盡現(xiàn)美國二十年代的華麗與不安.ppt

盡現(xiàn)美國二十年代的華麗與不安美國ModernLibrary票選20世紀最佳的100本小說第二名 TheGreatGatsby GatsbyandDaisy JayGatsby DaisyBuchannan TomBuchannan Nick JordanBaker MytleWilson GeorgeWilson newlywealthybusinessmanwhoseonlydesireistobereunitedwithDaisy theobjectofGatsby sdesirewhorepresentswomenofupperclass Daisy shusband hasoldmoney lowerclass Mytle shusbandwhorunsagarage gasstation Narratorofthestory dating friends friends neighbor Inlovewith married havingaffair married kills TheValleyofAshes TheWilsons WestEgg Gatsby Nick EastEgg Tom Daisy Accidentallykills cousins Isblamedforherdeath classmates Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife itwasanextraordinarygiftforhope aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinanyotherpersonandwhichitisnotlikelyIshalleverfindagain Onweek endshisRolls Roycebecameanomnibus bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererinNewYork everyMondaythesesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves Gatsby sParty Somebodytoldmetheythoughthekilledamanonce Idon tthinkit ssomuchthat It smorethathewasaGermanspyduringthewar Iheardthatfromamanwhoknewallabouthim grewupwithhiminGermany Oh no itcouldn tbethat becausehewasintheAmericanarmyduringthewar HetoldmeoncehewasanOxfordman AMysteriousHost Butyoungmendidn tdriftcoollyoutofnowhereandbuyapalaceonLongIslandSound He sabootlegger OnetimehekilledamanwhohadfoundoutthathewasnephewtoHindenburgandsecondcousintothedevil IamthesonofsomewealthypeopleintheMiddleWest IwasbroughtinAmericabuteducatedatOxford MyfamilydiedandIcameintoagooddealofmoney Ittookmejustthreeyearstoearnthemoneythatboughtit I vebeeninseveralthings IwasinthedrugbusinessandthenIwasintheoilbusiness Ithinkhehalfexpectedhertowanderintooneofhisparties somenight butsheneverdid Hehadbeenfulloftheideasolong dreameditrightthroughtotheend waitedwithhisteethset sotospeak Daisybentherheadintotheshirtsandbegantocrystormily They resuchbeautifulshirts ItmakesmesadbecauseI veneverseensuch suchbeautifulshirtsbefore Gatsby sDream HewantednothinglessofDaisythanthatsheshouldgotoTomandsay Ineverlovedyou Aftershehadobliteratedfouryearswiththatsentencetheycoulddecideuponthemorepracticalmeasurestobetaken TheyweretogobacktoLouisvilleandbemarriedfromherhouse Justasifitwerefiveyearsago Andshedoesn tunderstand Iwouldn tasktoomuchofher Youcan trepeatthepast Can trepeatthepast Whyofcourseyoucan I mgoingtofixeverythingjustthewayitwasbefore Shewillsee Hesaiddeterminedly Tom和戴西 他們是粗心大意的人 他們砸碎了東西 毀滅了人 然后就退縮到自己的金錢或者麻木不仁或者不管什么使他們留在一起的東西之中 讓別人去收拾他們的爛攤子 他一定會覺得他失去了那個舊日的溫暖的世界 為了抱著一個夢太久而付出了很高的代價 他一定透過可怕的樹葉仰視過一片陌生的天空而感到毛骨悚然 同時發(fā)覺 那朵玫瑰花是多么丑陋的東西 陽光照在剛剛露頭的小草上又是多么殘酷 這是一個新的世界 物質的然而并不真實 在殘酷的現(xiàn)實面前 他的理想破滅了 他的努力失敗了 過去不能復活 舊夢難以重溫 于是 他的愛情連同他的靈魂和肉體一起死去 蓋茨比在長島的華宅及那兒的笙歌達旦宴飲享樂是二十年代美國社會的一個縮影 而重溫舊夢的不切實際的一廂情愿正是蓋茨比這一形象的象征意義 我們的人生就像一條逆流向上的船 我們奮力往前劃進 卻不斷地被歲月一年一年地往后沖去 Sowebeaton boatsagainstthecurrent bornebackceaselesslyintothepast Themes TheDeclineoftheAmericanDreaminthe1920s ahighlysymbolicmeditationon1920s AmericaasawholethecorruptionoftheAmericandreamasaresultoftheunrestraineddesireformoneyandpleasureThedreamisruinedbytheunworthinessofitsobject Aromanticdreamer Timecanbefixed thepastcanberepeated youthbeautyandlovecanberecaptured AsymbolforthewholeAmericanexperience ThecorruptionofhisdreambyadoptingmaterialismasitsmeansandillusoryyouthandbeautyasitsgoalisthecorruptionofAmericanidealism TheImageofGatsby QuestionforYourFurtherConsideration Whatisyourimpressionofhim DoyouthinkGatsbyisgreat Whyorwhynot Gatsbyisadeterminedmanwhotrieshisbesttofulfillhisdream Evenintheadversecircumstance henever