毕业论文- Symbolsm in TheGreat Gatsby.docVIP

河南科技学院新科学院 2012届本科毕业论文 Symbolism in The Great Gatsby 象征主义在《了不起的盖茨比》中的运用 学生姓名： 王芳芳 所在系别：____外国语言文学系 所学专业： 英 语 导师姓名： 完成时间： 2012年5月 Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Wang Fangfang Xinke College of Henan Institute of Science and Technology May, 2012 Contents Acknowledgments i Abstract in English ii Abstract in Chinese iii I. Introduction 1 1.1 Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby 1 1.2 Previous Research on The Great Gatsby 3 II. Symbolism 5 2.1 The Definition of Symbolism 5 2.2 Symbolism in Literature Works 6 III. Symbolism in The Great Gatsby 8 3.1 Symbolism in colors 8 3.1.1 Green 8 3.1.2 White…………………………………………………………………………………….10 3.1 Symbolism in settings 11 3.1.1 East Egg and West Egg 11 3.1.2 The Valley of Ashes……..………………………………………………………………13 3.1 Symbolism in Animals……..…………………………………………………..15 3.1.1 The Dog 15 3.1.1 The Moth 16 IV. The Effects of Symbolism in The Great Gatsby……………………………..17 4.1 The Effect of Symbolism in Colors………………………………………………………..17 4.2 The Effect of Symbolism in Settings……………………………………………………...18 4.3 The Effect of Symbolism in Objects………………………………………………………19 V. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………19 Bibliography 21 Acknowledgments This paper could not have been completed without the help of a number of people. Here I would like to express my sincere, heartfelt gratitude to those who have figured most prominently over the last two years of my graduate study. For encouragement, support, and frank criticism at various stages of development of this paper, I am deeply indebted to my supervisor Zhang Xuena, who has afforded me pithy scholarly advice and corrected my paper patiently. I am also grateful to my family and friends, without whose love and support I could not have completed this paper. During the process of writing the paper, I had been ill for some days and my parents support me materially and spiritually. They bo