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1、毕 业 论 文 The Archetypal Interpretation of The Great Gatsby07080343X35张雅新学生姓名: 学号: 信息商务学院英 语学 院: 专 业: 马 丽 指导教师: 2011年 6月 The Archetypal Interpretation of The Great GatsbyByLiu ShuxianA ThesisSubmitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirementsfor the Degree of Bachelor of Artsin the Department of Fore
2、ign Languagesof North University of ChinaUnder the Supervision of Ma LiJune 20, 2011AcknowledgementI have owned my gratitude to many people who help me a lot during my writing of these thesis, especially my supervisor Ma Li for her valuable guidance in every step of writing this thesis and her const
3、ant encouragementI also want to thank all the teachers who assisted in developing my academic competence in the four-year campus study. I have learned a lot from them, they not only teach me something about academic but also something more important about life.Besides, I also would like to thank all
4、 my friends and classmates who ever gave me a hand when it was necessary during my entire university study. Whenever I was in trouble and frustration, they always give me timely help and constant encouragement.Last but not least, thanks for my parents, who give me this opportunity to enjoy my wonder
5、ful life in this beautiful campus, and my gratitude to them is beyond words. Abstract F. Scott Fitzgerald, as one of the representative of the Jazz Age, occupies an important place in American literary world. His masterpiece The Great Gatsby, which is the classics of Christianity and also an importa
6、nt literature masterpiece in the world, through the theory of the Archetypal Criticism reveals its connection with western literary traditions and increases the profundity of this novel. Fitzgerald combines literature with the realistic life by using biblical archetypes that makes his novel surpass
7、the limitation of space and time and eternal significance. According to the studies about The Great Gatsby abroad and at home, the author finds that many scholars focused on the perspectives of structuralism, symbolism, contrast and so on. The authors thesis, taking the archetypal criticism and The
8、Bible as the theoretical basis, attempts to perform sufficient analysis on the mythological archetypes in the work about the characters to reveal the novels theme-the disillusionment of the American Dream. The thesis consists of four chapters as following: Chapter one gives the brief review of Fitzg
9、eralds literary achievements, his masterpiece The Great Gatsby, and introduces the theme of the work: the disillusionment of the American Dream. Chapter two discusses the archetypal analysis of the main characters. Chapter three analyzes the archetypes of the structure, symbols and theme. Chapter fo
10、ur concludes the whole thesis. Key words : archetypal criticism; characters; Bible 中文摘要 作为爵士时代的代表,菲茨杰拉德在美国文学世界占有很重要的地位。他的杰作了不起的盖茨比,是基督教的经典,并且也在世界享有盛誉。这部作品通过原型批判理论揭示了西方文学传统,并且增加了这部小说的深度。菲茨杰拉德通过圣经原型把文学和现实生活联系到一起,使得这部小说超越了时间和空间的限制。根据国内外对了不起的盖茨比的研究,作者发现许多学者从解构主义,象征以及对比的角度对这部小说进行分析。作者的作品以原型批判和圣经作为理论基础,试图
11、通过对小说的人物的神话原型的分析,清楚地阐述小说的主题-美国梦的破灭。 论文共有四部分组成:第一部分对该论文的研究背景和目的做了简单介绍;第二比分详细阐述了菲茨杰拉德的生平以及其巨作了不起的盖茨比;第三部分介绍了原型批判理论,并对小说中的主要人物的圣经原型进行分析;第四部分总结文章。关键词:原型批判理论;人物;圣经Table of ContentsAcknowledgements.iAbstract in English.iiAbstract in Chinese.iiiTable of Contents.ivIIntroduction .1 1.1 The background of the
12、 study 1.2 The purpose of the studyII General Introduction to F. Scott. Fitzgeralds and His Work The Great Gatsby 2.1 The summary of The Great Gatsby 2.1.1 The American dream 2.2 Fitzgeralds Background IIIThe Archetypal Analysis of the Main Characters3.1 The archetypal criticism3.2Gatsby: Adam 3.3 D
13、aisy: Eve3.4Tom: Serpent IV ConclusionBibliographyI Introduction 1.1 The background of the study Since its publication, The Great Gatsby has attracted various literary criticisms and has been interpreted from different angles by scholars, such as: the analysis of the symbolism, the structuralism, th
14、e contrast method, the theme and so on.Zhang Ruirongs article (2010) analyzes the novel through the perspective of symbolism in terms of three levels, symbolism in colors, symbolism in setting and symbolism in things. Dong Xiaoyan (2009) analyzes The Great Gatsby from structuralism perspective. Dong
15、 Xiaoyan applies by structuralism to analyze The Great Gatsby: the conflict between Gatsby and the Buchanans, which concerns the opposing attitudes and values of two groups of people-one thriving on dream, represented by Gatsby, the other living by physical pleasures, represented by the Buchanans. M
16、iller (1964) comments Fitzgeralds art and technique in Fitzgeralds works. Liu Jiamei (2002) and Wang Jianxin (2002) discuss The Great Gatsby from the perspective of the reason that causes the disillusionment of the American Dream. Malcolm Cowley(1966) focuses on the conflict between the old world an
17、d the new world. Edmund Wilson pays attention to the contradiction between the past and the present. The Great Gatsby is a general comment of the American dream. American culture is characterized by a strong emphasis on the goal of monetary success and a weak emphasis on the importance of the legiti
18、mate means for the pursuit of success. By combining the traditional biographical and historical approaches, and the approach of cultural criticism, the author, Wang Cheng, tries to re-explore the significance dream. In a word, a large number of scholars have made great contribution to this influenti
19、al work from various perspectives. From the authors point of view, the archetypal interpretation to The Great Gatsby still need some supplement. The thesis will explore this work further more.1.2 The purpose of the study Christian culture is one of the most essential parts of human cultures and it h
20、as influenced Western literature profoundly. As a profound and mysterious book, the Bible, made up of the Old Testament and the New Testament, is not only the sacred writings of Judaism and Christianity, but also a precious gem in the treasure house of the Western Culture. It is the classics of Chri
21、stianity and also an important literaturemasterpiece in the world as well. For hundreds of years, the Bible has played an immeasurable role in the world especially in the development of western society. It plunges into peoples life influenced peoples ideas, which will surly lead to a change in the l
22、iterature. So we also consider it to be an important literature masterpiece, influencing upon the history of the American and British literature. The Holy Bible is a special theological scripture, not only a book containing some aspects of literature and theology, but also a book on which both schol
23、ars and authors concentrate most of their attention and imagination. Blake said “The Oldnew Testaments are the Great Code of Art.(Frye & Knights 1962:3). He thinks that the framework of The Holy Bible surveys a large part of human history and literary experience, and establishes the ultimate context
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