Abstract

    F• Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest American writers in the 20th century, was a representative of the “Lost Generation”. His novels vividly reflected the destruction of the “American Dream” in the 1920s and demonstrated the “wasteland” spirit about the American upper class during the Great Depression. The Great Gatsby was often regarded as the most outstanding work of Fitzgerald, which was a classic representative of American society.
This thesis analyzes the heroine Daisy’s objectified role and her tragic marriage from the feminist perspective, in which Objectification theory is applied. For Gatsby, Daisy is a beautiful and attractive rose whose objectivity is deprived of. Meanwhile, Gatsby treats Daisy as the symbol of wealth and identity, who symbolizes his success. In the eyes of Tom, Daisy is not his wife but a beautiful “vast”. She is just a commodity to for Tom to show off in the upper class. Undoubtedly, Daisy is unhappy in her marriage, because neither she gets concern from her husband nor escapes sorrows that Tom gives to her. All in all, Daisy is unable to get rid of the fence of the marriage.

Keywords:  The Great Gatsby  Fitzgerald  Objectification  Feminism

摘要

弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德是二十世纪最伟大的美国作家之一,也是“迷惘的一代”的代表作家。他的小说生动地反映了二十年代“美国梦”的破灭，展示了大萧条时期美国上层社会“荒原时代”的精神面貌。《了不起的盖茨比》被世人认为是菲茨杰拉德最杰出的作品，堪称是美国社会缩影的经典代表。
本文从女性主义的物化理论出发，分析了女主人公黛西的物化角色以及其悲惨的婚姻。在盖茨比眼中，黛西就好比一朵美丽的玫瑰，令人赏心悦目，但却失去了人所拥有的主体性。同时，盖茨比把黛西看作财富和身份的象征，是实现成功的标志。对汤姆来说，黛西不是妻子，而是一个漂亮的“花瓶”，是他在上流社会炫耀的商品。无疑，黛西在这段婚姻中是不幸福的，因为她既得不到丈夫的关爱，也无法逃离丈夫给她带来的痛苦。至始至终，黛西都无法从婚姻的藩篱中解脱出来。

关键词:《了不起的盖茨比》； 菲茨杰拉德；物化；女性主义

Chapter One Introduction
1.1 F• Scott Fitzgerald and His Literary Works
    F• Scott Fitzgerald (24 September 1896-21 December 1940) was an outstanding American novelist in the 20th century and the most famous chronicler of 1920’s America, an era that he called “the Jazz Age”. He belonged to the best known writers, which included T•S Elliot and Ernest Hemingway, who are committed to recording the post-war lifestyle of the young people. The youth chased after pleasure and money. Through his four “semi-autobiographic novels”, Fitzgerald explored the frustrating effects of the American Dream. They are This Side of Paradise (1920), The Beautiful and the Damned (1922), Tender Is the Night (1934) and The Great Gatsby (1925). Fitzgerald was born in a small business family and admitted to Princeton University in 1913. Because his classmates were most from upper-class families, Fitzgerald wanted to get more recognition due to his self-esteem. Thus, “he made up his feelings of social inferiority by excelling in the thing that he did best, writing for the Triangle Club and the Nassau Literary Magazine.”