The Necessity of the Failure of Gatsbys Dream盖茨比梦想破灭的必然性.docx

1、The Necessity of the Failure of Gatsbys Dream盖茨比梦想破灭的必然性The Necessity of the Failure of Gatsbys Dream盖茨比梦想破灭的必然性AcknowledgementsThis thesis originates from four years study at School of Foreign Languages at Qujing Normal University. Upon the completion of this thesis, I would like to express my grea

2、t gratitude to all those who have contributed to this thesis either directly or indirectly.My greatest debt goes to my supervisor associate professor Deng for his insightful suggestions that contribute to the framework of this thesis. He spared a lot of time from his busy schedule to read the differ

3、ent versions of the manuscript and gave advice for improvement. To him, I owe much more than words.I am grateful to all the other teachers at School of Foreign Languages of Qujing Normal University. During the four years study, I benefited a great deal from their teaching and enlightening lectures.

4、My gratitude also goes to my classmates and roommates. They gave me much encouragement and support. I would like to thank my family, for their spiritual and financial support.Finally, my thanks go to those who have devoted much time to reading this thesis and given me much advice, which will benefit

5、 me in my future study and work.Abstract Gatsbys dream was to try his best to enter the upper class and to win Daisys love. He tried to make himself elegant and made friends with many famous people. What is more, he bought a big house and an expensive car. When he was rich, he held parties day and n

6、ight every week. The thesis introduces the background of the author, the American dream and the book. And then, this thesis writes the failure of Gatsbys dream and the related background. It presents the failure of other persons dream. Through writing this, it shows the process that the dream fails.

7、After the introduction of the failure of dream, it analyses why Gatsbys dream fails. It includes two major aspects: the internal reasons and external reasons. The internal reasons are composed by Gatsbys characteristics, his wrong way to get and spend his money and treasure and his unrealistic dream

8、. On the other hand, the external reasons are made up of social environment and other persons influence. Through describing the reason, it proves that the failure of Gatsbys dream is inevitable. Although Gatsby made a great effort to achieve his dream, there were many barriers preventing his dream f

9、rom coming true. Above all, his dream is impossible to come true. Key words: dream; failure; necessity 摘要盖茨比的梦想是通过努力变得富裕，并且要进入上流社会，最终想要赢得黛西的爱。他努力使自己变得优雅与一些有名的人交朋友。他买了一间豪宅和豪华轿车。当他变得有钱的时候，他过着奢侈的生活，他每周都要举办一个宴会。文章首先介绍美国梦的定义，作者简介和整个故事的简介。接着介绍了美国梦，盖茨比和其他一些人梦想的破灭。通过介绍梦想破灭的过程，论文进一步分析了盖茨比梦想破灭的原因，主要是从内因和外因两方面

10、来分析的。内因主要包括盖茨比的性格特点、获得财富和运用财富方法的错误和他的梦想的不现实性等。外因主要包括社会环境的影响和其他人的影响。通过对原因的详细分析，可以得出盖茨比梦想破灭是必然的。尽管盖茨比努力去实现他的梦想，但是有许多的困难让他的梦想不能实现。关键词：梦想；破灭；必然性ContentsAcknowledgements iAbstract ii摘要 iiiContents iv1. Introduction 11.1 The brief introduction to the background 11.2 The brief introduction to F. Scott. Fit

11、zgerald 11.3 The brief introduction to The Great Gatsby 12. Literature review 32.1 Previous studies at home 32.2 Previous studies abroad 43. The failure of many dreams 63.1 The failure of the American Dream 63.2 The failure of Gatsbys dream 73.3 The failure of other characters dream 74. The reasons

12、of the failure of Gatsbys dream 94.1 The internal reasons of Gatsbys dream 94.1.1 Gatsbys characteristics 94.1.2 Wrong way to get and spend money 104.1.3 Unrealistic dream 104.2 The external reasons of the failure of Gatsbys dream 114.2.1 Social environment 114.2.2 The influence of other people. 125

13、. Conclusion 13References 141. Introduction1.1 The brief introduction to the backgroundThe novel took place after the First World War. American society presented prosperity during the 1920s as the economy soared. Meanwhile, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol was mandated by the Eighteent

14、h Amendment, avoiding millionaires bootlegging. After its republishing in 1945 and 1953, it quickly found a wide readership and is today widely regarded as a great work of the Great American Novel, and a literary classic. World war one made peoples mind more active than ever before. They freed thems

15、elves from the traditional concepts of culture and morality and created the literary art of Modernism. Those young people were cut off from old values and yet unable to come terms with the new era. They wandered pointlessly and restlessly, while at the same time they were aware that the world was cr

16、azy and meaningless. They were called the “Lost Generation”.1.2 The brief introduction to F. Scott. Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and then studied at Princeton. Stationed in Alabama, he encountered and later married Zelda Sayre. This Side of Paradise published in 1920, his first novel, was a tremendous critical an