浅析盖茨比变质的“美国梦”的破灭

Simple Analysis on the Break of Gatsby's Deteriorated American Dream

菲茨杰拉德的代表作《了不起的盖茨比》是20世纪美国最优秀的小说之一。该作品为我们展现了一幅一战以后处于转型时期的美国社会生活的全景画面。处于社会转型期的人们精神极度空虚,信奉金钱至上、及时行乐的生活教条。在这样的社会现实中,主人公盖茨比在追求梦想时,有的只是强烈的主观能动性,而缺乏认清客观现实的能力。所以,从本质上看他的梦想并非是真正的美国梦,而是变质了的美国梦,这无疑注定了其必然破灭的结局。

The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald＇s masterpiece, which is one of the best novels in America in the 20th century. The works show us the panoramic picture of American social life in the transitional period after World War I. People were poor in spirit at that time with the beN Lief that money goes first and make merry while one can. The hero Gatsby couldn＇t realize this social reality. What he had was strong subjective initiative when he was trying to realize his dream. In essence, his dream is not the real American dream, but the deteriorated one, which is des- tined to fail.