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'内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文了不起的盖茨比英语专业毕业论文TableofContentsINTRODUCTION1ChapterⅠBACKGROUNDINFORMATION21.1FitzgeraldandHisLiteraryWorks21.2LostGenerationandtheJazzAge21.3TheMainPlotoftheNovel31.4AmericanDream4ChapterⅡTHEESTABLISHMENTANDTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAM52.1TheEstablishmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream52.1.1Gatsby’sDreamofWealth62.1.2Gatsby’sDreamofHighSocialPosition62.1.3Gatsby’sDreamofLove72.2TheDisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream7ChapterⅢTHEREASONSFORTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAM93.1HypocriticalInterpersonalRelationship93.2TheWorshipofMoney103.3UnrealisticDreamofHighSocialPosition113.4TheWrongUnderstandingofLove12CONCLUSION13Bibliography14Notes1414 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文AnAnalysisofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby:FromtheEstablishmenttotheDisillusionmentINTRODUCTIONThethesisisabrieflongitudinalstudyofAmericanDreaminthenovelTheGreatGatsby.ThisthesisanalyzestheestablishmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamandthereasonsleadingtohisAmericanDream’sdisillusionment.Throughthisthesis,wecanhaveadialecticalviewofthereasonswhyGatsbycannotrealizehisAmericanDream.Themainbodyofthethesisismadeupofthreeparts.ThefirstpartisageneralintroductiontothegreatauthorFitzgerald,hisnovelTheGreatGatsbyanditswritingbackground.InordertotracebacktothereasonsthatresultinthedisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream,thesecondpartreviewstheestablishmentandthedisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream.ThethirdpartfocusesonanalyzingthereasonsforhisAmericanDream’sdisillusionment.Intheend,thethesiscomestoaconclusionthatthedisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamisunavoidable.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文ChapterⅠBACKGROUNDINFORMATION1.1FitzgeraldandHisLiteraryWorksFitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember24,1896andSt.PaulMinnesotawashishometown.WhilehewasastudentinPrincetonUniversity,theyoungmandevelopedhishobbyandskillinwriting.WhentheFirstWorldWarbrokeout,hebecameasoldier.InatrainingcampinAlabama,hemetandfellinlovewithZeldaSayre.ThiswomanfinallymarriedFitzgeraldandbecamethemodelformostofthebeautifulfemalecharactersinhisnovels.ThisSideofParadise,theBeautifulandDamned,TenderistheNightandTheGreatGatsbywerehisfourwell-knownnovels.ThelastoneTheGreatGatsby,whichestablishedFitzgerald’ssignificantpositioninAmericanmodernliterature,isoftenviewedasamirrorofAmericansocietyinthe1920s.In1925,FitzgeraldpublishedhismostfamousnovelTheGreatGatsby.ThenovelreflectedtheselfishnessandbossyofAmericanvestedinterestgroupsrepresentedbyTomandpointedoutthatGatsby’stragedyiscausedbyhisfantasyoflifeandhislackofcomprehensionoftheuppertendom’sessence.1.2LostGenerationandtheJazzAgeFrancisScottKeyFitzgeraldwasoneofthegreatestwritersinthetwentiethcentury,andhisworksreflectedtheJazzAge.HeisregardedasamemberoftheLostGenerationinthe14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文1920s.LostGenerationisatermusedtorefertothegenerationappearedafterWorldWarI.ThetermwaspopularizedbyErnestHemingwaywhouseditforhisnovelTheSunAlsoRises.LostGenerationwerecharacterizedbybeingpessimisticaboutthesocietyandlosingconfidenceforthefuture.InfluencedbytheFirstWorldWar,theycouldnottolerateandacceptthecruelreality.Theylivedahopelessanddegeneratelife.TheJazzAgereferstotheperiodstartingfromtheendofWorldWarItothebeginningoftheGreatDepressionduringwhichjazzbecamepopular.Inthisperiod,thetraditionalpuritanmoralstandardscollapsedandhedonismwasverypopular.Fitzgeraldoncesaidthatthisisanagefullofmiracles,arts,luxuryandirony.Andduetothis,FitzgeraldwastitledastherepresentativeoftheJazzAge.1.3TheMainPlotoftheNovelTheGreatGatsbyisaveryprofoundandmovingnovel,andthemainplotofthestoryisasfollowing.AyoungmannamedNickCarawaycomestoNewYorkCityinthespringof1922.HeisinvolvedinthelifeofhisnewneighborJayGatsbywholivesatLongIsland.Gatsbyisaveryrichmanandregularlyholdspartiesvisitedbyhundredsofpeople.GatsbytellsNickthatDaisyishisloverbeforetheFirstWorldWar.Althoughatthattimeheisverypoor,Gatsbystilllovesher.GatsbytriestopersuadeDaisytobreakupwithherpresenthusbandTom.Onthecontrary,TomrevealsthatGatsbyearnsmoneybybootlegging.DaisygetssoimpetuousthatshedrivesGatsby"scarandaccidentallykillsMyrtleWilsonwhoisTom"smistress.TomintentionallytellsMyrtle"shusbandWilsonthatGatsbyhitsMyrtlewhendrivinghiscar.GatsbykeepssilenttoprotectDaisy.Atlast,WilsonkillsGatsbyandthencommitssuicide.NickpreparesafuneralforGatsby.Althoughhewantstomakeadecentfuneral,nobodywantstoattendthefuneralexceptGatsby"sfatherandoneformerguest.NickgoesbacktohisMidwesthometown,reflectingonGatsby"sdreamandthecynicalnatureofthepast.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文1.4AmericanDreamInordertoescapefromthepoliticalpersecutionandseekfreedomonanewcontinent,someEnglandersstartedtheirvoyagetotheNorthAmerica.In1620,35Puritansand67Non-PuritansdriftedtoNorthAmericainafamousshipcalledMayFlower.Beforetheylanded,41travelerssignedatreaty—MayflowerCompact.ItwasthefirstgoverningdocumentofPlymouthColonyandtheoldesthistoricaldocumentrecordingthosepeopleimmigratingtowardstheNorthAmerica.TheCompactnotonlyregulatedequalityandjusticebutalsoimpliedthestrugglingspiritofthePuritans.EventhoughAmericanDreamhasdifferentdefinitionsindifferenttimes,yetunderpoliticalpersecutiontheseAnglo-Saxonshopedtocreatenewlifewithpoliticalequality.ThisisthebeginningofAmericanDream.DifferentpeoplehavedifferentunderstandingsofAmericanDreamandthewaystoachievetheirAmericanDreamarealsovarious.ThedefinitionofAmericanDreamcanbeintroducedinbroadsenseandnarrowsenserespectively.Fortheformerone,AmericanDreammeanstheequality,freedomanddemocracyonthelandoftheUnitedStates.ThelatteronemeansthateveryoneinAmericawhoworkshardandnevergivesupcanachievehisorherdreamandliveabetterlifeinthispieceofland.Thatistosay,peopleshouldmakeeffortstorealizetheirdreamsratherthandependonthehelpfromothers.JamesTruslowAdamswasthefirstpersonwhoputforwardthetermAmericanDreaminhisbookTheEpicofAmericawrittenin1931.“ItisadifficultdreamfortheEuropeanupperclassestointerpretadequately,andtoomanyofushavegrownwearyandmistrustfulofit.Itisnotadreamofmotorcarsandhighwagesmerely,butadreamofsocialorderinwhicheachmanandeachwomanshallbeabletoattaintothefulleststatureofwhichtheyareinnatelycapable,andberecognizedbyothersforwhattheyare,regardlessofthefortuitouscircumstancesofbirthorposition.”JamesTruslow,TheEpicofAmerica,Page27~28Thisideologyisbasedontheprinciplethatoneshouldberesponsibleforoneself,andholdeveryopportunitytogainsuccessbycourageandhardwork.