From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Gre...From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Great （iatsby. By analyzing specifically that Gatsby＇s dream of love and status is shattered by the cruel reality, that Nick＇s dream of success by his own efforts is smashed easily by the crazy society, that Myrtle Wilson＇s dream of rich life is destroyed by the wasteland of morality in 1920s, this thesis reveals that the active American Dream has become an excuse of greed, and reflects people＇s disillusionment and void in that times.展开更多
In the novel The Great Gatsby,three main female characters(Daisy Buchanan,Myrtle Wilson and Jordan Baker)each presents women with different social status in American’s Jazz Age.By analyzing these three characters,rea...In the novel The Great Gatsby,three main female characters(Daisy Buchanan,Myrtle Wilson and Jordan Baker)each presents women with different social status in American’s Jazz Age.By analyzing these three characters,readers could realize how the helplessness of the female characters contributes to their broken conscience and a further tragedy in that era.Moreover,the stereo situation of American society in theJazz Age is along vividly symbolized.展开更多
文摘From the view of historical background and morality, this thesis mainly describes the development of American Dream, and then reveals its disillusionment, which is reflected in the Francis Scott Fitzgerald＇s The Great （iatsby. By analyzing specifically that Gatsby＇s dream of love and status is shattered by the cruel reality, that Nick＇s dream of success by his own efforts is smashed easily by the crazy society, that Myrtle Wilson＇s dream of rich life is destroyed by the wasteland of morality in 1920s, this thesis reveals that the active American Dream has become an excuse of greed, and reflects people＇s disillusionment and void in that times.
文摘In the novel The Great Gatsby,three main female characters(Daisy Buchanan,Myrtle Wilson and Jordan Baker)each presents women with different social status in American’s Jazz Age.By analyzing these three characters,readers could realize how the helplessness of the female characters contributes to their broken conscience and a further tragedy in that era.Moreover,the stereo situation of American society in theJazz Age is along vividly symbolized.
