《了不起的盖茨比》中人物形象的模糊与盖茨比的梦想

A Study of the Vagueness in The Great Gatsby and Gatsby's Dream

菲茨杰拉德在其小说《了不起的盖茨比》中运用了模糊的写作手法,故事的语言在很大程度上依赖于隐含的意义,而不是直接的描述。在整个故事中,主人公盖茨比的轮廓一直很"模糊",或者说是"朦胧"。作为叙述者的尼克与故事中的各种事件保持着一定的距离,尽管实际上他与主要人物的距离很贴近。盖茨比对黛西的追求也笼罩在一层梦的迷雾中,因为黛西是一个朦胧的人物。然而,就像对他那难以名状的梦想的回应一样,盖茨比的模糊形象并没有让读者感到难以理解的含糊不清,而是吸引读者进入其中,去探索其梦想的兴趣。

There is a certain vagueness in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.The story relies much on implicit language packed with suggested meaning rather than realistic description.And the outlines of the hero Gatsby remain dim throughout the story.Nick as the narrator keeps a distance from the various events in the story despite his physical proximity to the main characters.What’s more,Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy is also shrouded in a haze of dream with Daisy as a figure clouded in vagueness.However,the image of Gatsby sticks to reader’s heart as Fitzgerald’s echo to his indefinable aspirations.And all this vagueness does not plague the reader with the awful ambiguity of perception,but rather seeks to excite the reader and to draw the reader within.