盖茨比与希斯克里夫爱情悲剧的鲜明对比_英语论文

The Striking Contrast of Love Tragedy Between Gatsby and Heathcliff

摘要

“爵士时代桂冠诗人”菲茨杰拉德最著名的小说《了不起的盖茨比》讲述了一场追逐金钱的时代爱情悲剧。主人公盖茨比对女主人公黛西所有的爱最终如泡沫般破灭。而早于盖茨比一个世纪的另一悲剧主人公希斯克利夫则出自英国女作家艾米丽勃朗特的唯一一部小说《呼啸山庄》,希斯克利夫与女主人公凯瑟琳之间极端的爱情也以悲剧而告终。然而，两位主人公的爱情悲剧并不相同。盖茨比生活在一个疯狂追逐金钱的时代，而希斯克里夫则生活在一个等级制度主宰的社会；盖茨比是一个固执的浪漫主义者，而希斯克里夫则是一个极端主义者；与此同时，女主人公黛西是个表面清纯而内心风流的人，而凯瑟琳则是一个既物质又有顽强精神意志的人。本文将通过上述两位主人公所处的社会环境以及两本小说中男女主人公的性格差异来分析两位男主人公的爱情悲剧，从而对当今社会人们的爱情观有所启发。

关键词：爱情；悲剧；盖茨比；希斯克里夫

Abstract

The famous novel The Great Gatsby which is written by Fitzgerald, who is known as “Poet laureate of the Jazz Age”, tells a love tragedy which happened under the time when everyone pursued money. All the love which Gatsby gave to Daisy broke just like foam. Another tragic protagonist, Heathcliff, who was a century older than Gatsby and the main character of Wuthering Heights, which is the only novel of the British female writer Emily Bronte. The extreme love between Heathcliff and Catherine also ended with tragedy. However, these two love tragedies are not the same. Gatsby lived in a society where most people were pursuing money while Heathcliff was under pressure of hierarchy system. Gatsby was a persistent romanticist while Heathcliff was an extremist. Also, the female protagonist Daisy was an external pure and internal dissolute heroine while Catherine was spiritual and material heroine. Therefore, this paper will analyze their love tragedy from the society in their time and the character of both the male and female characters, in order to give some good love advice to people nowadays.

Key words: Love; Tragedy; Gatsby; Heathcliff