摘要弗朗西斯·司格特·菲茨杰拉德所著的小说《了不起的盖茨比》是爵士时代著名的代表作品之一。2013年，由著名导演巴兹·鲁曼改编，将这部小说第五次搬上银幕。影片主要讲述了主人公盖茨比执着于爱却最终以性命为代价被枪杀的悲惨命运。本文主要从电影的角度论述盖茨比的了不起。主要研究方法为文献研究法。在研究收集的各种相关资料的基础上，作者将会分析电影的场景，盖茨比的人物个性及主题曲Young and Beautiful。本篇文章反映出盖茨比在这个浮华复杂的时代创造一个自己的世界,与他身边的人相比，盖茨显得格外伟大。希望本篇文章在对电影的理解上会有所帮助。79991

毕业论文关键词：爵士时代；执着追求；爱；伟大

Abstract The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is one of the greatest works in Jazz Age。 In 2013, it is the fifth time that this novel has been made into a movie by Baz Luhrmann。 It is about Gatsby’s persistent pursuit of love but paid with his life in the end。 This paper mainly discusses the greatness of Gatsby from the movie。 The main research method is literature research method。 On the basis of studying the gathered materials, the author analyzes this movie’s scenes, the characters of Gatsby and the song, Young and Beautiful。 Accordingly, it reveals that Gatsby just created a different world in that turbid age。 He is much greater by comparing with the people around him。 Hopefully, this paper will be beneficial to the understanding of this movie。

Key words: the Jazz Age; persistent pursuit; love; greatness

The Greatnesses of Gatsby from the Movie— The Great Gatsby

Contents

摘要 i

Abstract ii

I。 Introduction 1

II。 The Greatness of Gatsby 2

2。1 The Persistent Pursuit of Love 2

2。2 The Persistent Pursuit of Dream 4

2。3 The Greatness of Gatsby’s Characters 6

   2。3。1 A Rational Man in the Troubled Age 6

   2。3。2 A Man with Responsibility and Generosity 7

2。4 The “Greatness” in Daisy's Eyes 8

III。 Gatsby’s Greatness from the Song—Young and Beautiful 9

3。1 The Lyrics 9

3。2 Gatsby Reflected in the Song 11

IV。 Conclusion 13

Bibliography 14

Acknowledgements 15

Ⅰ。 Introduction

Francis Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American writers in the 1900s。 Most of the characters he created are some young men and women pursuing the fancy dreams after the First World War whose life experience and mental world have close connections with Fitzgerald。 His third work, The Great Gatsby, lays the foundation of American literary history。 Thus, Fitzgerald becomes the spokesman of the Jazz Age and the Lost Generation。(Prigozy, 2004: 69) 文献综述

In the 1920s, the American economy was booming。 Most of the Americans had already got the material benefits from the First World War so that they closed the gate of their nation to enjoy wealth and pleasure with the enthusiasm that they never had before。 They thought they were in the most glorious age of human history and believed this age would develop with no end。 There was a deep change in the society structure and people’s behavior and mentality。 The middle class was expanding fast; personal consumption was inflating; the life style and morality changed drastically。 Fitzgerald himself was also immersed in this age of feasting and revelry。 He sensed the age’s desperate demand for romance and the inanity behind vanity, which were all reflected in his works。 This was a period that belonged to money, party, music and alcohol。 And it was also an age full of hypocrisy, selfishness and corruption。(Malcolm, 1971: 2)