《了不起的盖茨比》中的消费主义

Reflections of Consumerism in The Great Gatsby

分析了《了不起的盖茨比》中各种消费现象,揭示了20世纪20年代美国社会追求享乐和财富的种种生活方式,展现美国进入经济发展繁荣期后,开始从传统社会向消费社会转变。认为《了不起的盖茨比》中表现的各种消费现象及人物命运对现代价值观的形成具有重要的启示意义。

A variety of consumer phenomenon in TheGreat Gatsby is analyzed. It revealed that, in the 1920 s, with the development of society and economy, American society underwent an unprecedented boom, and shifted from the traditional society to the consumptive society, which was truthfully recorded in Fitzgerald＇s The Great Gatsby. He exposed the social phenomenon that people in the Jazz Age pursued hedonism and wealth maniacally. The consumptive phenomena and the characters＇ destinies in The Great Gatsby will provide inspirations for the form of modern life values.