Abstract

This thesis is a comparative study of the symbolic meanings of the two novels, The Sun Also Rises and The Great Gatsby, which reflects the similar times and the criticism of the American dream. These two works use a large number of symbols to present very subjective imagination. In the process of writing it not only focuses on the characters of emotion, consciousness, thought, activity, attitude description, and directly construct the consciousness of the characters. The thesis consists of three sections. The first part is to compare the differences of the symbolic meanings of characters in these two works. Secondly, it compares the symbolic meaning of the settings in the novel. Thirdly, the paper analysis the symbolic meaning of wine in The Great Gatsby and the symbolic meaning of colors in The Great Gatsby, and the artistic characteristics of the two novels are different, each of which has a high artistic value. These three sections are the main contents of this paper.

Key words: The Sun Also Rises, The Great Gatsby, The Lost Generation，symbolic meaning

CONTENTS

中文摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Ernest Hemingway-1

1.2 F. Scott Fitzgerald-2

1.3 Historical Background-3

1.3.1 The First World War-3

1.3.2 The Lost Generation-3

2. Comparison of the Symbols of Characters in Two Works-4

2.1 Brett and Daisy-4

2.2 Jake and Gatsby-5

3. Comparison of the Symbols of Settings in Two Works-6

4. Other Symbolizations of Two Works-7

4.1 The symbol of wine in The Sun Also Rises-7

4.2 The Symbol of Colors in The Great Gatsby-8

5. Conclusion-9

References-10