论《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的双重作用

On Nick Carraway's Dual Roles in The Great Gatsby

通过对尼克·卡罗威在《了不起的盖茨比》中所起的双重作用———故事叙述者以及道德水准代言人———的分析 ,论述了作者对这一角色的出色设计与运用 ,揭示了尼克这一功能性角色对故事完整性和作品主题思想的挖掘所起到的不可替代的作用。

The paper discusses the dual roles Nick Carraway plays in The Great Gatsby,as both a narrator and a moral arbiter.By successfully employing this functioning character,Scott Fitzgerald depicts the flaws of Gatsbys dream and the corruption of materialism.The paper asserts that as story teller and moral judge,Nick has an irreplaceable place in the novel—he is indispensable to the progression of the story as well as to the in depth exposure of the American dream.