人性如何迷失在爵士乐时代---《了不起的盖茨比》主题分析【毕业论文】.doc

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1、I(20_届)本科毕业设计英语人性如何迷失在爵士乐时代了不起的盖茨比主题分析HOWHUMANITYGETSLOSTINJAZZAGEATHEMATICANALYSISOFTHEGREATGATSBYII摘要每个美国人至今都还存有美国梦,那就是他们希望自己可以取得财富和社会地位。在爵士乐时代,人们有他们那个年代的美国梦。而盖茨比的梦想就是变成有钱人然后和黛西结婚生活,但是他的梦想在当时太理想化以至于不能得以实现,令他很失望。使他在疯狂追求自己梦想的过程中逐渐丧失了道德,迷失了自我。通过分析盖茨比的故事,可以了解到生活在爵士乐时代的一部分人的价值观有了扭曲,逐渐迷失了人性。他们想要通过物质的成功证

2、明自身的意义,但最终什么也没得到。关键词美国梦爵士乐时代人性物质迷失IIIABSTRACTEVERYAMERICANHASAAMERICANDREAMTODAYTHEYHOPETHEYCANACHIEVEWEALTHANDSOCIALSTATUSINJAZZAGE,PEOPLEALSOHADTHEIRAMERICANDREAMSGATSBYSDREAMISTOBECOMEAVERYRICHMANANDMARRYDAISYBUTHISDREAMSEEMSTOOIDEALIZEDTOBEREALIZEDHEBECOMESDISILLUSIONEDHEGETSLOSTINHISDREAMDURING

3、HISCRAZYPURSUITOFDREAMTHROUGHTHESTORYWEFINDOUTTHATPEOPLEWHOLIVEINJAZZAGEHAVETHEIRVALUEDISTORTEDANDLOSETHEIRHUMANITYTHEYWANTTOPROVETHEIROWNVALUETHROUGHMATERIALSUCCESS,BUTEVENTOTALLYOBTAINNOTHINGKEYWORDSAMERICANDREAMJAZZAGEHUMANITYMATERIALLOSTIVCONTENTS摘要IIABSTRACTIII1INTRODUCTION12THEAMERICANDREAM221

4、DEFINITIONOFAMERICANDREAM322THEAMERICANDREAMINTHENOVEL43GATSBYLOSTINHISDREAM531GATSBYSGOALFORTUNEANDWOMAN532DISTORTEDHUMANITYANDMORALITY533ILLUSIONOFLOVEASASIGNOFHISSUCCESS74THEREASONSLEADINGTOGATSBYSBEINGLOST841HISDISTORTEDPERSONALVALUESANDPERSONALITY842SOCIALCLIMATEOFMATERIALISM95CONCLUSION10BIBLI

5、OGRAPHY12ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1311INTRODUCTIONFITZGERALDISAFAMOUSAMERICANNOVELIST,SHORTSTORYWRITERANDSCENARISTHISCURRENTSTATUSINMODERNAMERICANLITERATUREISUNSHAKABLEANDINDISPUTABLEFRANCISSCOTTFITZGERALDWASBORNONSEPTEMBER24,1876ANDHEWASBORNINSAINTPAUL,MINNESOTAFROMANIRISHCATHOLICFAMILYOFUPPERMIDDLECLASSFIT

6、ZGERALDATTENDEDNEWMANSCHOOL,APREPSCHOOLINHACKENSACK,NEWJERSEY,ANDENTEREDPRINCETONUNIVERSITYIN1913ASAMEMBEROFTHECLASSOF1917THISEXPERIENCEMAKESGREATIMPACTONFITZGERALDATTHERE,HEBECAMEFRIENDSWITHEDMUNDWILSONANDJOHNPEALEBISHOFUTURECRITICSANDWRITERSHEALSOWASAMEMBEROFTHEUNIVERSITYCOTTAGECLUB,THERESTILLDISP

7、LAYSFITZGERALDSDESKANDWRITINGMATERIALSINITSLIBRARYDESPITEBEINGAMEDIOCRESTUDENTTHERE,HEMANAGEDTOENROLLATPRINCETONIN1913ACADEMICTROUBLESANDAPATHYPLAGUEDHIMTHROUGHOUTHISTIMEATCOLLEGE,ANDHENEVERGRADUATEDUNTILWORLDWARIENDFITZGERALDBECAMEASECONDLIEUTENANTANDWASSTATIONEDATCAMPSHERIDANINMONTGOMERY,ALABAMAIN

