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书目名称TheGreatGatsby

起止页码001-194

姓名邓林

班级2014级英语2班

学号1410010406

指导教师陈珩

所在学院外语学院

2015年6月

OnCross-culturalCommunication

ThenarratorofTheGreatGatsbyisayoungmanfromMinnesotanamedNickCarraway.Henotonlynarratesthestorybutcastshimselfasthebook’sauthor.Hebeginsbycommentingonhimself,statingthathelearnedfromhisfathertoreservejudgmentaboutotherpeople,becauseifheholdsthemuptohisownmoralstandards,hewillmisunderstandthem.Hecharacterizeshimselfasbothhighlymoralandhighlytolerant.Hebrieflymentionstheheroofhisstory,Gatsby,sayingthatGatsbyrepresentedeverythinghescorns,butthatheexemptsGatsbycompletelyfromhisusualjudgments.Gatsby’spersonalitywasnothingshortof“gorgeous.”

Inthesummerof1922,Nickwrites,hehadjustarrivedinNewYork,wherehemovedtoworkinthebondbusiness,andrentedahouseonapartofLongIslandcalledWestEgg.Unliketheconservative,aristocraticEastEgg,WestEggishometothe“newrich,”thosewho,havingmadetheirfortunesrecently,haveneitherthesocialconnectionsnortherefinementtomoveamongtheEastEggset.WestEggischaracterizedbylavishdisplaysofwealthandgarishpoortaste.Nick’scomparativelymodestWestEgghouseisnextdoortoGatsby’smansion,asprawlingGothicmonstrosity.

NickisunlikehisWestEggneighbors;

whereastheylacksocialconnectionsandaristocraticpedigrees,NickgraduatedfromYaleandhasmanyconnectionsonEastEgg.Onenight,hedrivesoutto 

EastEggtohavedinnerwithhiscousinDaisyandherhusband,TomBuchanan,aformermemberofNick’ssocialclubatYale. 

Tom,apowerfulfiguredressedinridingclothes,greetsNickontheporch.Inside,DaisyloungesonacouchwithherfriendJordanBaker,acompetitivegolferwhoyawnsasthoughboredbyhersurroundings.

TomtriestointeresttheothersinabookcalledTheRiseoftheColoredEmpiresbyamannamedGoddard.Thebookespousesracist,white-supremacistattitudesthatTomseemstofindconvincing.DaisyteasesTomaboutthebookbutisinterruptedwhenTomleavestheroomtotakeaphonecall.Daisyfollowshimhurriedly,andJordantellsNickthatthecallisfromTom’sloverinNewYork.

Afteranawkwarddinner,thepartybreaksup.Jordanwantstogotobedbecauseshehasagolftournamentthenextday.AsNickleaves,TomandDaisyhintthattheywouldlikeforhimtotakearomanticinterestinJordan.

WhenNickarriveshome,heseesGatsbyforthefirsttime,ahandsomeyoungmanstandingonthelawnwithhisarmsreachingouttowardthedarkwater.Nicklooksoutatthewater,butallhecanseeisadistantgreenlightthatmightmarktheendofadock.

“Ihopeshe’llbeafool—that’sthebestthingagirlcanbeinthisworld,abeautifullittlefool.”

HalfwaybetweenWestEggandNewYorkCitysprawlsadesolateplain,agrayvalleywhereNewYork’sashesaredumped.Themenwholivehereworkatshovelinguptheashes.Overhead,twohuge,blue,spectacle-rimmedeyes—thelastvestigeofanadvertisinggimmickbyalong-vanishedeyedoctor—staredownfromanenormoussign.Theseunblinkingeyes,theeyesofDoctorT.J.Eckleburg,watchovereverythingthathappensinthevalleyofashes.

ThecommutertrainthatrunsbetweenWestEggandNewYorkpassesthroughthevalley,makingseveralstopsalongtheway.Oneday,asNickandTomareridingthetrainintothecity,TomforcesNicktofollowhimoutofthetrainatoneofthesestops.TomleadsNicktoGeorgeWilson’sgarage,whichsitsontheedgeofthevalleyofashes.Tom’sloverMyrtleisWilson’swife.Wilsonisalifelessyethandsomeman,coloredgraybytheashesintheair.Incontrast,Myrtlehasakindofdesperatevitality;

shestrikesNickassensuousdespiteherstockyfigure.TomtauntsWilsonandthenordersMyrtletofollowhimtothetrain.TomtakesNickandMyrtletoNewYorkCity,totheMorningsideHeightsapartmenthekeepsforhisaffair.HeretheyhaveanimpromptupartywithMyrtle’ssister,Catherine,andacouplenamedMcKee.Catherinehasbrightredhair,wearsagreatdealofmakeup,andtellsNickthatshehasheardthatJayGatsbyisthenepheworcousinofKaiserWilhelm,therulerofGermanyduringWorldWarI.TheMcKees,wholivedownstairs,areahorridcouple:

Mr.McKeeispaleandfeminine,andMrs.McKeeisshrill.Thegroupproceedstodrinkexcessively.Nickclaimsthathegotdrunkforonlythesecondtimeinhislifeatthisparty.

