Abstract Known as the spokesman of the Jazz Age, Francis Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most famous American novelists in the early 20th century。 It is generally acknowledged that The Great Gatsby is his representative work。 Numerous  scholars home and abroad have done a great deal of research on the novel。 Over the past few years, human's exploitation of natural resources is increasingly growing with the technological development, which has contributed to worsening ecological problems。 Therefore, it is of crucial significance to approach The Great Gatsby and interpret Francis Scott Fitzgerald's ecological consciousness。 Thus this thesis interprets the novel from the perspective of eco-criticism。 The thesis interprets it from three aspects：natural ecology, social ecology and spiritual ecology, which further explores the relationship between man and nature, man and society and man and himself。 Through the analysis, people will further realize the significance of harmony。 85664

Keywords: The Great Gatsby; eco-criticism; natural ecology; social ecology；spiritual ecology

摘要 弗朗西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德是美国二十世纪初著名小说家，被誉为爵士时代的代言人。小说《了不起的盖茨比》是其代表作。海内外对其的相关研究不可胜数。近年来, 随着科技的发展, 人类对自然资源的开采日益加剧，这导致了生态环境的日益恶化。因此，以生态批评的视角来解读《了不起的盖茨比》以及弗朗西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的生态意识就显得尤为重要。所以本论文从生态批评理论视角来解读《了不起的盖茨比》，旨在从三方面对其进行分析：自然生态、社会生态和精神生态，从而进一步探讨人与自然、人与社会以及人与自身的关系。通过生态批评视角的分析，人们将进一步体会到和谐重要性。源Q于W优H尔J论K文M网WwW.youeRw.com 原文+QQ75201.,8766

毕业论文关键词：《了不起的盖茨比》；生态批评；自然生态；社会生态；精神生态

Contents

1。 Introduction1

2。 Literature Review2

2。 1Eco-criticism2

2。 2 Research on The Great Gatsby at home and abroad…3

3。 The Great Gatsby from Eco-critical Perspective…。 。 。 4

3。 1 Natural ecology in The Great Gatsby。 4

3。 2 Social ecology in The Great Gatsby 。 。 。 。 。 。 6

3。 3 Spiritual ecology in The Great Gatsby 。。 。 。 。 8

4。 Conclusion…10

Works Cited。 。 。 12

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F。 Scott。 Fitzgerald (1896-1940), born in St。 Paul in the Middle West of America, is famous as one of the most reputable modern American novelists。 He is considered as the representative of America's “Jazz Age” during the 1920s。 He has created a great many works during his lifetime。 Among them, the novel The Great Gatsby is the most excellent and popular one。 By the time it came out in 1925, this novel did not attract much attention of critics。 But after the death of Fitzgerald in 1940, there have been a growing number of scholars making researches on him and his works。 Most of these scholars concentrate on the research of The Great Gatsby, which was created during the Jazz Age。 This novel is regarded as the essence of American literature and a historic work meanwhile。 Therefore, the author is known as the chronologist of Jazz。 

The Great Gatsby is a tragic novel which is about a man called Gatsby and his consistent pursuit for his American dream。 In this novel, the poor soldier Gatsby loses his heart to a girl called Daisy who comes from high society。 However, because of the impassable gulf between Gatsby and Daisy, Daisy finally makes up her mind to leave Gatsby。 Then she gets married to a man called Tom who comes from the same class as her。 Gatsby later deems that money is the most important thing。 And with his great effort, he manages to become a man who is materially rich。 For the purpose of attracting his beloved lady Daisy again, he buys a cottage which is opposite to Daisy's。 He is so indulged in his illusion that he's not aware of the fact that Daisy has changed。 Daisy ceases to be the pure girl she used to be and doesn't love him anymore meanwhile。 Finally, he died because of Daisy's crime。 As a result, his dream is shattered。 Gatsby’s tragedy is manly due to Gatsby’s twisted ambition as well as selfishness, indifference and self-deceptiveness from materialism。论文网