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Part One Introduction


1.1 Research Background and Significance


As “the spokesman of a crucial and revealing period in the cultural


field


of


his


country”,


(Wang


Weiping,


2004:57)


Fitzgerald


knows


the


society


clearly due to his rich personal experience and creates many characters


like


Gatsby


out


of


the


American


life.


These


novels


describe


the


disillusionment of the American dream in the Jazz Age. And the reason is


always


that


the


transformations


of


the


values


of


traditional


morality


make


people


not


believe


in


any


hero


but


pursue


individual


consumption


and


enjoyment.


Fitzgerald


deeply


feels


the


spiritual


emptiness


and


moral


decadence under the superficial splendor and prosperity in that age, so


he is called the spokesman


of


the Jazz Age.


Most of his works describe the


expectation, dissatisfaction and disappointment of the American young


generation in the 1920s. One distinguishing feature of his works is that


the


close


relationship


between


his


personal


experiences


and


works.


Nearly


all the characters in his novel can find the original shapes in reality


sometimes even himself, especially in


The Great Gatsby


.


1.2 Motivation and Objective


Considering disillusion of the American dream, different people have


different understandings.



In its board sense, it refers to the ideal of


a


nation


such


as


democracy,


equality


and


freedom.


While


in


its


narrow


sense,


it refers to the pursuit of obtaining success of life


”. (Wang


Weiping,


2004:57)


Essentially,


the


American


dream


is


a


confident


desire


for


perfection by means of progress. But the history and reality of American


have proved that “the American dream” is, to some extent, a kind of


illusion.


The great Gatsby


is one of the representative works that reflects the


illusory nature of the American dream.



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Part Two Gatsby



s American Dream


Gatsby


is


the


representative


figure


of


a


self-made


man


in


the


twenties.


He is born in a poor family in the west of America, and his parents are


shiftless


and


unsuccessful


farm


people.


He


comes


to


the


big


city



New


York


where the young men are inspired to make the most of their opportunities


to get the key to be successful. They believe that they can be successful


men in history, just like Benjamin Franklin, who has been ma


n “of


humble


origin, narrow fortune, small advantages, and self-


taught.”



(Chen Qing,


2006:18) The poor boy is inspired to do the great deeds by the example of


Franklin,


like


Gatsby.


So


in


the


end,


Gatsby


gets


wealth


and


fame


by


industry.


Some people may think that Gatsby has fulfilled his dream; it is obvious


that


Gatsby’s


dream


is


a


symbol


of


the


American


dream


for


wealth


and


youth.



However, Gatsby



s real dream is to win back his first love Daisy but not


to get the money only. Gatsby genuinely has a belief that money can buy


anything,


innocently


thinking


that


his


wealth


can


erase


the


last


five


years


of his and daisy’s l


ove and reunite them at the original point of 1917.


He falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy girl of the upper class


and he wants to enter into the upper class through his efforts. Although


he


devotes


his


whole


life


to


win


the


wealth


and


position,


he


fails


totally


at last. Why does he fail? In


the


thesis the


reasons


for his failure


would


be discussed.



Part Three Reasons for the Disillusion


3.1



Gatsby



s Dream is out of Connection with the Reality


Gay Gatsby is a great young man who has many superficial characters.


He tries his



best to realize his dreams, but he fails at last. The reason


is that he is completely an American dreamer, a man of great imagination


and extraordinary hope. He is willing to do anything to gain the social


status he thinks necessary to win back Daisy who i


s the “golden girl”


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in his dream. His relentless quest for Daisy demonstrates that Gatsby has


an


outstanding


ability


to


transform


his


dreams


into


reality.


But


actually,


his great dream


is swallowed


up


by the meanness of the upper class


and his



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girl




D aisy,


which


are


the


superficial


reasons


for


his


failure.


And


the


deep


reason


is


that


his


dream


is


out


of


connection


with


the


reality.


