《了不起的盖茨比》小说与2013版的同名电影比较研究_英语论文

A Comparative Study between the Original Novel the Great Gatsby and Its 2013 Film Version

摘要

小说了不起的盖茨比，自1925年出版以来就在英国国内外取得了一定的声誉，同时引来了许多来自不同领域的学者不同角度的研究。基于旺盛的人气，原小说曾多次被搬上电影银屏。其中，2013版的同名电影了不起的盖茨比由于强势的演员阵容以及采用了先进的3D技术被公认为最忠实于原著的改编电影。电影自上映以来便成为了评论界的热点。事实上，两部作品有很多显而易见的异同。本文主要在叙述策略与艺术表达特征上来比较分析改编电影与原小说的异同。旨在呈现小说和电影作为两种不同的艺术表达形式各自的特色美。

关键词：了不起的盖茨比（2013）； 了不起的盖茨比； 叙述策略；艺术表达特征

Abstract 

The book-The Great Gatsby has gained great reputation both at home and abroad since its first publication in 1925. And since it came out, there have been many scholars doing various studies on the novel. Moreover, for its high popularity, the original book has been adapted to movie for many times amid which The Great Gatsby (2013), with famous actors and advanced 3D technology, has been regarded as the one most faithful to the original and has attracted widespread attentions of scholars all over the world. In fact, it is obvious that the original novel and 2013 film adaption have many commons and differences. Thus this thesis will dwell on the study about the similarities and differences of the two works in narrative strategy and artistic features in order to show the particular beauty of the two works.

Keyword: The Great Gatsby (2013); The Great Gatsby; Narrative perspective; Artistic features

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 A general introduction to The Great Gatsby and the 2013 film adaption. 1

1.2 A Review of Research at Home and Abroad about The Great Gatsby and the 2013 film adaption. 1

1.3 Significance of the study. 3

2. The contrast of the narrative strategy between the film and the novel 4

2.1 A comparative study on the author. 4

2.2 A comparative study on plot setting. 5

2.3 A comparative study on the actor’s line. 6

2.4 The narrative perspective of the film and the novel. 7

2.5 The narrator of the film and the novel. 7

3. The contrast of the artistic features between the film and the novel 8

3.1 The arts of film. 8

3.1.1 Colors. 9

3.1.2 Background music. 10

3.2 The arts of novel. 11

3.2.1 Rhythmic beauty and rhetorical device. 11

3.2.2 The art of foreshadowing 11

3.3 Similarities and differences. 12

5.Conclusion 13

6. References 14