一、引言《了不起的盖茨比》是F·司哥特·菲茨杰拉德最为杰出的一部小说,向读者全面展示了“爵士时代”美国的社会风貌和时代精神。小说通过反映平民青年盖茨比因为生活在错位的梦想与现实之间,从而遭遇了悲惨的人生经历,深刻揭示了“美国梦”的实质,一味追求金钱财富的梦想只是一种虚无缥缈的梦幻。 I. INTRODUCTION “The Great Gatsby” is the most outstanding novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and fully presents the readers with the social style and the spirit of the times in the “jazz era.” By reflecting the fact that young people, Gatsby, lived between the dreams and reality of dislocation, they suffered a tragic experience in life. They profoundly revealed the essence of the “American Dream,” and blindly pursuing the dream of money and wealth is just an illusory dream.