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1、本科畢業(yè)論文中文題目:淺析《了不起的蓋茨比》中的美國夢外文題目:AnAnalysisofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby院系英語學院專業(yè)英語(翻譯)年級2007級學號學生指導教師結稿日期2011年5月7日教務處制iii淺析《了不起的蓋茨比》中的美國夢摘要:《了不起的蓋茨比》是美國作家弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德1925年所寫的一部以20世紀20年代的紐約市及長島為背景的短篇小說。《了不起的蓋茨比》的問世,奠定了弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德在現代美國文學史上的地位。本論文討論了美國夢與美
2、國下層階級之間的關系。論文首先介紹了美國夢的基本情況,即歷史回顧、歷史起源和它的發(fā)展,旨在找出美國夢在20世紀20年代失敗的原因。隨后論文闡述了美國夢和美國下層階級的矛盾,論述理想美國夢和物質對美國下層階級誘惑之間的矛盾,以及理想美國夢與美國下層階級道德觀的改變之間的矛盾。關鍵詞:《了不起的蓋茨比》;美國夢;美國下層階級iiiAnAnalysisofAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsbyAbstractTheGreatGatsbyisthemostrenownedmasterpi
3、eceofF.ScottFitzgeraldin1925,depictingastorythathappenedinNewYorkcityandLongIslandduringthe1920s.Duetoitsbirth,FitzgeraldhasgainedhisreputationincontemporaryAmericanliteraturehistory.Thispaperconsistsoftwoparts.ThefirstpartofthepaperintroducesAmericand
4、reamwhichconcludeshistoricalretrospect,historicaloriginanditsdevelopment,aimingtotracebacktothereasonsthatgiverisetothefailureofAmericandream.Then,thepaperdemonstratestheconflictbetweenAmericandreamandthelowerclassesofAmericansociety,includingtheconfli
5、ctbetweenAmericandreamandthelureofmaterialworldreal,andtheconflictbetweenAmericandreamandchangeofmoralstandardsofAmericanlowerclass.Keywords:TheGreatGatsby;AmericanDream;AmericanlowerclassiiiAcknowledgementsFirstandforemost,Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartfe
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