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文ChapterⅡTHEESTABLISHMENTANDTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAM2.1TheEstablishmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamAsfortheAmericanDream,itisabeliefthatabetterlifecouldbeachievedthroughhardworkandstrives.“ThereareseveralfactorslyingintheAmericanDream:equalchancesforeachperson;successisobtainedbyefforts,notthesocialbackgroundandextraction;everyoneisequal;andeveryonehashisownrightstopursuesuccess.”   葛靓,DoomofAmericanDreaminGreatGatsby. 《文学界(理论版)》2012.Page12~13ThereisnodoubtthateveryonelivingonthatlandactuallyhasanAmericanDreamandiseagertoachieveit.“EveryonecanworktheirwayupfromtheragstorichesjustlikeAbrahamLincoln,the16thPresidentoftheUS.  Inotherwords,Americanculturefocusesonvaluesofindividuals,opportunity,pursuingofdemocracyandfreedom,thepromotionofdeportationandcompetitionandtheneedofrealismandpracticality.”赵红石,Characters’LivesinTheGreatGatsby.《科技信息》2010.Page19~21AftertheIndustrialRevolution,AmericanDreamcanberealizedbycommercialactivities.MostofindividualpossessionsintheUnitedStateswerebroughtbythosesuccessfulbusinessmenandthesemerchantsusedsomecapitaltobuildupcorporations.Comparedwithagriculture,Americanspreferredbusiness,becauseengaginginbusinesswasaquickerwaytomakeindividualsgainwealth.AndGatsbyisoneofthoseAmericansthatpursueAmericanDreambyengaginginthefieldofbusiness.Obtainingwealth,socialpositionandlovearehisthreegoals.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文2.1.1Gatsby’sDreamofWealthBecomingwealthyisthemostbasicelementinGatsby’sAmericanDream.Gatsby’sdreamofwealthreflectsthegoldrushinthenewcontinentAmerica.Bornwithahumblefamilybackground,Gatsbyisayoungpersonwhohasambitionsanddreams.Inordertorealizehispersonalideals,hechangeshisoriginalnameGatzintoGatsbythathasthemeaning“thesonofgod”andGatsby"sambitioncanbeseenhereclearly.Gatsbyisapractical,activeandperseverantperson.Wecanseefromhisschedulethatheisanambitiousyouthwhodoesthingsinaplannedandorderlyway.Hisplantorealizehisdreamisarrangedverywellandhetakesgettingrichdreamasthefirststep.Hebelievesthatifthereisamaterialbase,hecanliveawealthylifeofhighsocialstatus.Therefore,inordertomakethedreamofwealthcometrue,Gatsbyiswillingtosufferandbearpains.Heevenrunsriskstocommitsmuggling.Intheend,hecanholdgrandbanquetsinhisbluegarden,theguestsgenerallylaughingandchatting.2.1.2Gatsby’sDreamofHighSocialPositionWithenoughmoneyandwealth,thenextdreamofGatsbyistobecomeamemberoftheupperclassinthesociety.Andthemethodheusesisconstantlyholdingalargebanquettoshowoffhiswealthandtogetacquaintedwithcharactersbelongingtotheuppersocialclassatthesametime.Gatsbyhopesthatthesocietycanaccepthim,andthereforefeelateasewhenenjoyingeverythingthattheupperclassesenjoy.ThiskindofideacanalsobeconsideredasamicrocosmofAmericanDream,becausefromthebeginningoftheestablishmentoftheAmericansociety,equalopportunityandpeople’ssubjectiveinitiativewereadvocated.However,theupperclassesstilllookdownuponthosewhohaveahumblebackgroundsuchasGatsby.Alotofnewupstartslikethesepeopleareonlysmugglingguys.ItiseasyforustoseethatGatsby,througheverystruggle,cannotbeacceptedbythesocietyeitherfromhisappearanceorfromhisinnerworld.