In


fact,


the


people


in


the


twenties


do


n’t


believe


in


the


values


of



traditional


morality


any


longer


and


they


have


their


philosophy


of


life



to


“seize


every


day”


and


“enjoy every moment”


.(Chen Qing, 2006:1)



The


differences


in


the


understanding


between


Daisy


and


Gatsby


narrates


the distance between the dream and reality; while competition between


Gatsby


and


Tom


expresses


the


strange


points


of


the


material


wealth


and


how


fragile of the pursuit of the spirit. And the difference between Gatsby


and upper class people reflects the downfall of the American society. All


these contradictions and conflicts make people realize the fragile of the


idealism


when


the


dream


confronts


the


reality.


The


pursuit


of


the


spiritual


life can not realize in the society which only pays a great attention to


the material life.


3.2


Gatsby’


s Love for Daisy is Idealistic


At the last of the novel, he expresses himself


“I


love only one girl


forever



,


(


Fitzgerald,


2004:143)


which


represents


a


kind


of


idealism. But this kind of idealistic love can not be realized, because


the girl whom he loves is just a superficial and vulgar woman in reality.


For Daisy, love should be built on the wealth and high position and she


has


accustomed


to


this


sense


of


security,


which


can


make


her


live


happily.


But Gatsby who is born into a poor family gains his wealth and position


criminally; he can not give Daisy the security which she has accustomed


to.


And


Daisy


will


not


love


anyone


who


can


not


give


her


this


kind


of


security.


So


in


front


of


Daisy,


Gatsby’


s


real


love


is


an


idealistic


dream,


and


this


dream can not be realized forever.


Just


as


Americans


have


endued


America


with


meaning


through


their


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for


their


own


lives,


Gatsby


instills


Daisy


with


a


sort


of


idealized


perfection that she neither deserves nor possesses. Just as the American


dream in the roaring twenties is ruined by the unworthiness of its goal,


money and pleasure, Gatsby’s dream is ruined by the unworthiness of its


goal,


Daisy.


“He


knew


that



Daisy


was


extraordinary,


but


he


didn’t


realize


just


how


extraordinary


a


‘nice’


girl


could


be.”



(Chen


Qing,


2006:25)


In


Gatsby’s


eyes


,


Daisy


is


a


noble


fairy,


but


she


is


a


superficial


and


vulgar


woman in reality.


Gatsby’s


love


and


the


American


dream


connect


closely


because


his


first


love Daisy is the embodiment of his dream. Daisy is the symbol of wealth


and position, and marrying Daisy means entering into the upper class, so


he devotes his whole life to win her back. But he fails at last, that is


because he can not recognize Daisy clearly and his blindness leads to his


death in the end.


3.2.1



Daisy in Reality


Daisy


is


born


into


the


upper


class


and


grows


up


in


wealthy


conditions,


so


she


depends


on


wealth


from


her


birth


and


only


responds


to


surface.


When


Gatsby


shows


her


around


his


splendid


house,


she


admires


what


she


sees.


Later,


Gatsby takes out a pile of shirts and throws them one by one before her.


She


likes


these


beautiful


shirts


so


much


that


she


even


cries


out,


“They’re


such


beautiful


shirts



,


“It


makes


me


sad


because


I’ve


never


seen


such


—such beautiful shirts before”. (


Fitzgerald, 2004:124)



Daisy has


n’t any practical value. The


people whom Daisy likes are


also


beautiful


without


any


true


value.



(Chen


Qing,


2006:15)


When


she


takes


part in Gatsby’s party, she s


ees many super stars that can only be seen


on


TV,


which


makes


her


very


interested


and


excited.


“Perhaps


you


k


now


that


lady



, ( Fitzgerald, 2004:140) Gatsby indicates a gorgeous woman


who sits in state under a white- plum tree. Daisy stares and says


“She’s


lovely”,



“I’ve never met so many celebri


ties, I like that man



what


was his name?”


.( Fitzgerald, 2004:141)


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Daisy


likes


to


arrest


men’s


attention


and


to


get


men’s


compliments


in order that she can depend on them. Maybe it is because s


he couldn’t


make a living independently, so she has to attach herself to a man, which


is her way to live in this world.



