美国文学Francis ScottFitzgerald课件.pptVIP

1.The Plot of The Great Gatsby: But he finds Daisy is no longer the ideal love of his dream. A sense of loss and disillusionment come over him. Daisy and Tom do not really love each other. In fact, Tom has a mistress by the name of Myrtle Wilson, who is the wife of the owner of a garage. One day Daisy quarrels with Tom and in a fit of anger she drives Gatsby’s car and kills Myrtle in an accident. In order to protect themselves, Daisy and Tom plot to shift the blame on to Gatsby, saying Gatsby has an affair with Myrtle and he kills her eventually. Myrtle’s husband George Wilson breaks into Gatsby’s house and shots him to death. The Buchanans escape, and the only two people attending Gatsby’s funeral are Nick and Gatsby’s father, who reads the news in newspaper. Daisy Buchanan (黛西?布坎南)– an attractive but shallow and self-absorbed, young debutante and socialite（社会名流）, identified as a flapper. She is the upper class. 2.distinctive female characters Jordan Baker(乔丹 ?贝克) - Daisy ’s long-time friend with “autumn-leaf yellow” hair, a firm athletic body, and an aloof attitude. She is Nick ’s girlfriend A cynical and conceited woman who cheats in golf; wants Nick to go out with her. 2.distinctive female characters Myrtle Wilson (威尔逊太太)- George‘s wife, and Tom ’s mistress. She possesses a fierce vitality, is desperate to find refuge from her complacent marriage, but unfortunately this leads to her tragic ending：accidentally killed by Gatsby‘s car driven by Daisy. 2.distinctive female characters Though these three women three different classes ,they share the same characteristics of female values under the Jazz Age, that is abandon the traditional female virtues and pursue an extreme material life .They think wealth is the only criteria of success. Women described in that book are ①. all pretty in appearance but hollow inside; ②.money oriented; ③.vainglorious; ④.selfish. 2.distinctive female characters The Great Gatsby exposes the