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