8、THERE,FITZGERALDMETANDFELLINLOVEWITHA17YEAROLDBEAUTYGIRLWHONAMEDZELDASAYRETHEGIRLZELDAFINALLYAGREEDTOMARRYFITZGERALDBUTZELDAWANTEDTOOBTAINWEALTH,FUNANDLEISUREINHERLIFE,ANDWHICHLEDHERTODELAYTHEIRWEDDINGUNTILFITZGERALDCOULDPROVEASUCCESSWITHTHEPUBLICATIONOFTHISSIDEOFPARADISEIN1920,FITZGERALDBECAMEALITE

9、RARYSENSATION,EARNINGENOUGHMONEYANDFAMETOCONVINCEZELDATOMARRYHIMACCORDINGTOZELDASBIOGRAPHER,NANCYMILFORD,SCOTTCLAIMEDTHATHEHADCONTRACTEDTUBERCULOSIS,BUTMILFORDDISMISSEDITASAPRETEXTTOCOVERHISDRINKINGPROBLEMSFITZGERALDDIEDOFAMASSIVEHEARTATTACKHISBODYWASREMOVEDTOTHEPIERCEBROTHERSMORTUARYDUETOZELDASSTYL

10、EOFLIFESTYLE,FITZGERALDHADTOEARNENOUGHMONEYTHATHECOULDKEEPWITHZELDASMARRIAGEANDTHEIRLOVEASFITZGERALDSMOSTFAMOUSNOVEL,THEGREATGATSBYISBASEDONAUTHORSLIFEEXPERIENCEFITZGERALDWASTHEMOSTFAMOUSCHRONICLEROF1920SAMERICA,ANERATHATHEWASDUBBED“THEJAZZAGE“INCONRADSBOOK,READERSCANFINDTHATCONRADBELIEVESTHATARTIST

11、STASKIS“BYTHEPOWEROFTHEWRITTENWORDTOMAKEYOUHEAR,TOMAKEARTCOMMUNICATETRUTH“LIHONGWEN,2002FITZGERALDISONEOFTYPICALARTIST,WHOCOMPLETESHISTASKANDHEISOFTENCONSIDEREDASTHESPOKESMANANDWRITESMANYFAMOUSNOVELSANDSHORTSTORIESFOREXAMPLE,THEGREATGATSBY1925,THISSIDEOFPARADISE1920,TENDERISTHENIGHT1934,THEICEPALACE

12、1920ANDSOONHISWORKSATTHATTIME,EVENINTHENEXTGENERATION,HAVEAGREATINFLUENCEFITZGERALDCOULDBEREGARDEDASANIDOLINHISEPOCHTHEGREATGATSBYISONEOFFITZGERALDSMOSTFAMOUSNOVELSITFIRSTWASPUBLISHEDON2APRIL10,1925THEGREATGATSBYISALOVESTORY,THENARRATIVEOFGATSBYSQUIXOTICPASSIONFORDAISYBUCHANANTHEPAIRMEETSFIVEYEARSBE

13、FORETHENOVELBEGINS,WHENDAISYISALEGENDARYYOUNGLOUISVILLEBEAUTYANDGATSBYISANIMPOVERISHEDOFFICERTHEYFALLINLOVE,BUTWHENGATSBYSERVESOVERSEAS,DAISYMARRIESTHEBRUTAL,BULLYINGBUTEXTREMELYRICHMANAFTERTHEWAR,GATSBYDEVOTESHIMSELFTOTHEPURSUITOFWEALTHANDDAISYBYWHATEVERMEANSGATSBYFINALLYBECAMEAMILLIONAIRE,BUTEVENT

14、SUNFOLDWITHALLTHETRAGICINEVITABILITYOFAGREEKDRAMA,WITHDETACHED,CYNICALNEIGHBOURNICKCARRAWAYACTEDASCHORUSTHROUGHOUTITWASACRITIQUEOFTHEAMERICANDREAMAFTERITWASREPUBLISHEDIN1945AND1953,ITQUICKLYFOUNDAWIDEREADERSHIPANDISTODAYWIDELYREGARDEDASAPARAGONOFTHEGREATAMERICANNOVEL,ANDALITERARYCLASSICTHEGREATGATSB

