an overview of the writer Fitzgerald and the background he lived. Then by the comparison of the American Dream in different social and historical backgrounds, we have a general knowledge of American Dream in the special period that Gatsby lives. Thus comes to the conclusion that love in reality is closely connected with money through the analysis of Gatsby’s American Dream and the reason it breaks.In the novel, if Daisy was not born in a rich family, it is impossible for Gatsby to fall in love with her. On the other hand, if Gatsby doesn’t lie to Daisy that he is rich enough to afford her a better life, Daisy would not have been in love with him, either. Through illegal trade of alcohol, Gatsby becomes a millionaire and he can give Daisy an extravagant life easily. And Daisy falls in love with him again. However, the time Gatsby is murdered mistakenly, and all his wealth doesn’t mean anything to Daisy ever after, Daisy, with her husband, goes traveling happily. As Yu Dan points out, it means that Gatsby’s American Dream is broken. (Yu Dan, 2006, 4:3)There is nothing left to him, and he doesn’t win Daisy’s love till the end of his life.
Zhang Tianjing points out that the reason for the fall of Gatsby’s American Dream is that their love is based money, and material needs are the premise of their love. (Zhang Tianjing, 2004, 3:2)It is the money Gatsby has that Daisy really loves. Actually, it is the truth that money is necessary to the life of every human being; without money, no one can live a normal life any one day, and it needs more money to live a better life.
Therefore, based on the analysis above we can reach at a conclusion that love and money in reality has a close relationship.
Acknowledgements
My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Mr. Ma Dong, my supervisor, for his constant encouragement and guidance. He has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without his consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form.
Second, I would like to express my heart-felt gratitude to Mr. Liu Youlong, who led me into the world of literate. I am also greatly indebted to the professors and teachers at the Department of English: Professor Zhan Chun, Professor Deng Xingyi, Mr. Tang Guoping and many other teachers who have instructed and helped me a lot in the past four years.
Lastly, my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis.
Thanks again for all who ever helped me.
Notes
① nihilism: Total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs. 虚无主义 。
② hedonism: Belief that pleasure should be the main aim in life. 享乐主义。
③ incarnation: Person that prominently displays a particular quality. 化身。
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