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文2.1.3Gatsby’sDreamofLoveGatsby"sfirsttwodreamsarethebasisofthethirdone.Therealizationofhisdreamsofwealthandhighsocialpositionisonlytomakepreparationforwinningbackhislovethatisoncelostbecauseofpooreconomicconditionsandlowposition.GatsbyregardsDaisyastheembodimentofbeauty,kindnessandtruththathepursues.Inthiscase,gettingmarriedwithDaisyandlivingtogetherwithherforeverisanimportantgoalinhislifeandalsooneofthemotiveforcesofhisstruggle.However,hispursuitisdoomedtobeinvain,becauseDaisyisjustsuperficiallybeautifulbutemptyinside.Sheisashallowandselfishgirlofthebourgeoisie.Alldaylong,theultimategoalofherlifeistoseekmoneyandenjoypleasure.Gatsbycansacrificehisownlifeinordertoprotecther,butDaisyrefusestopayanycostforGatsby.Thisisthefundamentaldifferencebetweenthetwocharacters.ItisalsodoomedthatGatsby’sdreamoflovecannotberealized.2.2TheDisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamInthisnoveltheprotagonistGatsbyissingle-mindedinlove,ambitiousandstrong-willedincareer,andpersistentinthepursueofdreams.Theestablishmentofhisdreamsisagoodbeginning,butduringtheprocessofachievingthedreamshegraduallytakesthewrongway.HeisatypicalvictimoftheJazzAge.Allofhisthreedreamsfailtoberealized.Firstofall,allofhiswealththathegainsthroughhardshipsisgonewiththelossofhislife.TheoriginalvaluesofAmericanDreamsuchashardwork,thriftandmoderationareweakerandweaker,andtheyarereplacedbymoneyworship.Therealworldisanemptyshell,andeveryoneisfondoftheimmediatepleasure.Gatsbycannotescapefromthefashionofluxury.Hespendsallhismoneyonmeaninglessthingsandgetsnothingvaluable.Inotherwords,heloseshisdreamofwealth.Secondly,hedieswithouttheacceptancebytheupperclass.Hedoesnotgethisidealsocialpositionandhisdeathhaslittleinfluenceonothers.Gatsbyisaveryidealisticperson.Thiskindofpeopleoftenseemnaiveorruncountertothereality,becausetheyarenotawareoftheirownconditioncorrectlyandthepsychologyofupperclassclearly.Hedoesnotknow14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文therealattitudeofotherstowardshimself.Peoplearealwayslivingincertainsocialgroups.Whenone’sbehaviorisnotconsistentwiththesocialmainstream,heorshewillbesacrificed.Gatsbybelongstothistype.Hejustpretendstobeapersonwithhighsocialpositionthroughsuchsuperficialmethodsassquanderingmoneyandmakingcontactwithdecentpeople.However,heisnomorethanaspeculatorinessence.Hisbehaviorandhisessencedonotmatch.Thirdly,hisdreamofloveisdisillusionedbeforehehasanychancetogetDaisy’ssympathy.Allthetime,Daisy,theperfectgirlinthemindofGatsby,ishisunrealisticdream.DeeplyattractingGatsby,sheseemspure,beautifulandinnocent.Gatsby’sloveforDaisyisselfless,andhealwayswantstoprotecthisbelovedperson.Eventhoughhisownlifeisthreatened,heiswillingtosacrificeforherintheend.Onthecontrary,Daisy"sloveisselfish,becauseitisbasedonmaterialbenefitsandherowninterests.DaisyandGatsby’svaluesoflovearenotbalanced.AlthoughafterGatsbybecomeswealthy,withNick’shelp,hecouldbeabletomeethislover,hisdreamtostaywithhertogetherforalifetimefailstoberealized.WhenhetellsNickthat“ofcoursethepastcanberepeated”(Fitzgerald.F.S,2009:133)orthat“Tom’sloveforDaisywasjustpersonal”(Fitzgerald.F.S,2009:182),hemaybejustfindingsomeexcusesforhisinabilitytorecapturehisformerloverDaisy.Hisdreamsaredistantandunreal,andnoonecantouchit.ThedisillusionmentofGatsby"sdreamsiscloselyassociatedwiththesocietyhelivesin,hischaracteristics,andhisloverDaisy"spersonality.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文ChapterⅢTHEREASONSFORTHEDISILLUSIONMENTOFGatsby’sAMERICANDREAMTheGreatGatsbyisawell-knownnovelinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.Manyscholarsbothhomeandabroadhaveanalyzedandcommentedonthisworkfromdifferentperspectives.AndthereasonsleadingtothedisillusionmentofGatsby’sdreamhasalwaysbeenahottopictodiscuss.