Chapter 3 The Collapse of Jay Gatsby’s American Dream6

     3。1 Elements of Gatsby’s American Dream。 6

      3。1。1 The dream of becoming a useful man in childhood 6

      3。1。2 The dream of becoming a rich and upper-class person 6

      3。1。3 The dream of loving a charming woman 7

      3。2Reasons for the collapse of Gatsby’s American Dream 8

     3。2。1 The objective factors 9

     3。2。2 The subjective factors 10

Chapter4 Conclusion。13

Works Cited 。。16

The Great Gatsby and The Collapse Of American Dream

Chapter 1 Introduction

1。1 Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby

The legendary life of F 。Scott Fitzgerald

F。 Scott Fitzgerald(1896—1940)论文网

American short—story writer and novelist famous for his depiction of the Jazz Age (the 1920s)same, his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby(1925)。His private life for life,in both American and France letter, became almost as celebrated as his novels。Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in the American Midwest the city of St 。Paulin Minnesota。At the age of 13 showed literary talent bank, then accepted education at Princeton University。After the out-break of the first world war,he dropped out of school to join the army corps。 He met beauty of the age of 18 wealthy girl—Alexandra Jorda Seric at the end of 1918。Both sexual gratification and to enter into marriageable。 After the war, Fitzgerald went to New York seeking the development ,because of his low status and low income cannot satisfy his fiancee,met with the engagement being dismissed 。Until the March 1920 This side of paradise published, the 24 year-old Fitzgerald become famous overnight,the economy rich。 Alexandra Zelda came back in his arms, the two lightning get married ,these make him feel the joy of success。Fitzgerald has money , reputation and the beautiful young wife enthusiastically join the ranks of pleasure。To meet this extremely profligate life of luxury,he had to write a lot of writing to earn money。 Tender is the Night and Tales of the Jazz Age published in succession enhanced his literary position。 In 1924,the whole family of Fitzgerald moved to Franceto seek a quiet environment for writing。In the meantime,he completed his master The Great Gatsby with great success。Perennial profligacy makes Fitzgerald economic in trouble,but he still lived the life of debauchery。Be compelled in 1926 ,he moved back to the United States for Hollywood to make a living by writing movie scripts。 He drown his sorrows in wine and declining health,eventually physical and mental exhaustion Fitzgerald died in Hollywood due to heart disease as young as 44,leaving an unfinished novel。 Pursue his life trajectory we will find that this is also a process for the persistent pursuit of the American Dream ,his failure is also an American dream burst process。 

  The Great Gatsby, an excellent American novel, which was first published on 1925。 The writer of The Great Gatsby is F。S Fitzgerald, born in St。Paul, Minnesota。 He has played an important role in the American literature during the 1920s and 1930s。 文献综述

During the period of Lost generation, he became one of the typical writers。 And in the period of Jazz Age, he was thought to be the poet with the most achievement。  About the novel, “For half a century, it has held a high place among twentieth-century novels。 The Great Gatsby was translated into different languages and sold around the whole world, and it was made into a movie, which made the hero Gatsby was as famous as Huck Finn。 It has revived the twenties, set current fashions, and provided dialogue for three generations of devoted readers。 In these respects alone, the question of its literary merits set aside, it qualifies as a great American novel”(Bruccoli 57)The main plot of the novel is that: A young man named Nick Caraway, who came to New York City in spring of 1922。 He became involved in the life of his neighbor at Long Island, Jay Gatsby, a very wealthy man, who held lavish parties every Saturday and attracted hundreds of guests。 Gatsby revealed to Nick, that he fell in love with Nick's cousin Daisy before the war。 But at that time he was poor。 Later, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, a rich but boring man of good social position。 Gatsby lost Daisy because he had no money, but now he has the economic power。 He persuaded Nick to bring him and Daisy together again。 Gatsby tried to convince Daisy to leave Tom, who, in turn, revealed that Gatsby has made his money by illegal means。 So the two men asked Daisy whom she loved。 Daisy felt disappointed and started to cry, explaining that in the past time, she loved Tom but she also loved Gatsby。 Astonished and flurried, Daisy rushed out driving Gatsby's car,unexpectedly, Daisy hit and killed Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, unaware of her identity at that moment。 Gatsby confined it was he who knocked down the victim in order to protect Daisy。 However, after Tom knew the truth which was told by Daisy, for the sake of maintaining his benefits, Tom told Myrtle's husband Wilson it was Gatsby who killed his wife。 Wilson murdered Gatsby and then committed suicide。 Nick tried to inform Tom and Daisy, but only to be told the couple had left the city。