了不起的蓋茨比的主題介紹

1、了不起的蓋茨比的主題介紹第一頁，共6頁。The American Dream As for the American Dream, it is a belief that a better life could be achieved through hard working. In this book, it is clear that Fitzgerald is critical of the American Dream, seeing it as an illusion of liberty and openness.第二頁，共6頁。By using Gatsbys story , F

2、itzgerald successfully reflected the major social issue at that time, the hypocrisy of the upper society, the crime caused by money , morbid social phenomenon as well as the sorrow of the Jazz Age, which gave a great irony and criticism to the 20th century.20世紀(jì)20年代以追求喧囂、名利、金錢為主流,放蕩，欺詐等不道德行為成為“喧囂時代”的

3、代名詞,作者也因其生動記錄了浮華世象掩蓋下人們生活的腐化、墮落以及精神的嚴(yán)重空虛,而被譽為“爵士樂時代”的代言人。 第三頁，共6頁。Materialism 物質(zhì)主義 hedonism 享樂主義People tend to believe wealth is everything. The author wants to tell them that it is not enough to own material wealth, spiritual enrichment is more durable.The author wants to mind people that the Ameri

4、can Dream is achieved by pursuit of wealth. If money becomes the value orientation(方向) of the peoples life, the US will become a moral declining society.第四頁，共6頁。Gatsbys tragedy reflected a main contradiction of the American Dream- the contradiction between ideal and reality. 第五頁，共6頁。An Ironic Love Story In the traditional literary works, authors always use the death of the hero or heroine as the vehicle to high-light the greatness of love. In this book, Fitzgerald used death to measure love, reflectin