15、YHASBECOMEASTANDARDTEXTINHIGHSCHOOLANDUNIVERSITYCOURSESONAMERICANLITERATUREAROUNDTHEWORLD,ANDISRANKEDSECONDINTHEMODERNLIBRARYSLISTSOFTHE100BESTNOVELSOFTHE20THCENTURYBOOTH2001234THISNOVELISASPERFECTLYSATISFYINGASTHEBESTKINDOFPOEMTHEGREATGATSBYEXPRESSESFITZGERALDSFRUSTRATIONINTHEFACEWITHHISCONFLICTING

16、FEELINGSABOUTTHEJAZZAGEINTHISTHESIS,ITRYMYBESTTOATTRACTPEOPLESATTENTIONTOTHEAUTHORSMORALITYISSUEIMPLIEDINTHENOVELTHROUGHTHESTUDYANDANALYSIS,IHOPEREADERSTOKNOWHOWGATSBYGETSLOSTINTHEPURSUITOFHISDREAMANDHOWMATERIALISMEXTREMECANLEADTOTHESPIRITUALEMPTINESSANDEVENDESTRUCTION2THEAMERICANDREAMTHEAMERICANDRE

17、AMEMERGEDINTHEEARLY17THCENTURYWHENSOMEENGLISHMANSETTLEDDOWNINAMERICA,THEYTRIEDTORESTORETHELOSTPARADISEINTHISLANDANDBUILDANEWGARDENWITHNOSADNESSINTHELAND,EVERYONEISEQUALANDISENTITLEDTOTHEPURSUITOFHISHAPPINESSTHESTORYOFGATSBYISJUSTONEABOUTHOWAMERICANDREAMLURESCOMMONPEOPLE,AFFECTSTHEMANDEVENCHANGESTHEI

18、RLIFETOTALLYWECANANALYZETHEISSUETHROUGHTWOASPECTS21DEFINITIONOFAMERICANDREAMTHEREARESOMEDEFINITIONSTOTHEAMERICANDREAMPEOPLERECOGNIZETHATITISHARDTOGIVETHEDEFINITIONOFAMERICANDREAMATDIFFERENTTIMESTHEDEFINITIONSWILLHAVEDIFFERENTMEANINGSINTHEEARLYTIMEOFAMERICANHISTORY,“AMERICANDREAM“MEANSHARDWORKING,OPT

19、IMISTICATTITUDE,PURSUINGHAPPINESS,EQUALITYANDFREEDOMFORINSTANCE,ONEISABELIEFTHATTHEUNITEDSTATESTHROUGHAHARDSTRUGGLEWILLBEABLETOACHIEVETHEIDEALOFABETTERLIFENAMELY,PEOPLEHAVETOWORKWITHDILIGENCE,COURAGE,CREATIVITYANDAREDETERMINEDTOMOVETO3PROSPERITYTHISDREAMSTANDSFORTHEECONOMICSUCCESSORENTREPRENEURIALSP

20、IRITHOWEVER,INTHELATERTIME,THEDEFINITIONOFAMERICANDREAMHASCHANGEDCOMPLETELYPEOPLEDESIRETOEARNMONEYASMUCHASHECANPOSSIBLYPEOPLEAREINFAVORTHATMONEYCOULDBUYANYTHINGINCLUDELOVETHEYEMPHASIZEMATERIALWEALTHANDHAPPINESSASTHEMEASUREOFVICTORYONTHEWHOLEINSPITEOFSOMECRITICISMONTHEIDEA,AGREATNUMBEROFAMERICANSREAL

21、LYBELIEVETHATTHESUCCESSOFSUCHANOPPORTUNITYINTHEWORLDISNOTFOUNDINOTHERCOUNTRIESBUTINTHEAMERICAFORORDINARYAMERICANS,THEAMERICANDREAMISTHESUCCESSSTORYTHEAMERICANDREAMISTHECLIMBINGOFTHELADDERFROMRAGSTORICHESTHEAMERICANDREAMISFROMTHELOGCABINTOTHEWHITEHOUSETHEAMERICANDREAMISTOGOWESTANDYOUNGMANBECOMEAMILLI

