美国梦的幻灭:盖茨比形象的历史与文化解读

The Doom of the American Dream-A Historical and Cultural Interpretation

本文通过对美国历史与文化的分析 ,探讨了盖茨比无法逆转的毁灭命运的原由 ,揭示了理想与现实之间的差距及其冲突导致梦想的幻灭的必然性。文章认为 ,小说作者在盖茨比身上所赋予的典型的美国本土特征 ,使盖茨比的个人失败隐喻了美国民族的困惑与失败 ,从而对美国梦的虚幻本质及其不可企及性做了辛辣的讥讽。

With the analysis from historical and cultural perspectives the paper discusses major reasons for the inevitable doomed fate of Gatsby - the protagonist in the American novel The Great Gatsby. The discussion reveals the discrepancy between ideals and reality and the subsequent, unavoidable destruction of the American dream. The paper holds that the presentation of Gatsby as unique to America signifies that Gatsby's personal dilemma and failure are the dilemma and failure of the American nation, thus satirizing, in a scathing manner, the illusory nature of the American dream and the impossibility of attaining it.