(Chen Qing, 2006:15) Daisy marries Tom


because of his large wealth and high social position. When Gatsby leaves


her, she is very sad and even wants to kill herself. But with the arrival


of


Tom,


her


life


changes


immediately,


and


then


she


decides


to


forget


Gatsby,


and marries with Tom who has great wealth and high social position.


From


this


aspect


we


can


see


that,


for


Daisy,


love


is


just


an


interesting


game, whereas money and position are the most important things in it. For


money and position, she forgets Gatsby quickly, and devotes herself to


another wealthy man no matter she loves him or not. But in fact, she will



love



Gatsby if he


can make her believe


that she can live


a wealthy and


safe life together with him. Because they have such two different kinds


of disillusions towards each other, Daisy can never understand


Gatsby’s



love for her and thus is not worthy of being loved by Gatsby.


After the marriage, the husband Tom treats Daisy badly. Daisy knows


that


Tom


B


doesn’t


care


about


her


and


ha


s


a


mistress


outside,


so


she


needs


a


chance


to


complain


her


unfortunate


life.


Therefore,


when


Nike


visits


them,


she complains about her misfortune to him. Nick feels very uncomfortable


when


he


hears


the


complaint


from


Daisy


because


he


can


not


understand


Daisy.


He says


“It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out


of the house, child in arms



but apparently there were no such intentions


in


her


head.”(



Fitzgerald,


2004:27)


Actually,


Daisy


can


do


nothing,


she will not leave Tom.


Without


Tom she can


not enjoy the wealthy life any


longer. But she cannot control her fate and she feels sad for herself. So


she


wants


to


change


her


fate


with


someone



s


help.


Just


at


this


very


time,


his


first


love


Gatsby


appears


as


a


wealthy


man


and


calls


her


back.


It


seems


to be a good chance for her to make a decision to leave her bad husband.


But instead she refused him, just because


Gatsby’


s background makes her


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lack of safety. She destroys


Gatsby’s dream totally and


goes away with


Tom in a hurry. Daisy has to go on living with Tom, which is her fate, so


in


reality


she


is


also


an


unfortunate


woman.


To


this


point,


we


can


say


that


at this time, she still doesn



t deserve the love of Gatsby.


3.2.2


Daisy in Gatsby’s Dream



No


matter


how


other


people


may


think


about


Daisy,


in


the


mind


of


great


Gatsby, she should be cherished forever. Although Gatsby and Daisy have


departed for five years, Daisy is a


lways living in Gatsby’s memory and


she has turned into an perfect fairy as time passes by. For Gatsby, if he


can


marry


with


Daisy,


he


can


enter


into


the


upper


class


naturally


and


gain


the identity in the upper class. Maybe it is because in


Gatsby’


s mind,


Daisy


has


been


endowed


with


a


kind


of


special


value.


For


this


special


vale,


Gatsby


would


rather


devote


his


whole


life



to


winning


her


back.


At


this


time,


Daisy in



reality is not important for him. Because Daisy has become the


noble embodiment of the upper class in Gatsby’s dream.



Gatsby


always


thinks


the


reason


why


Daisy


leaves


him


is


that


he


is


poor


and has a low social position when he is young, and he totally believes


that


he


can


win


Daisy


back


if


he


can


gain


the


wealth


and


high


social


position.


With this faith in his mind, Gatsby determines to win Daisy back, making


her


the


single


goal


of


all


his


dreams


and


the


symbol


of


everything


he


desired.


So he earns large wealth by efforts and then buys a splendid house across


the bay of Daisy’s and g


ives parties day and night on every weekend just


want to arrest her coming.


Actually,


Five


years


later


when


Gatsby


sees


Daisy


again,


he


feels


that


she is different from the Daisy he dreams of day and night. In reality,


Daisy


has


already


lost


her


magical


power


and


becomes


a


common


woman.


Later,


Gatsby


invites


Daisy


to


take


part


in


his


party.


And


after


she


leaves,


Gatsby


feels


very


disappointed


because


he


thinks


that


Daisy


can’t


really


understand him any longer. It seems that Gatsby is so disappointed that


he will not love her any longer. But Gatsby is really a great dreamer. He

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