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论盖茨比悲剧的必然性

On Inevitability of Gatsby’s Tragedy

Contents

Abstract I
Key Words I
摘 要 II
关键词 II
Introduction 1
I. Description of Gatsby’s Dream 2
A. Origin of Gatsby’s Dream 2
B. Essence of Gatsby’s Dream 4
C. Symbol of Gatsby’s Dream 5
II. Ideal Personification: Unworthy of Name 8
A. A Worldly Beauty 8
B. Bad Virtue 10
III. Potential Destructiveness in Gatsby’s Characters 11
A. Obstinate Character 11
B. Foolish Character 11
C. Ignorance 12
D. Innocence 13
IV. The Decadent and Ruthless Social Reality 16
A. Cruel social Society of U.S.A 16
B. Social Value Trend 17
Conclusion 19
Acknowledgements 20
Bibliography 21

Abstract

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by the famous writer F. Scott. Fitzgerald in the 1920’s， which is about disillusionment of American Dream, and it is still a piece of language endowed with deep connotations and full of metaphors and mottoes. This paper analyzes Gatsby’s tragedy by examining the essence of Gatsby’s dream, the potential destructiveness in Gatsby’s characters and the social-historical backgrounds leading to Gatsby’s destruction. Fitzgerald once summarized people’s characters at that time as “all Gods have died, all the wars have been over, and all the faiths ......
Bibliography

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