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Ingeneral,thosereasonscanbedividedintoexternalreasonsandinternalones,whichdependoneachother.BoththetwokindsofreasonsplayanimportantroleinGatsby’stragedy.Gatsby’sstrugglefortherealizationofhisdreamscannotavoidtheinfluenceofsocialenvironment,andhispersonalityisalsooneoftheimportantreasonsleadinghisdreamtofail.3.1HypocriticalInterpersonalRelationshipThisisthemostimportantexternalreasonleadingtothefinaldisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream.Inthe1920s,mostpeoplewantedtoentertheupperclassesandpursuematerialenjoyment.Theywereverycynicaltoseeksuperficialenjoymentandgreedyformaterialwealth.Duringthatperiod,treasureandcollapsedmoralstandardsmadethepursuitoffreedomandhappinessgraduallyimpossible.ThesocietywassocruelthatapersonlikeGatsbycouldnotbreakupthebondage.Therewaslittlesympathyintherelationshipamongpeople.Andtherewasnodoubtthatpeople14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文wereindifferentandruthless.Therelationshipamongpeoplewasbasedonmoneyandreallovedidnotexist.Ifyoudidnothavemoney,nobodywouldpaymuchattentiontoyou.Afriendindeedisafriendinneed.Itmeansthatatruefriendissomeonewhocansharebothhappinessandsorrowtogetherwithyou.However,Gatsbyhasnorealfriends,heonlyhasfriendswhocansharehappinesstogether,butcannottoleratepainstogether.WhenGatsbyisrich,everyonecomestohispartyandcurriesfavorwithhim.However,whenhedies,fewpeopleattendhisfuneral.Inthecapitalistsociety,therelationshipamongpeoplejustdependsonmoneyandpeopledonotcareaboutoneanother.Therearenopermanentfriendsorenemies.Thereareonlypermanentinterests.Inordertomakebenefits,peopletakeadvantageofothers.ThehypocriticalinterpersonalrelationshipcanalsobereflectedintherelationshipofclassesinAmericansocietywhereclassprejudiceisaverycriticalproblem.ThecontradictionbetweenupperclassesandlowerclassesisthereasonwhyGatsbycannotrealizehisdreamofsocialposition.Thevestedinterestgroupswhohavealreadystabilizedtheirsocialpositionandgainedalotofeconomicbenefitswillnotallowanypoorpersonwithouthighsocialbackgroundtosharewealthandpleasurewiththem.Althoughhemakesanefforttoobtainagoodpositioninthesociety,hestilldoesnotbelongtotheupperclasses.Heopenshismindtoeveryone,butothersdonotopentohim.TheoldaristocratTomhatesthenewspeculatorGatsby,soTomoppressesGatsby.Inotherwords,thereisacontradictionbetweenTomandGatsby,becausetheyarenotonlyloverivalsbutalsobelongtodifferentclasses.Althoughthevisitorstohispartiesarestrangers,heisstillfriendlytothem.Meanwhile,hisguestsattendthepartiesjustforfunandwealth.Theyarenotrealfriends.Heisjustavictimofthatperiod.Hisdeathisagreattragedyoftheage.Andnobodycaresabouthim.3.2TheWorshipofMoneyThisistheinternalreasonwhyGatsby’sdreamofwealthfails.Gatsbyrepresentsthosewhohaveawrongideaoftherelationshipbetweenmoneyandlove.Thenovelreflectsthesocialrealityvividly.Theythinkmoneytalks.However,noteverythingcanbeobtainedbymoney.Thebestthingsinlifedonotcostmoney.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文Themostimportantpointforrealizingthedreamofwealthisthatoneshouldincreaseincomeanddecreaseexpenditure,butGatsbyearnsmoneyandconsumeswealthinanirrationalway.Inordertowinbackhislostloveeagerly,becomingwealthyisthemostimportantandnecessarythingforGatsby.However,heusesawrongwaytogetmoney.Alargeamountoffortunecannotbeobtainedhonestlyandlegally.Gatsbyearnsalargeamountofmoneybysellingillegalalcoholandtradinginstolensecurities.Aftergettingthemoney,helivesanextravagantlife.Hewastesalotofwealthjusttopursuefashionsandhigh-qualitymateriallife.Firstofall,hegetsalargehouseandanexpensivecar.Secondly,heholdspartiesdayandnighteveryweekendathome.HebecomesfamousaroundNewYork.Thepartiesarenearlyincrediblyluxurious.