从叙事学角度分析《了不起的盖茨比》中的非人格化特征_英语论文

An Analysis of “Impersonality” in The Great Gatsby from the Perspective of Narratology

摘要

《了不起的盖茨比》一书确立了菲茨杰拉德在美国文学史上的地位。该书自出版后便好评如潮，其独特的创作手法是其成为文学经典的原因之一。本文将主要根据福楼拜、詹姆斯等人对“非人格化”的提出，从叙事学角度分析小说中的“非人格化”特征，并从技巧和情感两方面入手探讨这一特征是如何体现的。在技巧方面，本文将分别分析作者与叙述者的关系、叙述者和故事的关系，在情感方面将会讨论反讽手法的运用。最后，本文将对“非人格化”特征对该小说起到的作用以及其中的一些问题进行探讨。

关键词：《了不起的盖茨比》；非人格化；作者；叙述者；反讽

Abstract

The Great Gatsby established Fitzgerald’s status in American literature. It has won worldwide acclaim since its publication. Its excellent writing skill is one of the reasons that make it classic. This essay is going to talk about its feature of impersonality based mainly on Flaubert and James’ opinions from the perspective of narratology, and analyze how this feature is embodied in this novel in terms of techniques and emotions. In respect of techniques, the author’s relation to the narrator and the narrator’s relation to the story will be discussed separately, and in respect of emotions, the application of irony will be analyzed. Finally, functions and problems that impersonality brings to this novel will be discussed.

Key words: The Great Gatsby; impersonality; author; narrator; irony

Contents

1.Introduction1

2.Literature Review1

3.Definition of Impersonality .3

4.Impersonality in The Great Gatsby.4

4.1 Impersonality in techniques4

4.1.1 The author’s relation to the narrator.4

4.1.2 The narrator’s relation to the story.5

4.2 Impersonality in emotions8

5. Effects of Impersonality in The Great Gatsby.9

5.1 Functions 10

5.2 Problems.11

6. Conclusion.11

Works Cited.13