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1、盖茨比读后感英文 、IntroductionTheGreatGatsbyiswrittenbyAmericanauthorF.Scott.Fitzgerald,whoisconsideredamemberofthe“lostgeneration”oftheTwenties.Itwasfirstpublishedon1925.Thefollowingisthemainplotofthenovel.AyoungmannamedNickCaraway,whocametoNewYorkCityinspringof1922.Hebecameinvolvedinthelifeofhisneighborat
2、LongIsland,JayGatsby,averyrichman,whoentertainedhundredsofguestsathisparty.GatsbyrevealedtoNick,thathefellinlovewithNickscousinDaisybeforethewar.Atthattimehewaspoor.However,DaisymarriedTomBuchanan,arichbutboringmanofgoodsocialposition.GatsbylostDaisybecausehehadnomoney,buthewasstillinlovewithher.Hep
3、ersuadedNicktobringhimandDaisytogetheragain.Youcantrepeatthepast,11Nicksaidtohim.GatsbytriedtoconvinceDaisytoleaveTom,who,inturn,revealedthatGatsbyhasmadehismoneyfrombootlegging.SotheyaskedDaisywhomsheloved.Daisybegantosobhelplessly:“Ididlovehimonce-butIlovedyoutoo.”2Daisy,drivingGatsbyscar,hitandki
4、lledTomsmistress,MyrtleWilson,unawareofheridentity.GatsbyremainedsilenttoprotectDaisy.TomtoldMyrtleshusbandWilsonitwasGatsbywhokilledhiswife.WilsonmurderedGatsbyandthenmittedsuicide.NickwaslefttoarrangeGatsbysfuneral,attendedonlyGatsbysfatherandoneformerguest.NickreturnedtothehisMidwesthome,reflecti
5、ngonGatsbysdreamsandthesadandcyclicalnatureofthepast.、MyviewpointongoodbooksTheGreatGatsbyisrankedsecondintheModernLibraryslistofthe100bestnovelsofthe20thcentury.Buteveryonehasthedifferentcriteriaongoodbooks.Onepointofgoodbooksis,Ithink,whenyoueatitthetasteiswhatyouneed.Thegoodbookstellyouclearlysom
6、ethingthatlurksinyourbraindimly.Soyouwillfeelverygoodifyouresonatewiththecharacterinbooks.WhenIputmoneytostockmarket,IdidandthoughttheexactsameasNick:“Iboughtadozenvolumesonbankingandcreditandinvestmentsecurities,andtheystoodonmyshelfinredandgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsec
7、retsthatonlyMidasandMorganandMaecenasknew.”23Anotherpointofgoodbooksis,afteryouhaveeatenitthetasteissogoodthatyouwanttoeatitagain.Thegoodbookisamusingandthoughtinspiring.TheGreatGatsbyalsohasalotofpunsandsymbolisms.Thisbookisalittlelikewhatitsayonthefirstpage:“Hedidntsayanymore,butwevealwaysbeenunus
8、uallymunicativeinareservedway,andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.”4SoTorureadthisbookagainandagain,whichisoneofhisfavoritebooks.(ToruisthemaincharacterofJapanesenovelNorwegianWood)、Gatsbysdream-togetbackhislostlove“He(Gatsby)stretchedouthisarmstowardthedarkwaterinacuriouswayInvoluntaril
9、yIglancedseaward-anddistinguishednothingexceptasinglegreenlight,minuteandfaraway,thatmighthavebeentheendofadock.”5ThatgreenlightwaswhereDaisylived.ThatlightisthesymbolofGatsbysgreatdream,hisloveforDaisy,andattempttomakethatlovereal.“She(Daisy)wasthefirstnicegirlhehadeverknown.”6“He(Gatsby)foundherex
10、citingdesirable.”7“Itamazedhim-hehadneverbeeninsuchabeautifulhomebefore.”8Daisycamefromwealthyfamily.Atthattime(1917)Gatsbywasapennilessyoungman.Heliedabouthisbackgroundtomakeherbelievethathewasworthyofher.“Asmatteroffact,hehadnosuchfacilities-hehadnofortablefamilystandingbehindhimandhewasliableatth
11、ewhimofanimpersonalgovernmenttobeblownanywhereabouttheworld.”9WhenGatsbyleftforthewar,thoughshecriedandcried,DaisymarriedrichmanTomBuchanan,“withmorepompandcircumstancethanLouisvilleeverknewbefore.”10IV、Howtogethisdreametrue“Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorg
12、eousabouthim(Gatsby),someheightenedsensitivitytothepromiseoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakethethousandsmilesawayitwasanextraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinanyotherperson”311SothegreatGatsbydedicatedhimselftowinningDaisyback.Howd
13、idhemakehisdreametrue?(一)GetrichandbuyabighouseandnicecarBeingwealthyisthemostimportantforloveaffair.Largefortunecannothavebeenobtainedhonestly.GatsbydidbusinesswithWolfsheim,agambler,“whofixedtheWorldSeriesbackin1919.”12Gatsbymadelotsofmoneyalsofromdistributingillegalalcoholandtradinginstolensecuri
14、ties.Aftergottenmoney,Gatsbygotluxuriouspossessions.“Andamarbleswimmingpool,andmorethanfortyacresoflawnandgarden.ItwasGatsbymansion.”13“Hesawmelookingwithadmirationathiscar(RollsRoyce)itwasrichcreamcolor,brightwithnickel,swollenhereandthereinitsmonstrouslength”14(二)GetrefinedTowinhislove,Gatsbymadeh
15、imelegantandnobletoo.HestudiedinOxfordUniversity.Fromhisdailyschedule,weknew,“practiceelocution,poiseandhowtoattainit-5:00-6:00Readoneimprovedbookandmagazineperweek.”15(三)BeefamousAlsoGatsbygothimfamousaroundNewYork.Hehadelaboratepartieseveryweekendathismansion.Thepartyisalmostunbelievablyluxurious,
16、“looksliketheWorldFair.”16Hemadefriendswhoarefamous.WhenDaisywenttohispartyandexclaimed,“Inevermetsomanycelebrities.”17V、Thefailureofthedream(一)ThefailureoftheGatsbysdreamGatsbydied.Hisdreamdiedtoo.Myrtleshusbandshothiminapool.ItwasTom,DaisyshusbandtoldMyrtleshusbandthatGatsbyownedthecarandkilledMyrtle.Actually,itwasDaisydroveGatsbyscarandkillMyrtle.ToGatsby,Daisyishistruelove
