了不起比尔盖茨.ppt

The symbolic meaning of the names of the places “From the moment I telephone news of the catastrophe to West Egg Village……” (P153, Para2,L2) West Egg Village: 西卵镇，a place where Gatsby and Nick lived. “Even when the East excited me most, even when…..”, (P160,Para4, L1) East Egg Village: 东卵镇，a place where Tom and Daisy lived. These two places symbolize two totally different classes. （两个阶级的对立） West Egg Village the traditional virtue, like hard work, idealism and persistence. East Egg Village the materialism and decay of dreams. The separation of West Egg Village and East Egg Village shows the gap between the two classes. The symbolic meaning of the names of Gatsby’s guests The guests are those people who always come to the parties held by Gatsby. The names of Gatsby’s guests appearing in this chapter are mainly： Tom, Daisy, Meyer Wolfsheim, Klipspringe, the man with owl-eyed glasses and Jordan Baker. All the names symbolize the condition of the whole social class under the illusion of “American Dream”. The names of Gatsby’s guests server to characterize the whole social class rather than a single person. The names themselves are symbolic in their connotations. For example: Daisy: a kind of flower, two colors: yellow and white. Yellow Daisy value money much in her life White Daisy is empty and shallow inside. The symbolic meaning of colors There are three kinds of colors mentioned in this chapter: white, green , blue “On the white steps an obscene….” （P162,Para5,L2） White emptiness and indifference. “And as I sat…, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.” (P162, last Para, L1) “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic….”(P162, L1) Green, the color of nature, symbolizes life and hope. Light symbolize warmth, brightness. Green light dream and hope. The first green light Gatsby’s pursue o