraphofP220)andnowtheorchestraisplayingyellowcocktailmusic4.(The12thlineofP222)Sheheldmyhandimpersonally,asapromisethatshe’dtakecareofmeinaminute,andgaveeartotwogirlsintwinyellowdresses,whostoppedatthefootofthesteps.5.(ThelastbutsevenlineofP222)WithJordan’sslendergoldenarmrestinginmine,wedescendedthestepsandsaunteredaboutthegarden.※Yellowisamajorsymboliccolorinthebook.※Italsoappearsthemosttimeasanimage.※Itrepresentsthewealthandluxury.ScottFitzgeraldsaid:”inJazzAge,moneyhasbecomethemeanstogetsuccess.”※Yellow,thecolorwhichstandsformoneyandblatancyperformthefateofthefeaturesoftheJazzAge.1.(thelastbutonelineofP218)Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.2.(the6thlineofP221)Achauffeurinauniformofrobin’s-eggbluecrossedmylawnearlythatSaturdaymorningwithasurprisinglyformalnotefromhisemployer.※Bluestandsforcalmness,melancholy（忧郁)anddreams.※Fitzgeraldusebluetosymbolizedreamsandsecularfactorsinordertomakeacontrastwiththeyellowsymbolizingthestateofclamor.※Actuallytheholenovelisadream.IttellustheAmericandreaminJazzAge.Ⅱ.BlueHesmiledunderstandingly—muchmorethanunderstandingly.Itwasoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.Itfaced—orseemedtoface—thewholeexternalworldforaninstant,andthenconcentratedonyouwithanirresistibleprejudiceinyourfavor.Itunderstoodyoujustsofarasyouwantedtobeunderstood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself,andassuredyouthatithadpreciselytheimpressionofyouthat,atyourbest,youhopedtoconvey.Preciselyatthatpointitvanished—andIwaslookingatanelegantyoungrough-neck,ayearortwooverthirty,whoseelaborateformalityofspeechjustmissedbeingabsurd.SometimebeforeheintroducedhimselfI’dgotastrongimpressionthathewaspickinghiswordswithcare.他心神领会的一笑———还不止心领神会。这足极为罕见的笑容，其中寒有永久的善意的表情，这你一辈子也不过能遇见四二次。它面对——或者似乎面对——整个永恒的世界一刹那，然后就凝注在你身上，对你表现出不可抗拒的偏爱。他了解你恰恰到你本人希望被了解的程度，相信你如同你乐于相信你自己那样，并且教你放心他对你的印象正是你最得意时希望给予别人的印象。恰好在这一刻他的笑容消失了——于是我看着的不过是一个风度翩翩的年轻汉子，三十一二岁年纪，说起话来文质彬彬，几乎有点可笑。在他作自我介绍之前不久，我有一个强烈的印象，觉得他说话字斟句酌。B.ThewayofdescriptioninthenovelTheorderofdescription(thesecondparagraphonP224)差不多在盖茨比先生说明自己身份的那一刻，一个男管家急急忙忙跑到他跟前报告他芝加哥有长途电话找他。他微微欠身道歉，把我们大家——包括在内。※ThisisthefirsttimewhenNickmeetGatsby.Theydon’thaveadeeptalkthistime,butinNick’sdescriptiontherearesomelyricalsentences,whichtheflavouroffeelingisextremelythickfromhissmiletopersonality.Itgivesadeepimpressiontothereader.※ButhowcanNickknowsomanywhentheymeteachotheratthefirsttime?SothereaderwillnaturallymakepredictionsthatthesesentencesiswrittenwhenNickrecallsthethings.※Thisnarrativeorderofinversionandinterlacingproducedsimilareffectwiththeflashback”infilm.Thenovelisendowedwithstrongartisticappealbythiskindoforder.AlmostatthemomentwhenMr.Gatsbyidentifiedhimself,abutlerhurriedtowardhimwiththeinformationthatChicagowascallinghimonthewire.Heexcusedhimselfwithasmallbowthatincludedeachofusinturn.TheSimilaritiesofTheGreatGatsbyandTheStoryoftheStoneⅠ.Theme—thedisillusionofthedream.InTheGreatGatsby,GatsbywaspursuinghisAmericanDream，inwhichtheremaybesweetlove，lotsofmoney，andahighposition.InTheStoryoftheStone,whichisalsotranslatedint