Topic Discussion:Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English on the Answer Sheet.Briefly discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's theme of bankruptcy of the American dream, focusing on his masterpiece The Great Gatsby.
Topic Discussion:Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English on the Answer Sheet.Briefly discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's theme of bankruptcy of the American dream, focusing on his masterpiece The Great Gatsby.
【正确答案】:

A. FITZGERALD NEVER SPARED AN INTIMATE TOUCH IN HIS FICTION TO DEAL WITH THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF THE PROTAGONISTS' PERSONAL DREAMS DUE TO THE CLASHES BETWEEN THEIR ROMANTIC VISION OF LIFE AND THE SORDID REALITY.
B. IN THE GREAT GATSBY, THE LOSS OF AN IDEAL AND THE DISILLUSIONMENT ARE EXPLOITED FULLY IN THE PERSONAL TRAGEDY OF A YOUNG MAN WHOSE “INCORRUPTIBLE DREAM” IS “SMASHED INTO PIECES BY THE RELENTLESS REALITY.”
C. GATSBY IS A MYSTICAL FIGURE WHOSE INTENSITY OF DREAM PARTAKES OF A STATE OF MIND THAT EMBODIES AMERICA ITSELF; GATSBY IS THE LAST OF THE ROMANTIC HEROES, WHOSE ENERGY AND SENSE OF COMMITMENT TAKES HIM IN SEARCH OF HIS PERSONAL GRAIL; GATSBY’S FAILURE MAGNIFIES TO A GREAT EXTENT THE END OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.


【题目解析】:A.菲兹杰拉德在小说中对美国梦的破灭从未放过一丝一毫的描写,小说中主人公的浪漫人生理想与肮脏现实的冲突,使主人公的个人理想破灭,这一点尤为突出。B.在《了不起的盖茨比》中,理想的丧失和理想的破灭在一个年轻人的个人悲剧中得到了充分的利用,这个年轻人的“不朽的梦想”被“无情的现实粉碎”。C.盖茨比是一个神秘的人物,他的强烈的梦想部分体现了一种精神状态,体现了美国本身;盖茨比是最后一个浪漫的英雄,他的精力和责任感使他寻找他的个人圣杯;盖茨比的失败在很大程度上放大了美国梦的终结。
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