“ItlookslikeWorldFair”(Fitzgerald.F.S,2009:50)Hemakes“friends”withfamouspeopleandmakeshimselfelegantandnoble.Ingeneral,hesquandershismoney.3.3UnrealisticDreamofHighSocialPositionTheimpossibilityofrealizationofGatsby’sdreamsistheunderlyingcauseresultinginthefailureofGatsby.SinceGatsbyhasanunrealisticideaabouthimselfandthesocietyhelivesin,thisisalsothegeneralinternalreasonwhyhecannotrealizehisdreamofhighsocialposition.Gatsby’sdreamistobecomeamemberofupperclasses,butitisfarawayfromhim.Firstly,thelovebetweenGatsbyandDaisyhasbecomethepast,andthereisagapbetweenthem.Itisimpossibletoreturntothepast,becauseallthethingshavechanged.Secondly,Tomishisbiggestenemy,becausehehaslessmoneythanTomdoes.TomismoreambitiousthanGatsbyaccordingtotheirpersonalities.Thirdly,whenGatsbyhasthenecessaryconditiontoobtainadecentsocialposition,theotherpeopledonotreallyaccepthim.Ingeneral,hisunpracticaldreamisbasedonfantasyinsteadofreality.Inthe1920s,AmericanDreamwasmaterialized.TheinneressenceofAmericanDreamwaschanged.BecomingmateriallyrichandpursuingtheformerspiritualprinciplesofAmericanDreambecameadilemmaforthelowerclasses.Hemustadmitthefact,becausethepostwarworldinwhichhelivesismeaninglessandalmostwhollyloveless.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文3.4TheWrongUnderstandingofLoveTheinternalreasonwhyGatsby’sdreamoflovefailsisthathehasawrongunderstandingofloveitself.Asitisknowntoall,wecannotbuylovebymoney.ButGatsbythinkshecannotgetDaisy’sloveonlybecauseofmoney.Gatsbyhasnovigilanceandtrustseveryone.WhenheknowsDaisy’sgownhasbeentorn,hegivesheranewone.Hepursueshisdreambravely,butheistooinnocenttounderstandhisdreamwhichisimpossibletorealize.HeissoloyaltoDaisyandlovesherallthetime.However,heneverknowswhathisdreamisonearthandhedoesnotknowDaisyclearly.Attheverybeginning,GatsbytellsalietoDaisy.Hehopestomakeherbelievethathecanletherliveahappylife.GatsbydoeseverythinghecantomakehislifeandpossessionperfectonlyforwinningbackthelovebetweenDaisyandhim.Inhisopinion,toberichistheeasiestway.However,itcanderailone’sconscienceintocorruption.Thewaywoulddeterioratethetruemeaningoflifeandlove.Gatsbylosessightofit,soitisunavoidableforhimtocorrupt.14 内蒙古大学外国语学院英语专业学士学位论文CONCLUSIONAftercollectinginformationandcompletingthisthesis,wecanunderstandbetterthebeginning,developmentanddisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream.NowwecannotonlyfeelempatheticwithGatsby’sintricateandtragiclife,butalsoseetheinhumanityandcrueltyofthesocietyduringthatperiod.Throughthisnovel,FitzgeraldshowsthecollapseanddisillusionmentofAmericanDreaminthe1920s.Here,heroesandheroinesincludingGatsby,DaisyandTomtogetherserveasmetaphorsbyFitzgeraldtorevealthedeviationofAmericanDreaminthe1920s.ThisthesisgeneralizesthereasonswhyGatsbyfailsinthepursuingofhisdream.Duetoallkindsoffactors,thedisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamisunavoidable.Allinall,thisnovelTheGreatGatsbycanbeabsolutelytermedasthemasterpieceofFitzgerald,anditactuallystrengthensthefamousandtalentedAmericanauthorFitzgerald’shonor.IttakesupanimportantpositioninthehistoryofAmericanliteratureeveninthewholeworldliterature.14 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