Great-Gatsby了不起的盖茨比ppt.pptx

Great Gatsby —F. Scott Fitzgerald The By ： 王颖 谢欣 邵丹阳 Author Biography F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896-1940 Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th Century. The self-styled spokesman of the “Lost Generation”and“Jazz Age”. The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, is widely considered to be F. Scott Fitzergeralds greatest novel. It is also considered a seminal work on the fallibility of the American dream. About The Great Gatsby About The Great Gatsby It focuses on a young man, Jay Gatsby, who, after falling in love with a woman from the social elite, makes a lot of money in an effort to win her love. She marries a man from her own social strata and he dies disillusioned with the concept of a self-made man. Major Characters in the Novel  Nick CarawayA young Midwesterner,the novel‘s narrator叙述者.his cousin is Daisy. Jay Gatsby He lives in a mansion next door to Nicks cottage, is known for his lavish parties. Daisy BuchananBeautiful and spoiled, Daisy loved Gatsby before. Her materialism唯物主义 lead her to marry Tom Buchanan. Tom BuchananFrom an enormously wealthy Chicago family, Tom is a former Yale football star who sees himself at the top of an exclusive social hierarchy. Major Characters in the Novel George WilsonThe owner of an auto garage at the edge of the valley of ashes, George finds his only happiness through his faithless wife, Myrtle. Myrtle WilsonMyrtle dreams of belonging to a higher social class than George can offer,so she loves rich Tom. Jordan BakerDaisy’s friend Jordan stands for the modern woman of the 1920s. A liberated, competitive golfer, she is firmly established in high society. She both attracts and repels Nick as a romantic interest. Gatsby Daisy Mrs.Wilson  Tom Mr.Wilson Nick Wait for the movie Leonardo DiCaprio Thank You