Abstract:Francis Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most important American writers in the twentieth Century. He was praised as the chronicle of the jazz age and the poet laureate. The great Gatsby, which was published in 1925, is one of the best American novels in the twentieth Century. It tells Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy as her way to achieve the American dream and its final disillusionment.

   This paper attempts to make a new interpretation of the distortion and disillusionment of Gatsby's American dream, focusing on the reasons for the death of the American dream and its contemporary significance. Based on the analysis of the character of Gatsby, Daisy and Nick, this paper analyzes the process of Gatsby's American dream from the sublime to the distortion process. Though Gatsby tried all his efforts to win the dream of daisy, he failed at last, and died tragically along with his shattered American dream. The reason why Gatsby's American dream is shattered is complex. Based on the analysis from different aspects, such as internal and external factors, this article also emphasizes that the most essential factor is to ignore the pursuit of spiritual level. Through some plots, this article explores the inevitability of the disillusionment of Gatsby's American dream.

Key words: Gatsby; Disillusionment; American dream

摘要:弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德是二十世纪美国最重要的作家之一。他被誉为爵士时代的编年史和桂冠诗人。伟大的盖茨比 1925年是美国二十世纪最优秀的小说之一。它讲述了盖茨比对黛西的追求，这是她实现美国梦的方式，也是她最后一次幻灭。

本文试图对盖茨比的美国梦的扭曲和幻灭作一个新的解释，重点探讨美国梦破灭的原因及其当代意义。本文在分析盖茨比、黛西和尼克的性格特点的基础上，探讨了盖茨比的美国梦从崇高到破灭的过程。虽然盖茨比尝试各种努力来实现他赢回黛西的梦想，但最终他失败了，不幸地随着他破碎的美国梦而死去。盖茨比的美国梦破灭的原因是错综复杂的。本文对于盖茨比美国梦的幻灭从不同的方面进行分析，如内在因素和外部因素，本文还强调最根本的因素是忽视对精神层面的追求。通过一些故事情节，文章探讨了盖茨比的美国梦破灭的必然性。

关键词:  盖茨比; 美国梦; 幻灭

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction-1

1.1Introduction of the Great Gatsby and the Fitzgerald-1

1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Studies-2

2  Literature Review-3

2.1 Studies on the Great Gatsby abroad-3

2.2 Studies on the Great Gatsby at home-4

3 The Disillusion of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby-6

3.1 The Disillusion of the American Dream in Plot-7

3.2 The Disillusion of the American in Characterization-9

3.3 The Literary Techniques-11

4 The Reason of the Disillusion of the American Dream -13

5 Conclusion-14

References·-15

Acknowledgments-16