Abstract：Francis Scott Fitzgerald, the great American novelist, was the spokesman of the Jazz Age at the beginning of the twentieth century. His masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, embodies the social atmosphere in which people lost themselves and wanted to enjoy themselves. The novel restores the low status and tragic fate of women in the society, and the study of feminism has become an inevitable trend. 

The three women in the novel Daisy, Martel, and Jordan are the representatives of trendy girls. Although they are of different classes, they are very attractive. Their personalities are very different, but their fate is regrettable. In this thesis, the author makes a thorough interpretation of the social phenomena and analyzes the images of the three female protagonists in the novel and the causes of their tragic fate. From the analysis of this thesis, we can know that the negative image of women and their tragic fate are caused not only by their own reasons, but also by the oppression of women by the patriarchal society.

Keywords:  The Great Gatsby  feminism  tragic fate

中文摘要：美国伟大的小说家——弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德是二十世纪初爵士时代的代言人。他的代表作《了不起的盖茨比》体现了当时人们迷失自我、贪图享乐的思想观念和腐败滋生的社会氛围。小说把当时社会中女性地位的低下和悲惨命运真实地还原出来，研究女性主义成为了必然趋势。

小说中的三个女人黛西、马特尔、乔丹就是时髦女郎的代表。她们虽然处于不同阶级，但是都十分有魅力。她们的个性截然不同，但她们的命运却都令人惋惜。本文运用女性主义的思想，详尽解读了当时的社会现象，分析了小说中三位女主角的形象及其悲惨命运的成因。从本文的分析中，我们可以知道：负面的女性形象和她们的悲惨命运不光是因为自身原因，也是男权社会压迫女性所造成的。

关键词: 《了不起的盖茨比》；女性主义；悲剧命运

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Chapter One Introduction-1

1.1 Introduction to Fitzgerald-1

1.2 Introduction to The Great Gatsby-1

1.3 Research Status of The Great Gatsby-2

1.4 Structure of the Thesis-3

Chapter Two Theoretical Basis-4

2.1 Definition of Feminism-4

2.2 Development of Feminism-4

Chapter Three Female Characters and Their Tragedy Causes in The Great Gatsby-7

3.1 Female Characters in The Great Gatsby-7

3.1.1 Daisy Buchanan-7

3.1.2 Jordan Becker-8

3.1.3 Martel Wilson-9

3.2 Causes for Female Tragedy in The Great Gatsby-9

3.2.1 Material Supremacy Social System-9

3.2.2 Patriarchal Ideology-10

3.2.3 Denial of Feminist Consciousness-10

Chapter Four Conclusion-12

References-13