22、ONAIREHOOK19925THEAMERICANDREAMCANALSOBEUNDERSTOODASBEINGUNDERSTOODASANATTITUDEOFHOPEANDFAITHTHATPURSUESFORTHEGRATIFICATIONOFHUMANWISHESANDDESIRESHOWEVER,FORFITZGERALD,HISVIEWONTHEAMERICANDREAMISDIFFERENTFROMNORMALUNDERSTANDINGNAMELY,FITZGERALDSUNDERSTANDINGTRANSCENDSTHECONVENTIONALCOMPREHENSIONWHAT

23、SMORE,THECORRUPTIONOFVALVESANDTHEDECLINEOFSPIRITUALLIFEISALSOCONCERNEDWITHTHEFAILUREOFTHEAMERICANDREAMHOOK19925THEAUTHORLIVESINTHEENDOF19THCENTURYANDTHEEARLYOF20THCENTURYDURINGTHISTIME,THEFIRSTWORLDWARHADLEDTODISINTEGRATEOLDVALUESINSOCIETYANDTODISILLUSIONANDCYNICISMAMONGTHENEWGENERATION,ANDITRELATES

24、TOADESIREFORSPIRITUALANDMATERIALIMPROVEMENTATFIRSTACCORDINGTORESEARCH,PEOPLECOULDDISCOVERTHATDEFINITIONSOF“AMERICANDREAM“BECOMELARGERANDLARGERINPEOPLESMINDWITHTHETIMEPASSING,ITDEVELOPSSODIFFERENTFROMTHECONCEPTOFPEOPLEINTHEPASTPEOPLEHAVETOACKNOWLEDGETHATMOSTOFAMERICANSSTILLHAVETHEIR“AMERICANDREAM“ATP

25、RESENT22THEAMERICANDREAMINTHENOVELWEKNOWAMERICANDREAMISVERYIMPORTANT,BUTWHATROLECOULDITPLAYINTHENOVELREADINGTHISNOVEL,WECOULDDIGOUTTHEANSWERSTHEGREATGATSBYISANOVELABOUTWHATHAPPENSTOPEOPLEWHOAREAFTERTHEAMERICANDREAMINTHE1920S,APERIODWHENTHEOLDVALUESTHATGIVESUBSTANCETOTHEDREAMHAVEBEENCORRUPTEDBYTHEVUL

26、GARPURSUITOFWEALTHLINSUPING,200517INTHEGREATGATSBY,FITZGERALDGRIEVESOVERTHEDECLINEOFAMERICAWITHAPICTUREOFMATERIALISMANDMORALDEGENERATIONINOTHERWORDS,THECHARACTERSINTHISNOVELWANTTOPROVETHEIREXISTENCE,ITISTHEIRAMERICANDREAMWHICHISTHEAMERICANDREAMOFTHEAUTHORSUNDERSTANDINGTHEDREAMISVERYSIMPLEBUTITISDIFF

27、ICULTTOACHIEVEFROMNOWON,MANYPEOPLEALSOHAVETHESAMEDREAMS4THEGREATGATSBYISANEXPLORATIONOFTHEAMERICANDREAMASITEXISTSINACORRUPTPERIODLINSUPING200518THENOVELAROUNDABOUTTHEGATSBYSSTORY,THROUGHWHICHTHEAUTHORDISCUSSESANDEXPLORESTHEAMERICANDREAMINTHE1920SINTHEJAZZAGE,AMEICANDREAMHASNOSOIL,ANDMATERIALISMANDTH

28、EPURSUITOFWEALTHHASCORRUPTEDANDDEVOUREDIDEALISMLINSUPING200518FROMREADINGTHENOVEL,ABELIEFINSELFRELIANCEANDHARDWORKINGBECOMEWHATNICKCARRAWAYSAYSNICK,ANHEROINTHENOVEL,HECALLS“THESERVICEOFAVAST,VULGAR,ANDMERETRICIOUSBEAUTY“FITZGERALD2010220ITSTRESSESONMATERIALISTICANDINTERESTSANDDISREGARDOFTHEINNERWORL

29、DSUCHASMORALINTEGRITYANDSOULUNAVOIDABLYITLEADSTOTHEDEGENERATIONOFTHEAMERICANCIVILIZATION,SOTHELOSSOFTHEAMERICANDREAMISITSINELUCTABLECONSEQUENCEDAISY,AHEROINE,SHEISAVAINWOMANHERDREAMISLIVINGALIFEOFLUXURYTHEWRITERDESCRIBESHERVOICEISFULLOFMONEYTHEREFORE,WEKNOWTHATSHEPERSONIFIESTHEWORSHIPOFMONEYINTHENOV

