泽尔达•赛瑞和《了不起的盖茨比》中黛西•布坎南的相似之处

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Abstract For The Great Gatsby, few articles analyzed the heroine Daisy from the perspective of Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda. From the analysis on the text, the writer’s female characters mostly show the nature of selfish, emptiness and supremacy of money. In a deep sense, this description is a part of the whole novel symbolism, is his serious thought of America social spiritual values. 53637

This essay will analysis some similarities between the heroine Daisy in The Great Gatsby¬ with the most important woman in Fitzgerald’s life—his wife—Zelda. First, Zelda and Daisy have similar family background. These two have prominent family background, it has an important influence for the later plot developing; second, Zelda and Daisy have similar personalities. They all have similar character flaws, such as the lack of independence, spiritual emptiness; third, Zelda and Daisy’s attitude towards life is very similar, such as they only loyal to their own emotions. Fitzgerald’s description of Daisy devoted his love, hate and calm analysis for his wife Zelda and many contemporary female characters, that they are victims of men and society. At the same time as women, to a certain extent, they have their own flash and laudable.

Keywords：the Great Gatsby; Daisy; Zelda; similarities;

摘要对于《了不起的盖茨比》,少有文章从菲茨杰拉德的妻子泽尔达的角度来探讨小说中所刻画的女主角黛西。从文本上分析,作者笔下的女性人物大多都表现出自私、空虚、金钱至上的品性。从深层次意义上说,这种描写是作者整部小说象征主义的一部分,是他对美国社会精神价值观的严肃思考。论文中指出她们的形象中有所透露出关于泽尔达的影子，更有作为女性自我意识的觉醒，反叛社会对女性传统认识的闪光之处。

论文中将从三个部分展示小说中所刻画的主要女性黛西的形象与菲茨杰拉德的妻子泽尔达的性格不同角度的相似之处。一，泽尔达和黛西相同的出生，二者都有着显赫的家世，这对于后来事情的发展有重要的铺垫作用；二，泽尔达与黛西相似的性格，她们都有相似的性格缺陷，如缺乏独立意识、精神空虚等；三，泽尔达与黛西对待生活的态度极为相似，如只忠实于自己的情绪和爱情姿态。作者对书中女性黛西的描写倾注了他对于妻子泽尔达的爱恨以及当代诸多女性人物的冷静分析，认为她们是社会和男人的牺牲品。同时作为女性，她们在一定程度上有其自身闪光、值得称赞的一面。

毕业论文关键词：《了不起的盖茨比》；黛西；泽尔达；相似之处

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. Zelda Sayre’s Similarities to Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby 4

3.1. The Similarity of Their Family Background 4

3.2. The Similarity of Personalities 6

3.3. The Similarity of Their Attitudes toward Life 8

4. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 10

1. Introduction

During the 20th century, a United States well-known writer F. Scott Fitzgerald writes his most famous novel The Great Gatsby. At that time, because the beautiful language, sophisticated skills and the vivid reality of American society have been portrayed, The Great Gatsby has been thought as one of the twelve American best novels.

Zelda Sayre was the youngest child of Judge Anthony Dickinson Sayre and his wife Minnie. As a child and teenager, she led a wild existence in the quiet town of Montgomery, AL. She met F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1918 and after the publication of his first novel “This Side of Paradise” they married on April 3rd, 1920. Their only child, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, was born in October 1921. Her marriage to Scott was not perfect, while their antics catapulted them to celebrity status and were fictionalized in Scott’s books; there were also fights, affairs, and constant problems with debt. They moved to several places around New York, St. Paul and France for the first few years. At the age of 27, Zelda began ballet lessons with Madame Lubov Egorova in hopes of becoming a prima ballerina, which at her age was impossible. Beginning in 1930, Zelda would be committed (and released) to several mental institutions after being diagnosed with schizophrenia, the final time committing herself to Highland Hospital in Asheville, NC. In 1932, she published her only novel “Save Me the Waltz”, which was an almost autobiographical account of her life up to that point. She also published a play, “Scandalabra”; several short stories and articles; and she also created a large number of paintings, paper dolls, and sketches which some were intended to be passed on to her daughter and grandchildren. After Scott passed away in 1940, she began a second novel, “Caesar’s Things” which was never finished and covered similar ground as her first book. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald died in a fire which broke out at Highland Hospital on March 10th, 1948.