On the Character of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby【开题报告】.doc

1、毕业论文开题报告 英语 On the Character of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby 一、选题的背景和意义 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded by many as one of the greatest Am

2、erican writers of the 20th century. The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece of Fitzgeralds works. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set on Long Islands North Shore and in New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel takes place following the World War I. After its republishing in 1945 and 195

3、3, it quickly found a wide readership and is today widely regarded as a paragon of the Great American Novel, and a literary classic. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald presents a very different view of Gatsby. Gatsby is a young, mysterious millionaire later revealed to be a bootlegger, with shady busine

4、ss connections and an obsessive love for Daisy Fay Buchanan, whom he had met when he was a young officer in World War I. After the war, Gatsby came east and bought his mansion near Daisy and Tom, where he hosts parties hoping she will visit, and then Gatsby and Daisy begin a love affair. As for Gats

5、by, Daisy is representing as a goal he wants to achieve; therefore, he has a dream to live up. However, the dream is not real and contributes to Gatsbys death. Therefore, a lot of scholars have made deep study on this novel. Firstly, some people are talking about Gatsby and his dream. Cui Shu-chens

6、Character and Symbols in The Great Gatsby (1995) it is suggested that Jay Gatsby is the most striking figure in the novel, who is in pursuit of an elusive dream which even though sometimes is within his grasp, continues somehow to evade him. With great magnitude of his glittering illusion and the si

7、ngle mindedness, Gatsby tries to make it a reality and he sacrifices his life on the altar of his dream, unaware that it is composed of the ephemeral stuff of the past. Whats more, Huang Chunying, the author of The Pursuit and Loss of American Dream (2004), points out that Gatsby is not only a concr

8、ete manifestation of conflict between fantasy and reality in real life, but also the embodiment of American romantic hero. Yang Weilue observes the various styles of Fitzgeralds works; including one of great masterpiece, Causes of Gatsbys Tragedy (1995). He points out that one part of Gatsbys ideal

9、or his first dream is to get rich, Gatsby thinks money can buy love and happiness, so it seems to him that this dream is quite reasonable. But he never realizes this is a common dream, it originated from the gold rush in American history. Secondly, other scholars pay attention to Gatsbys attitude to

10、wards life to understand his characters. Yao Wenjun, the author of Gatsby and Franklins Spirit on the Origin of the Hero of The Great Gatsby (2002), said that Gatsby did have an energetic schedule in his childhood, he was dreaming to better himself all the time in order that he can get rich someday.

11、 Gatsby also has a wonderful general resolves, which set strict demands on himself. In his conclusion, those points are origin form Franklins spirit. He also points out that Gatsbys greatest strength is a platonic conception of himself which gives him the hope that he can roll back time and he never

12、 yields up his hope. Thirdly, A few hold that Gatsbys attitude toward his father and friends can reflect his personalities. Man Wenjings Gatsbys Dream (2008) points out that Gatsby must feel lonely. Gatsby is not take care of his father, and even forget his father at all, in other words, Gatsby only

13、 pays all his attention to his own dream. Though his guests come to his party and always have fun to the midnight, they seldom make communication with Gatsby, and therefore, Gatsby has no friend indeed. When he died, no one mention the Gatsby any more. Scholars pay a lot of attention on the relation

14、ship between Gatsby and his dream in order to reflect his personalities. His dream is really an important part of his life; however, some other parts such as the relationship between Gatsby and Nick also can display Gatsbys personalities to the readers. As for Gatsby, Nick is his best friend. Theref

15、ore, the author will focus on the friendship between Gatsby and Nick to analyze the personalities of Gatsby. 二、研究目标与主要内容 The purpose of this research is to analyze Gatsbys personality. In the meanwhile, the finding of the research will show Gatsbys role in Jazz Age. In order to analyze Gatsbys perso

16、nalities, the author focuses on two aspects, such as the cause and the exhibition of Gatsbys personalities. Therefore, readers can easily realize Gatsbys characteristics and avoid making mistakes like Gatsby. 1.Introduction 2.The Cause of Gatsbys Changeable Personality 2.1 Social Influence on Gatsby

