北京理工大学珠海学院 2020 届本科生毕业论文Consumerism as Reflected in The Great GatsbyConsumerism as Reflected in The Great GatsbyAbstractThe Great Gatsby, issued in 1925, is an eminent novel in American which was written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The novel replicates the money-oriented society of the Jazz age and is a true portrayal of the "lost generation" in America. The novel is set on New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. Through the dual narrative perspective, the novel’s character Nick presents a dazzling but vain world to the reader. Romantic love in the novel was the product of consumerism at the jazz era, so it is destined to be a tragedy. Profligate consumerism has gradually degraded people’s spiritual world. Blind pursuit of material wealth has eventually resulted in the I北京理工大学珠海学院 2020 届本科生毕业论文destruction of the American dream.This paper analyzes the connotation of consumerism comprehensively, explores the association between consumerism and the characters in the novel, and investigates the impact of consumerism on society in order to find out the causes of American dream's disillusionment at a deeper level.Exorbitant material consumption makes people lost, and the American dream is gradually materialized. Therefore, China should take it as a warning and not let consumerism overturn the foundation of the Chinese dream.Keywords: consumerism, The Great Gatsby, American dream 《了不起的盖茨比》中的消费主义摘 要《了不起的盖茨比》出版于 1925 年，是美国作家弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德创作的一部中篇小说，极富盛名。该小说真实地再现了当时金钱至上的社会是美国“迷惘一代”的真实写照。小说以 20 世纪 20 年代的美国纽约市及长岛为背景，通过双重叙事视角的方式，由小说人物尼克向读者呈现一个璀璨但虚无的世界。小说中的浪漫爱情是...
