试析《了不起的盖茨比》中颜色的象征意义

Symbolic Meaning of Colors in The Great Gatsby

20世纪美国著名小说家菲茨杰拉德的小说《了不起的盖茨比》表面上讲述了一个悲剧的爱情故事,实则揭示了理想与现实之间的差距及其冲突导致美国梦幻灭的必然性。作者运用了象征等诸多艺术手法刻画人物形象,本文拟从色彩运用角度分析,探讨在刻画主人公形象时颜色的象征意义。

The American famous novel The Great Gatsby,written by Fitzgerald in the 20th century,outwardly relates a tragic love story,inwardly reveals the discrepancy between ideal and reality and the subsequent,unavoidable disillusionment of American dream in the novel,symbolism is among lots of artistris the author uses to portray characters.Here this paper analyses the colors used in the description of the hero and heroine,points out the symbolic meanings and thematic importance.