30、EL,GATSBYISTHESIGNOFTHEAMERICANDREAMSDISILLUSIONMENTHISDREAMISVERYRIDICULOUS,BYTHATIMEAN,HISDREAMISFULLOFTHEMONEYANDILLUSION,ANDINTHEENDOFTHENOVEL,HEPAYSTHEPRICEFORHISDREAMTHROUGHTHENOVEL,THEAUTHORSHOWSREADERSTHATMOSTPEOPLEDESIRETOBEMILLIONAIRESANDPEOPLETHROUGHVARIOUSMEANSORCHANNELSTOACCUMULATEAHUGE

31、MASSOFWEALTHTHEREFORE,FROMONEPOINTOFOPINION,THEMATERIALASPECTOFTHEDREAMISTOOEASYANDTOOQUICKLYACHIEVED,BECAUSEOFTHATSPIRITUALIDEALISOBLITERATEDSOTHEREEMERGEDANATIONOFMATERIALISMISVERYGOOD,BUTALACKOFSPIRITUALLIFETHENOVELSEEMSTOINVESTIGATEHOWAMERICANSLOSETHEIRSPIRITUALPURPOSEASMATERIALSUCCESSWIPESOUTSP

32、IRITUALGOALSFITZGERALDTHINKSOFTHEAMERICANDREAMOFWEALTHASADEPRAVITY,ANDITCREATESNOHUMANITY3GATSBYLOSTINHISDREAMINMODERNSOCIETY,THESELFMADEMANGATSBYENDSHISLIFEWITHTRAGEDYSOMECRITICSBELIEVETHATGATSBYISATRAGICFIGUREBECAUSEHISDREAMISDASHEDANDHEENDSWITHDEATHWHILEOTHERSAREINFAVORTHATGATSBYISNOTATRAGICPERSO

33、NBECAUSETHEYTHINKINTHEENDOFTHENOVEL,GATSBYWAKESUPFROMHISDREAMANDHISSPIRITOFSTRIVINGFORTHEDREAMISVERYGOODIBELIEVETHATGATSBYGOESTOTHEEXTREMEOFMATERIALISMANDENDSUPBEINGAMANWITHOUTSPIRITANDSOUL31GATSBYSGOALFORTUNEANDWOMANGATSBY,THEPROTAGONISTOFTHISNOVEL,HISDREAMCONSISTSOFINTOTWOPARTSMONEYANDLOVEBUTACTUA

34、LLY,WECANSAYHISDREAMISMAINLYMATERIALCENTREDHISWISHISTOACHIEVEBOTHFORTUNEANDWOMAN5PRIMARILY,GATSBYSIDEAISVERYRIDICULOUSANDINNOCENTHEBELIEVESTHATIFHEHASENOUGHMONEY,HECANBREAKINTOTHEBESTSOCIETYHOWEVER,HEISWRONGHENEVERKNOWSTHATHECOULDNOTBEACCEPTEDBYPEOPLEWHOFROMTHEUPPERCLASSTHEUPPERCLASSWILLNEVERRECOGNI

35、ZETHOSENOUVEAUHESTILLHASANILLUSIONOFHISDREAMFROMHISPOINTOFVIEW,MONEYISTHEBASISOFTHESUCCESSHEISOVERLYDEPENDENTUPONTHEPOWEROFMONEYANDHEHASABLINDFAITHINTHEPOWEROFMONEYSOHEHOPESHECANEARNMUCHMONEYANDBECOMEAMILLIONAIRENAMELY,HEWANTSTOOBTAINTHESOCIALSTATUSANDPEOPLESRECOGNITIONEVENTHATHESETSA“WORKSCHEDULE”T

36、OSHOWHOWHEACHIEVESHISAMBITIONWHATSMORE,HISVALUEOFLOVEISALSOWRONGANDUNMORALASWEKNOW,GATSBYFALLSINLOVEWITHDAISYATTHEFIRSTSIGHT,BUTDAISYMARRIESTOMWHOISARICHMANFROMTHEUPPERCLASSBEASUETOMCOMESFROMAWEALTHYFAMILY,HEBECOMESWEALTHYANDTRIESTOWINTHEDAISYBACKHISLOVEISBASEDONMATERIALHEREGARDSABEAUTIFULWOMANASAMA

