了不起的蓋茨比社會特征背景

1、了不起的蓋茨比社會特征背景第一頁，共10頁。一、The USA in 1920s二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor三、Money worship四、Prohibition in the United States第二頁，共10頁。一、The USA in 1920s美國整體背景 In 1920s, American people could hardly wait to enjoy their lives. They tried to forget about the past and ignore the future. The U.S.

2、 traditional values, ideology and political idea were all failed tragically after the World War One. In this decade, America became the wealthiest country in the world, but the people at that time were full of desperation and they had no objects in their lives.第三頁，共10頁。一、The USA in 1920s美國整體背景 19世紀2

3、0年代的美國人迫不及待的享樂，他們想忘記過去，無視未來。一戰(zhàn)后，美國傳統(tǒng)的價值觀、思想觀和政治理念都經(jīng)歷了悲劇性的失敗。雖然表面上是美國繁榮富足的十年，但這個時期的人卻是前所未有的絕望，生活沒有目標。第四頁，共10頁。二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor貧富差距貧富差距 Tom represented the old noblesse（舊貴族階級） of the U.S., and Wilson represented the poor class. Wilson was the owner of an auto repair shop, w

4、hich was dusty and in a mess. The comparison of Tom and Wilson is actually the comparison of the rich class and the poor class.第五頁，共10頁。二、Striking gap between the rich and the poor貧富差距貧富差距 Tom代表了美國的舊貴族階級，Wilson代表了美國的貧窮階級。Wilson開著一家汽車修理鋪，鋪子里灰蒙蒙的，很是凌亂。Tom與Wilson的對比其實就是美國富人階級與窮人階級之間的對比，貧富差距很嚴重。第六頁，共10頁

5、。三、Money worship拜金主義拜金主義 Tom was very keen on visiting places of ill fame. He has never been satisfied, although he has married pretty Daisy. Daisy knew that Tom was not faithful to her, but she was eager for his property. So, she just kept the unhappy marriage. By the views of Nick, it reflected th

6、e phenomenon of flourishing of the money worship. It also broke the American dream in the society, and let people introspect themselves on the moral.第七頁，共10頁。三、Money worship拜金主義拜金主義 Tom尋花問柳成性，他雖然娶到了漂亮的Daisy，但從未感到滿足。Daisy明知道Tom對自己不忠，卻又貪圖他的財產(chǎn)，從而勉強維持著這一段并不幸福的婚姻。文章用Nick的視角反映出了美國社會拜金主義盛行的現(xiàn)象，也打破了美國社會中存在的美

7、國夢，讓人們能夠在道德上自省。第八頁，共10頁。四、Prohibition in the United States禁酒令禁酒令 The Eighteenth Amendment was approved by the U.S. congress on January 16, 1919. It was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Since then, smuggling the alcohol beverage became a quite common social phenomenon. And it produced a lot of mythologies that one gets rich overnight.第九頁，共10頁。四、Prohibition in the United States禁酒令禁酒令 1919年1月16日，美國國會頒布了美國