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全国月高等教育外国文学作品选自考试题8
本科生毕业论文
论菲茨杰拉德在《了不起的盖茨比》中的道德观
院系外国语学院
专业英语(教育方向)
班级06教本2
学号0401060208
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2018年4月
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F.ScottFitzgerald'sMoralityInTheGreatGatsby
AThesisSubmitted
toSchoolofForeignLanguages,XuchangUniversity
inPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements
fortheDegreeofBachelorofArts
By
LiNing
Supervisor:
ZhaoJia
April26,2018
Acknowledgements
Iamgreatlyindebtedtomythesissupervisor,ZhaoJia.Withoutherpatientassistanceandfriendlyencouragement,itwouldnotbepossibleformetocompletethisthesisinsuchashortperiodoftimewithoutreducingitsscholarlyquality.Herwillingnesstogivemehertimesogenerouslyhasbeenmuchappreciated.Truly,withoutherpainstakingeffortsinrevisingandpolishingmydrafts,thecompletionofthepresentthesiswouldnothavebeenpossible.
Thanksarealsoduetomyclassmatesandfriendsfortheirconstantencouragementandtheirwaysofassistanceinthecourseofwriting.
YetIhavetoacknowledgethatIamindependentlyresponsibleforthepaperandIamthepersontoblameforanypitfalls,flawsandneglectsinit.
摘要
《了不起的盖茨比》是美国小说家菲茨杰拉德的代表作之一,这部小说除思想性较强外,还取得了很高的艺术成就,本篇论文《论菲兹杰拉德在<了不起的盖兹比>中的道德观》着重探讨作者在小说中体现的道德观。
文章从三个角度加以阐述。
首先,挖掘了菲茨杰拉德道德观形成的社会历史背景和理论背景。
然后,分析了爵士时代人们道德堕落的原因,菲兹杰拉德认为爵士时代的人们深受美国梦的影响。
美国梦是他们形成道德面貌的一个重要的思想意识上的原因。
最后,通过作者的道德代言人来说明作家在小说中如何生动具体展现他的道德观。
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菲茨杰拉德;《了不起的盖茨比》;道德观;美国梦
Abstract
TheGreatGatsbyisoneofthetwentiethcentury'sbrilliantworks,andalsoitswriterF.ScottFitzgerald'smostoutstandingworks.Hisnovelwinsforthewriteragreatdealofacclaimfromasubstantialnumberofresearchersandscholars.Thisthesisaimstomakeatentativestudyandexplorationofthewriter’smoralityinthisnovelfromthreeperspectives.
Atfirst,thefocusisonthehistoricalandtheoreticalbackgroundforFitzgerald’smorality.Whichcontainssocial-historicalbackgroundandtheoreticalbackground.Then,thecausesformoraldegenerationinJazzAgewillbediscussed,FitzgeraldholdstheviewthatthemoralsofhiscontemporariesaregreatlyinfluencedbytheAmericanDream.Basedontheaboveanalyses,thewaystopreachhismoralityinthenovelwillbeillustrated.Inmyopinion,thewriterpreacheshismoralityinthenovelbythemoralspokesmanNickCarraway.
Keywords:
Fitzgerald。
TheGreatGatsby。
morality。
AmericanDream
TableofContents
Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………………..............Ⅰ
摘要…………………………………………….……………………....................................Ⅱ
Abstract…………………………………………………………………….………............Ⅲ
TableofContents…………………………………………………………..………..............Ⅳ
Introduction……………………………………………………………………….................1
ChapterOneBackgroundforFitzgerald’sMorality................................................................3
1.1Social-historicalBackground………………………………………………................3
1.2TheoreticalBackground……………………………………………………..…..........4
ChapterTwoCausesforMoralDegenerationInJazzAge……...………..…….......….........6
2.1AmericanDream…………………………………………………..............…..............6
2.2CorruptionoftheAmericanDreamintheModernSociety………..……..….............6
2.3CorruptionoftheAmericanDreamanditsNegativeEffectsonMoralityandHumanity……………………………………………………………...….…….........7
ChapterThreeWaystoPreachFitzgerald’sMoralityinTheGreatGatsby……….…………10
3.1NickCarraway:
Fitzgerald’sMoralSpokesmanintheNovel…………..….……....10
3.2WaystoPreachFitzgerald’sMoralitythroughNickCarraway................................10
Conclusion……………………………………….……………………………………......14
WorksCited………………………………………………………………………….....…15
Introduction
F.ScottFitzgeraldiswidelyknownasthespokesmanofAmericanJazzAge,anagewhenendlessparties,alcoholicobsessionandfeverishpursuitofmoneyaresymbolsofitscarefreemadness.However,therecognitionofFitzgeraldhasundergoneahardprocess.Hedidnotattractmuchattentionduringhislifetime,andwascontinuouslycriticizedbyhiscontemporarycriticsasadecadentandvulgarwriterwithdecreasingfame.Hisliterarytalentsandvalueweredoubted,evenbyH.L.Mencken,oneoftheleadingliterarycriticsofthe1920s.FitzgeraldRenaissancebeginswiththepublicationofhisuncompletednovelTheLastTycoonandhisautobiographicalworksTheCrack-up,compiledbyoneofhisfriendsEdmundWilson.Fromthenon,hisreputationroarsamongthereaders,scholarsandcriticsalongwiththesalesvolumeofhisbestnovelTheGreatGatsby.Now,Fitzgeraldisoneofthemostsignificantwritersfavoredamongacademiccriticsandhisnovelsandstoriescontinuetoattractawideaudience.HisTheGreatGatsbyisregardedasthemostwidelytaughtandwidelyreadAmericanliteraryclassic.