37、RKOFHISSUCCESSDAISYBECOMESHISDREAMANDHISFINALGOALOFSUCCESS,BUTHEPAYSTHEULTIMATEPRICEFORTHISDREAM,ANDHEDIESFORDAISYONTHEAPPROACHOFDEATH,HEWRONGLYBELIEVESDAISYWILLCOMEBACKHENEVERREALIZESTHATFORTUNECANTEMPORARILYBUYAWOMANBUTNOTHAPPINESSFROMTHENOVEL,WEKNOWHISPERSONALITYANDVALUEOFLOVEISDISTORTEDHISDREAMO

38、RGOALISMISLEADING32DISTORTEDHUMANITYANDMORALITYINTHEGREATGATSBY,GATSBYISTHEEMBODIMENTOFTHEAMEICANDREAMSDISILLUSIONMENTHOWEVER,HIMPURSUITSOFHISDREAM,HISHUMANITYISDISTORTEDWECANFINDITINTHEGATSBYSLIFEJAMESGATSBY,ABRIGHTYOUNGMANFROMAPOORFAMILYINNORTHDAKOTA,DESPISESTHEIMPRECATIONSOFPOVERTYSOMUCHHEDROPPED

39、OUTOFSTOLAFCOLLEGEINMINNESOTAAFTERONLYAFEWWEEKSBECAUSEOFHISSHAMEATTHEJANITORIALJOBHEHADTOTAKETOPAYHISWAYRENAMINGHIMSELFJAYGATSBY,HELEARNSTHEWAYSTOBECOMEWEALTHYWHILEWORKINGFORACOPPERTYCOONNAMEDDANCODY,BUTUPONCODYSDEATHISCHEATEDOFA25,000BEQUESTBYCODYSMISTRESSGATSBYINHERITEDMUCHMONEY“BUTLOSTMOSTOFITINT

40、HEBIGPANICTHEPANICOFTHEWAR“FITZGERALD2010315FROMHEREWECANSEETHATHEGAINSLOTSOFMONEYFROMCODYHISCAREERSTARTSWITHTHISMONEYANDHEOBTAINSTHEMONEYBYDISHONESTYINLATERLIFE“OH,IVEBEENINSEVERALTHINGS,“IWASINTHEDRUGBUSINESSANDTHENIWASINTHEOILBUSINESSBUTIMNOTINEITHERONENOW“SCOTTFITZGERALD2010316FROMITWEKNOWGATSBY

41、DEALSINDIFFERENTKINDSOFBUSINESS,ANDHEGAINSENOUGHMUCHMONEYANDALSOWECANINFERTHATGATSBYISAHYPOCRITICALMANABOVETHESEWORDSISAPARTOFTHECONVERSATIONBETWEENGATSBYANDNICKNICKISHISFRIEND,BUTHELIESTONICKHETREATSHISFRIENDWITH6UNHONESTHEDOESNOTWANTTOTELLHISFRIENDSHOWHEEARNSMONEYANDHEACCUMULATESWEALTHBYILLEGALMEA

42、NSFORGATSBY,NICKISAWAYOFCLOSINGTODAISYANDINHISOPINION,IFHECOULDEARNMUCHMONEYANDOBTAINTHESOCIALSTATUS,DAISYWILLCOMEBACKTOHIMANDLOVEHIMAGAINHEKNOWSTHATDAISYHASMARRIED,BUTHESTILLDESIRESTOWINHERBACKHEISLACKOFMORALITYOFLOVEANDHISVALUEOFLOVEISWRONGWHODOESNTIINQUIREDGATSBYSOMEBODYTOLDMETHETWOGIRLSANDJORDAN

43、LEANEDTOGETHERCONFIDENTIALLYSOMEBODYTOLDMETHEYTHOUGHTHEKILLEDAMANONCEFITZGERALD,2010254INTHEPROCESSOFACCUMULATINGWEALTH,HEGETSLOSTHIMSELFHISHUMANITYISDISTORTEDANDLOSTGATSBYSMONEYISGAINEDTHROUGHILLEGALMEANS,EVENHECANKILLSOMEBODYHEISCRUEL,TREACHEROUSANDUNSCRUPULOUSONACCOUNTOFHISWRONGOUTLOOKSONLIFEANDV

