《了不起的盖茨比》中的象征主义_英语论文

The Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

摘要

本文从象征主义的角度分为三个方面来分析这部作品：事物象征主义，场景象征主义和人物象征主义。论文第一章简略介绍菲茨杰拉德的生平、《了不起的盖茨比》和象征主义。第二章选取了四个代表性物品分析其象征意义。第三章探讨了东卵西卵和灰谷等场景的象征意义。第四章重点分析盖茨比、黛西和尼克的象征意义和作用。最后，第五章总结全文，深刻揭示了金钱和享乐背后的精神空虚和美国梦的破灭。

关键词：象征主义， 事物， 场景， 人物， 美国梦 

Abstract

Through the perspective of Symbolism, this thesis analyzes the novel in three aspects: object symbolism, setting symbolism, and character symbolism, and is composed of five parts. The first part is a brief introduction of Fitzgerald and his works, especially The Great Gatsby, as well as the symbolism. The second part is about some representative objects, such as Gatsby’s mansion, the green light, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg and so on. The third part concerns the symbolic meaning of some important settings, such as East Egg, West Egg and the valley of ashes, etc. The fourth part analyzes the three main characters, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Fay Buchanan and Nick Carraway and their symbolic meanings to show the theme. The final part makes a conclusion to reveal the spiritual hollowness in the money-oriented and pleasure-driven society and the disillusionment of American Dream in the 1920s.

Key words: Symbolism, object, setting, character, American Dream