TheostentatiousbehaviorandconversationoftheothersatthepartyrepulseNick,andhetriestoleave.Atthesametime,hefindshimselffascinatedbytheluridspectacleofthegroup.Myrtlegrowslouderandmoreobnoxiousthemoreshedrinks,andshortlyafterTomgivesheranewpuppyasagift,shebeginstotalkaboutDaisy.Tomsternlywarnshernevertomentionhiswife.MyrtleangrilysaysthatshewilltalkaboutwhatevershechoosesandbeginschantingDaisy’sname.Tomrespondsbybreakinghernose,bringingthepartytoanabrupthalt.Nickleaves,drunkenly,withMr.McKee,andendsuptakingthe4a.m.trainbacktoLongIsland.

OnCross-culturalCommunication

OneofthereasonsthatGatsbyhasbecomesofamousaroundNewYorkisthathethrowselaboratepartieseveryweekendathismansion,lavishspectaclestowhichpeoplelongtobeinvited.Oneday,Gatsby’schauffeurbringsNickaninvitationtooneoftheseparties.Attheappointedtime,NickmakestheshortwalktoGatsby’shouseandjoinsthefestivities,feelingsomewhatoutofplaceamidthethrongofjubilantstrangers.Guestsmillaroundexchangingrumorsabouttheirhost—nooneseemstoknowthetruthaboutGatsby’swealthorpersonalhistory.NickrunsintoJordanBaker,whosefriend,Lucille,speculatesthatGatsbywasaGermanspyduringthewar.NickalsohearsthatGatsbyisagraduateofOxfordandthatheoncekilledamanincoldblood.

Gatsby’spartyisalmostunbelievablyluxurious:

guestsmarveloverhisRolls-Royce,hisswimmingpool,hisbeach,cratesoffreshorangesandlemons,buffettentsinthegardensoverflowingwithafeast,andaliveorchestraplayingunderthestars.Liquorflowsfreely,andthecrowdgrowsrowdierandlouderasmoreandmoreguestsgetdrunk.Inthisatmosphereofopulenceandrevelry,NickandJordan,curiousabouttheirhost,setouttofindGatsby.Instead,theyrunintoamiddle-agedmanwithhuge,owl-eyedspectacles（whomNickdubsOwlEyes）whositsporingovertheunreadbooksinGatsby’slibrary.

Atmidnight,NickandJordangooutsidetowatchtheentertainment.TheysitatatablewithahandsomeyoungmanwhosaysthatNicklooksfamiliartohim;

theyrealizethattheyservedinthesamedivisionduringthewar.ThemanintroduceshimselfasnoneotherthanJayGatsby.Gatsby’sspeechiselaborateandformal,andhehasahabitofcallingeveryone“oldsport.”Asthepartyprogresses,NickbecomesincreasinglyfascinatedwithGatsby.HenoticesthatGatsbydoesnotdrinkandthathekeepshimselfseparatefromtheparty,standingaloneonthemarblesteps,watchinghisguestsinsilence.

Attwoo’clockinthemorning,ashusbandsandwivesargueoverwhethertoleave,abutlertellsJordanthatGatsbywouldliketoseeher.JordanemergesfromhermeetingwithGatsbysayingthatshehasjustheardsomethingextraordinary.NicksaysgoodbyetoGatsby,whogoesinsidetotakeaphonecallfromPhiladelphia.Nickstartstowalkhome.Onhisway,heseesOwlEyesstrugglingtogethiscaroutofaditch.OwlEyesandanothermanclimboutofthewreckedautomobile,andOwlEyesdrunkenlydeclaresthathewasheshishandsofthewholebusiness.

Nickthenproceedstodescribehiseverydaylife,toprovethathedoesmorewithhistimethansimplyattendparties.HeworksinNewYorkCity,throughwhichhealsotakeslongwalks,andhemeetswomen.AfterabriefrelationshipwithagirlfromJerseyCity,NickfollowstheadviceofDaisyandTomandbeginsseeingJordanBaker.NicksaysthatJordanisfundamentallyadishonestperson;

heevenknowsthatshecheatedinherfirstgolftournament.Nickfeelsattractedtoherdespiteherdishonesty,eventhoughhehimselfclaimstobeoneofthefewhonestpeoplehehaseverknown.

Hehadoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.

NicklistsallofthepeoplewhoattendedGatsby’spartiesthatsummer,arollcallofthenation’smostwealthyandpowerfulpeople.HethendescribesatripthathetooktoNewYorkwithGatsbytoeatlunch.Astheydrivetothecity,GatsbytellsNickabouthispast,buthisstoryseemshighlyimprobable.Heclaims,forinstance,tobethesonofwealthy,deceasedparentsfromtheMidwest.WhenNickaskswhichMidwesterncityheisfrom,Gatsbyreplies,“SanFrancisco.”Gatsbythenlistsalongandpreposterouslydetailedsetofaccomplishments:

heclaimstohavebeeneducatedatOxford,tohavecollectedjewelsinthecapitalsofEurope,tohavehuntedbiggame,andtohavebeenawardedmedalsinWorldWarIbymultipleEuropeancountries.SeeingNick’sskepticism,GatsbyproducesamedalfromMontenegroandapictureofhimselfplayingcricketatOxford.

Gatsby’scarspeedsthroughthevalleyofashesandentersthecity.WhenapolicemanpullsGatsbyoverforspeeding,Gatsbyshowshimawhitecardandthepolicemanapologizesforbotheringhim.Inthecity,GatsbytakesNicktolunchandintroduceshimtoMeyerWolfshiem,who,heclaims,wasresponsibleforfixingthe1919WorldSeries.Wolfshiemisashadycharacterwithundergroundbusinessconnections.HegivesNicktheimpressionthatthesourceofGatsby