Butwhathasmadethisnovelsofamousthatitreceiveswidepopularityfromgenerationsofbothacademiciansandgeneralreaders?
MostcriticsandscholarsfocustheirattentiononFitzgerald’ssocial-historicalcriticismofAmericainthenovelandonhisspectacularartisticachievementssuchassymbolismandnarration.However,Fitzgeraldismorethanthesementionedabove.NotlongafterTheGreatGatsbywaspublished,FitzgeraldcomplainedinhisletterstobothEdmundWilsonandJohnPealeBishop,sayingthat“ofallthereviews,eventhemostenthusiastic,noonehastheslightestideawhatthebookisabout”(HenDanPiper,1970).ManyFitzgeraldcriticsviewhimasasocialobserverofhistimes.Theyneglectthefactthatheisoftenconnectedwiththeinvisibleandspiritualdimensionoflife,thatis,heisamoralandevenareligiouswriter.“FitzgeraldintegrateshisstrongmoralsenseandhisconcernabouthumanityintohiswritingofTheGreatGatsby”(Yang,2002).InhisNovember4,1939lettertohisdaughter,commentingonmusical-comedywritersColePorter,RichardRodgers,andLorenzHart,Fitzgeraldadmittedthatheisessentiallyamoralist.“SometimesIwishIhadgonealongwiththatgang,butIguessIamtoomuchamoralistatheartandreallywanttopreachatpeopleinsomeacceptableformratherthantoentertainthem”(KarlA.N,1999:
47-48).JustasNickCarraway,Fitzgerald’smoralspokesmaninthenovel,commentsattheverybeginningofthenovel,“WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever”(F.ScottFitzgerald,1993:
3).
Tomyregret,Ifindthatpeople,especiallyresearchersandcriticsinChina,seldomattachedimportancetoFitzgerald’smorality.Inthisthesis,Iwilltrymybesttocallpeople’sattentiontohisredeemingsideofbeingamoralistwriter,whichneedsmuchmorenoticethanitusedtohavereceived.Thethesisbeginswiththesummaryofthegeneralacademicachievementsmadebyformerscholarsandresearchers,inanattempttobasethestudyandexplorationofmysubjectonaresearchbackground.Then,thefocusisonthehistoricalandtheoreticalbackgroundforFitzgerald’smorality.Afterthat,detailedandspecificanalysesaremadeoftherelationshipbetweenthewriter’smoralityandhissocial-historicalcriticism,anditsembodimentinthenovel,sincethetwoarecloselyinterrelated.FitzgeraldholdstheviewthatthemoralsofhiscontemporariesaregreatlyinfluencedbytheAmericanDream.Basedontheaboveanalyses,thewaystopreachhismoralityinthenovelwillbeillustrated.Inmyopinion,thewriterpreacheshismoralityinthenovelbythemoralspokesmanNickCarraway.
ChapterOneBackgroundforFitzgerald’sMorality
1.1Social-historicalBackground
TheGreatGatsbycanbelookedonasapieceofsocialsatire,makingcommentonthecarelessgaietyandmoraldecadenceoftheJazzAge.TheJazzAge,theperiodimmediatelyfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,referstothe1920sinAmerica.Oneoftheobviousfeaturesoftheperiodistheeconomicboom.Firstly,Americamakesalargeamountofmoneyinthewar,andthus,withtheapplicationofassemblylinesandothertechniques,thelaborefficiencyinAmericansocietyhadbeengreatlyimproved.Asaresult,endlessconsumergoodshadbeenmanufacturedthroughassemblylinesanddeliveredtothemarkets,wherethecommoditiesweresufficientandtheconsumptionwasactive.Meanwhile,Americanpeople’sincomeandlivingstandardwerealsoenormouslyimproved.Alltheseillustratedavital,wealthyandprosperoussceneofAmericansociety.The1920switnessedAmerica’stransformationfromproductionsocietytoconsumersociety.WorldWarIdestroyednotonlytheoldworldorder,butthetraditionalmoralsandsocialcustoms.Growingupundertheshadowofwar,theyoungAmericansnolongerbelievedthelieof“thewartoendallwars”.Asthewarended,theysurprisinglyfound“allGodsdead,allwarsfought,allfaithsinmanshaken”.Withoutfaith,peoplefoundthemselveslivinginaspiritualwastelandwherelifewasmeaningless,restlessanddevoidofpurpose.Theydidnot,astheeldergenerationsdid,abidebytheregulationsoftraditionalPuritanism.Instead,theyadvocatedfreedomandindependence,concernedtheexpressionofuniquepersonality,andpurchasedhedonismandmaterialism.InTheGreatGatsby,Gatsby’sflashycars,hislavishpartiesandtherecklessconductoftheparty-goersareallpartofthisatmosphereofwildenjoymentandmerrymaking.
Secondly,accompaniedwiththeatmosphereofwildmerrymakingistheemergenceofcrimesandillegalactivities,whichleadstowidelyspreadcorruption.During
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