44、ALUES,EMBARKEDONTHEROADOFDEGENERATIONANDDESTRUCTION,HOWEVER,THEFORMATIONOFHISOUTLOOKSHADACLOSECONNECTIONWITHTHEAMERICANSOCIALENVIRONMENTTAKINGADVANTAGEOFTHEOVERALLECONOMICBOOM,PEOPLEINDULGETHEMSELVESINVARIOUSMERRYMAKINGACTIVITIESWHICHINCLUDENOISYPARTIESANDSEEKINGPLEASUREINCLUBSINFACT,FITZGERALDHASKN

45、OWNINTHEJAZZAGEPEOPLESVALUESHAVECHANGEDANDDISTORTEDTHEHUMANQUALITIESAREDESTROYEDBYTHENATURALWORLDGATSBYISTHEONEOFTHESETYPICALPEOPLEWHOHASDISTORTEDMORALITIESANDVALUESHENOTONLYLOSESINMONEYBUTALSOHASAWRONGVALUEOFLOVE33ILLUSIONOFLOVEASASIGNOFHISSUCCESSWEKNOWWHYGATSBYNEEDSTOEARNLOTSOFMONEYINORDERTOWINDAI

46、SYGATSBYHASTOOMANYILLUSIONSABOUTLOVEBUTDAISYHASMARRIED,THEYCOULDNOTBEWITHTOGETHERITMEANSTHATHISDREAMOFLOVECANNOTCOMETRUEONONEHAND,COMPAREDWITHDAISY,GATSBYISAPOORYOUNGMAN,SOHELIESABOUTHISBACKGROUNDTOMAKEDAISYBELIEVETHATHEISWORTHYOFHERDUETOGATSBYMISGUIDESTODAISY,DAISYBELIEVESHEALSOCOMESFROMAFAMILYWITH

47、ARICHBACKGROUND,THEYFALLINLOVETHEREFORE,ITISCERTAINTHATGATSBYSHOULDPROMPTHISMINDTOEARNMUCHMONEYATTHATTIMEINORDERTOMARRYDAISYONTHEOTHERHAND,ALTHOUGH,WHENHECOMESBACKDAISYHASMARRIED,BUTHEDOESNOTGIVEUPDAISY“INHISBLUEGARDENSMENANDGIRLSCAMEANDWENTLIKEMOTHSAMONGTHEWHISPERINGSANDTHECHAMPAGNEANDSTARSATHIGHTI

48、DEINTHEAFTERNOONIWATCHEDHISGUESTSDIVINGFROMTHETOWEROFHISRAFT,ORTAKINGTHESUNONTHEHOTSANDOFHISBEACHWHILEHISTWOMOTORBOATSSLITTHEWATERSOFTHESOUND,DRAWINGAQUAPLANESOVERCATARACTSOFFOAMONWEEKENDSHISROLLS7ROYCEBECAMEANOMNIBUS,BEARINGPARTIESTOANDFROMTHECITYBETWEENNINEINTHEMORNINGANDLONGPASTMIDNIGHT,WHILEHISS

49、TATIONWAGONSCAMPEREDLIKEABRISKYELLOWBUGTOMEETALLTRAINS”FITZGERALD,2010247FROMTHATWEFINDTHATGATSBYALWAYSHOLDPARTIESHELIVESINLUXURYINHISBIGHOUSEINORDERTOWINDAISYBACK,HEISTRYINGVERYHARDTOEARNMONEYANDMOVEINTOTHEBESTSOCIETY“THEONEONMYRIGHTWASACOLOSSALAFFAIRBYANYSTANDARDITWASAFACTUALIMITATIONOFSOMEHOTELDEVILLEINNORMANDY,WITHATOWERONONESIDE,SPANKINGNEWUNDERATHINBEARDOFRAWIVY,ANDAMARBLESWIMMINGPOOL,ANDMORETHANFORTYACRESOFLAWNANDGARDENITWASGATSBYSMANSION“FITZGERALD2010202203FROMITPEOPLECANKNOWTHATGATSBYHASENOUGHMONEYTOBUYABIGHOUSEANDHETRIESTOATTRACTDAISYSATT

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