1、1會計學TheGreatGatsby了不起的蓋茨比導讀英了不起的蓋茨比導讀英文文FEDCBAuthorABack-groundsymbolismPlots Characters Comments F r a n c i s S c o t t K e y Fitzgerald(September 24, 1896 December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined

2、 himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the “Lost Generation of the 1920s. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous, the celebrated class

3、ic, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age.from 19371940 was dramatized in Beloved Infidel.Background The great Gatsby , regard the

4、1920s New York and long Island(長島） as the whole background. It set in the upper middle class of the modern American society and narrated surround Callaway. The 1920s is the history of the United States ,which is a short but special period and was known as “ the hustle and bustle of the age ”（喧囂時代）.

5、It refers to the10 years, which from the first World War in 1919 to the debacle of the economy before the 1929. Background Several factors constitute the particularity of this era: The United States was in the old and new historical intersection, The vigorous development of capitalism The agricultur

6、al civilization turn into the modern society of industrialization. After the World War 1, the U.S occupied the wealth of the war , the debtor countries became creditor nation. The government implemented the “laissez faire” economic policy（自由放任) to free market. This created the miracle of the “Coolid

7、ge boom times“(柯立芝繁榮時代）. The rapid expansion of transport, mining, construction ; Electrical appliances and automobile manufacturing industry rise sharply; Automobile, electrical equipment, household appliances ,processed food began to enter homes; Estate transactions and stock market were particula

8、rly active ,so some speculators become upstart in these gambling industry ; The domestic economic situation is excellent wealth has become a judge of a persons success or not, people began to blindly make money; The hedonism, Spencers theory of evolution and Jamess pragmatism philosophy became popul

9、ar in U.S, Traditional puritanical morality（傳統清教徒觀念） and the industrious and thrifty thoughts of religious belief gradually replaced by hedonism, which chase personal wealth, enjoy the material life.BackgroundreasonsreasonsresuresultsltsS h e i s N i c k s second cousin and the wife of Tom Buchanan.

10、Daisy o n c e h a d a r o m a n t i c relationship with Gatsby, before she married Tom.人物a millionaire who lives on East Egg, and Daisys husband. And he had an affair w i t h M y r t l e Wilson.He is Gatsbys n e x t - d o o r neighbor and a bond salesman. He also serves as the first-person narrator

11、of the novel.A y o u n g , m y s t e r i o u s millionaire with shady business connections and addicted to DaisyJay GatsbyDaisy BuchananNick CarrawayTom BuchananDaisy Buchanans long-time friend with autumn-leaf yellow hair, a firm athletic body, and an aloof attitude. She is Nick Carraways girlfrien

12、d for most of the novel.人物 a Jewish friend and mentor of Gatsbys, described as a gambler who fixed the World Series.Wolfshiem appears only twice in the novel, the second time refusing to attend Gatsbys funeral.Georges wife, and Tom Buchanans mistress. Myrtle, who possesses a fierce vitality, is desp

13、erate to find refuge from her complacent marriage, but unfortunately this leads to her tragic ending. a mechanic and owner of a garage. He is disliked by both his wife, Myrtle Wilson, and Tom Buchanan, who describes him as so dumb he doesnt know hes alive. Jordan BakerGeorge B. WilsonMyrtle WilsonMe

14、yer WolfshiemAfter Nick was waking up, he received an invitation from his neighborhood-Mr. Gatsby. He came the party and had lunch with Gatsby, knew that he wanted to see Daisy.Nick moved to West Egg. One day, he visited his cousin-Daisy, and went to New York with Daisys husband Tom and his mistress

15、 Mrs. Wilson. There they had a party and Nick was drunk completely.Daisy and Gatsby were lovers 5 years ago. They met again and loved each others as well. They had affaris and Gatsby didnt hold the party anymore.On the way home, Daisy was too uneasy to drive the car, as a result, she killed Toms mis

16、tress. Gatsby decied to protect her and he would confess the murder was him actually.A hot summer day, Gatsby forced Daisy to tell truth to Tom. They had a quarrel at hotel. Daisy knew Gatsby was born from a poor family, so she was indecisive to leave Tom.Tom told Mr. Wilson that the murder was Gats

17、by. Mr. Wilson killed Gatsby then committed suicide. Dasiy and Tom left. Nobody came Gatsbys funeral except his father and Nick. His whole life ended in tragedy.soul society. She is now the production of the substantial society. Its just a green light in the dock. usage of abundant resources. Such s

18、cenes intimate the tragedy life of Gatsby.about him-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what soul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men. If the whole society wasnt in th

19、e wrong way to seek fame, fortune and power, then Gatsby wont have done those criminal activities. Gatsby has lost the old warm world and paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. I think Gatsby has made a wrong choose at first when he decides to win Daisy who is a selfish, cold and

20、 vain woman. I like this novel, for it reflects humans weaknesses in the material luxury society and it gives me a reminder to be always calm and self-control and never to lose myself in seeking an enjoyable life. sorrowful ending. The more beautiful the surface looks like, the more dirty and delica

21、te the truth is, especially in the flatulent time.nSo, wed better realize the truth in a time and know what is exactly what we want, what the society desire for, and struggle for it ignoring how the confused stuff entice us. Only do we find the proper and true dream, that we can realize it and enjoy

22、 it in the rest of our life.Background Several factors constitute the particularity of this era: The United States was in the old and new historical intersection, The vigorous development of capitalism The agricultural civilization turn into the modern society of industrialization. After the World War 1,