幻灭的美国梦——论《了不起的盖茨比》的象征意义

Destruction of the American Dream——Analysis on the Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

斯格特.菲茨杰拉德被认为是20世纪美国最重要的小说家之一。他的代表作《了不起的盖茨比》被称作体现了爵士乐时代精神的"伟大的美国小说"。作者象征手法的高超运用,赋予了《了不起的盖茨比》这部表面上的爱情悲剧更深层的含义:"美国梦的幻灭"。本文试图从人物形象与场景象征、具体事物与色彩象征的统一性来挖掘及讨论小说中丰富的象征意义。

F.Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most important novelists in America in the 20th century.His masterpiece,the Great Gatsby established his status as the embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age in American literature.The author skillfully uses his imagination to give the deeper meaning to this love tragedy,destruction of the American dream.This article discusses the rich symbolic meanings in this novel from the characters,scenes features,concrete things and the unity of color symbolism.