Individual factors Contributing to Gatsby's Tragedy_英语论文

摘要

弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的杰作《了不起的盖茨比》以主人公盖茨比的悲剧命运为主线，展现了美国“爵士时代”人们浮华、纸醉金迷的生活，更预见了这个时代的没落。盖茨比作为小说的主人公，为了获得黛西的爱情的奋斗和悲剧性的结局，历来引人唏嘘感慨又让人深思。最终，盖茨比被误杀，黛西远离而去，奋斗的梦想破碎，甚至连葬礼也无人出席，而这凄凉的结局背后的原因，则与他自身密不可分。本文在解读盖茨比悲剧结局的基础上，从盖茨比早年跟随丹科迪的教育经历、盖茨比性格中的固执和盲目、对爱情理想主义式的追求以及他对于财富和社会地位腐朽的观念多个方面，找出并分析导致盖茨比悲剧的个人原因，为当代青年的奋斗历程提供借鉴。

关键词：盖茨比 悲剧 个人原因

Abstract

The Great Gatsby, the masterpiece of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, with Gatsby's tragic destiny as the main line, shows people’s flash and glamorous life in the "Jazz Age", foreseeing the twilight of this age. As the protagonist of the novel, Gatsby always makes people sigh with emotion and ponder for his struggle to get Daisy’s love and his tragic ending. At the end of the novel, Gatsby is killed falsely, while Daisy gets away. Therefore, Gatsby’s dream is broken down, and even no one shows up on his funeral. Nevertheless, the causes lead to this dismal ending is inseparable from Gatsby’s individual factors. Based on the interpretation of Gatsby's tragedy, this paper tries to find and analyze the diversiform individual factors contributing to Gatsby’s tragedy ranging from his educational background earlier with Dan Cody, Gatsby's stubbornness and blindness in character, idealistic pursuit in love and his decadent views on wealth and social status, to provide a reference for the struggle of contemporary youth in China.

Key Words: Gatsby； Tragedy；Individual factor 

Contents

1  Introduction 4

2 The Interpretation of Gatsby’s Tragedy 7

2.1 The Broken “American Dream” 7

2.2 The Shattering of Love 8

2.3 The Lonely Ending 9

3 Individual Factors Contributing to the Tragedy 10

3.1 Gatsby’s Educational Experience with Dan Cody 10

3.2 Stubbornness and Blindness in Gatsby’s Personality 11

3.3 Idealistic Pursuit in Love 12

3.4 Corruptive Values on Wealth and Social Status 13

4  Enlightenment on Gatsby’s Tragedy 16

5 Conclusion 17

Bibliography 18

Acknowledgments 20