17、 2.1.1The Influence of American Dream 2.1.2 The Influence of Moneys Worship 2.2 The Failure of Gatsbys Love Story 2.2.1 The Material Gap Between Gatsby and Daisy 2.2.2 The Spiritual Gap Between Gatsby and Daisy 3. The Exhibition of Gatsbys Personality 3.1 The Objective of Gatsbys Environment 3.1.1 T

18、he Decoration of Gatsbys Home 3.1.2 The Reflection of Gatsbys Guests 3.2 Gatsbys Behavior 3.2.1 Gatsbys Behavior to Daisy 3.2.2 Gatsbys Behavior to Tom 3.2.3 Gatsbys Behavior to Nick 4. Conclusion 三、拟采取的研究方法、研究手段及技术路线、实验方案等 In this paper, the author makes specific research on Gatsbys life experience

19、, the background of the novel, the comments and critics of the novel. The author reads the novel several times, and then looks over numerous references to understand and analyze Gatsbys personalities. The paper includes four parts, the first one gives us an introduction of Gatsby and his dream. Then

20、 in the second part, the author will show The cause of Gatsbys Changeable Personality through two aspects. Part Three is the exhibition of Gatsbys personality: such as his environment and his behavior. Conclusions are drawn in the last part. 四、中外文参考文献目录 1 Cui, Shuzhen. Character and Symbols in The G

21、reat Gatsby J. Journal of Xinyang Teacher College (Philosophy & Social Science), Jan.1995. 2 F. S. Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby M. New York, Charles Scribners Sons, 1925. 3 Richard Chase. The American Novel and Its Tradition M. London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1957. 4 Huang, Chunying. The

22、 Pursuit and Loss of American Dream J. Journal of Yulin Teacher College (Philosophy & Social Science), Vol.25, No.1, 2004. 5 Harold Bloom. The American Dream M. InfoBase publishing, New York, 2009 6 Li, Jun. Gatsby is Really Great J.1998. 7 Lin, Yingying. Disillusionment of American dream in The Gre

23、at Gatsby J. School of Foreign Languages, Fujian Normal University, 2000. 8 Man, Wenjing. Gatsbys Dream J. Read and Write Periodical, Jan 2008. 9 Shi, Xiuhua. The Great Gatsby Modern Mythology of the American Dream A. Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy & Social Science), 2001. 10 Sandra Koch

24、an. The Great Gatsby and the American Dream M. London: The Macmillan Press LTD, 1982. 11 Yang, Weilue. Causes of Gatsbys Tragedy J. Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy & Social Science), 1995. 12 Yao, Wenjun. Gatsby and Franklins Spirit on the Origin of the Hero of The Great Gatsby J. Journal

25、of Qiqihar University (Philosophy & Social Science), 2002. 13 刘峰 .了不起的盖兹比 M .紫禁城出版社， 2009. 14 常耀信 . 美国文学简史 M . 南开大学出版社 , 1996. 15 吴建国 . 菲茨杰拉德研究 M . 上海外语研究出版社 , 2002. 16 邵锦娣 ,白劲鹏 ,文学导论 M . 上海外语教育出版社 ,2002. 五、研究的整体方案与工作进度安排 序号 时间 内容 1 2010 年 9 月 10 月 选题，确定指导老师 2 2010 年 11 月 30 日之前 网络下发任务书 3 2010 年 12

26、月 20 日之前 完成文献综述 4 2010 年 1 月 10 日之前 完成开题报告 5 2011 年 2 月 28 日 完成初稿 6 2011 年 3 月 15 日 完成中期检查 7 2011 年 4 月 19 日 论文定稿 8 2011 年 4 月 25 日 论文一次答辩 9 2011 年 5 月 9 日 论文二次答辩 10 2011 年 5 月 31 日之前 成绩评定总结 六、研究的预期目标及主要特点及创新点 In this paper, the author analyzes the Gatsbys personalities to assist readers to understa

27、nd Gatsbys role in Jazz Age, which is very important in both history and literature. Form the paper, the readers not only know the reasons of his tragedy, but also find out why those tragedies must been broken out. Through Gatsby, people can get lots of information about America and Americans in that time, and enjoy the Fitzgeralds work.