从层次需要理论试析盖茨比执着梦想的动因

Analyze the Motivation of Gatsby Pursuing Dreams from the Perspective of Need Hierarchy Theory

美国心理学家马斯洛需要层次理论将人的需要分为五个层次:生理、安全、爱、尊重以及自我实现的需要。论文旨在从马斯洛层次需要理论探索《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比沉迷于飘渺梦想的追求,以致付出自己的生命的动因。

American psychologist A·H·Maslow proposes the famous theory of Need Hierarchy when probing human psychological activities, which divides human needs into five phases： the physiological needs, the safety needs, the love needs, the esteem needs and the needs for self-actualization. This paper aims to explore the motivation why Gatsby indulged to pursue discernible dreams even despite the loss of his life on The Great Gatsby.