文档介绍：I 摘要弗朗西斯· 司科特· 菲茨杰拉德是二十世纪美国最重要的作家之一, 被推崇为“爵士时代”的编年史家和桂冠诗人。他不仅亲身经历了美国历史上“最会纵乐、最讲究炫丽”的时代的生活,而且以敏锐的目光,审视着那个时代所发生的一切。《了不起的盖茨比》于 1925 年发表, 是二十世纪最优秀的小说之一。托· 斯· 艾略特称它是“亨利· 詹姆斯以后美国小说迈出的第一步。《了不起的盖茨比》是对美国梦的实质的批评。美国文化的特征之一表现为: 在强化追求物质财富的成功的同时,忽视了为追求物质财富的成功而采取合法手段的重要性。本论文从人物分析着手,从社会、历史、以及作者自身经历和世界观等多方面探讨导致主人公盖茨比梦毁人亡的根源存在。美国梦幻灭不仅有其深刻的社会历史原因,且与盖茨比性格中的自我毁灭因素息息相关。通过分析我们可以看出盖茨比之梦的历史渊源和实质,盖茨比性格中的天直单纯和不谙世故以及以汤姆、黛西为代表的美国社会的冷酷无情和道德沦丧。这些从根本上决定了美国梦的幻灭。本文主要通过人物分析来分析作品的主题,并将二者有机地统一起来, 意在较全面深刻地解读作品的内涵。关键词:《了不起的盖茨比》;弗朗西斯·司科特·菲茨杰拉德;成功 II Abstract F. Scott. Fitzgerald was one of the most representative American novelist sof the 1920s. He was not only a leading participant in the typically frivolous, carefree, moneymaking life of the decade but also a detached observer of it. The Great Gatsby (1925) is regarded by many critics asone of the finest twentieth- century American novels. T. S. Eliot called it“ the first step the American novel has taken since Henry James. ” The Great Gatsby isa general critique of the American dream. American culture is characterized bya strong emphasis on the goal of ary ess and a weak emphasis on the importance of the legitimate means for the pursuit of ess. This thesis analyzes the roots of the disillusionment of Gatsby ’s dream from the historical and authorial perspectives, By exploring the origins and essential nature of Gatsby ’s dream, the naivety and innocence in the personality and the cruelty of Jazz Age society epitomized by the ruthless and immoral Bucha nan , the pape r draws the conclusion that bination of these elements defines Gatsby ’s failur e and destruction in the end. Theme discussion in this paper is basically done throug h history and character analysis, which aims for better understanding of those connotations of the novel. Key w ords : The Great Gatsby , F. Scott. Fitzgerald , ess Contents Abstract in Chinese ....................................................................................................... I Abstract ....................