On the Spirit of the Jazz Age: Viewed from Parties in The Great Gatsby Abstract The paper tries to analyze the lavish parties in The Great Gatsby written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald to explore the spirit of the Jazz Age. The thesis of the paper is that the lavish parties symbolize the spirit of the Jazz Age.48386
Based on this thesis, main body of the paper is pided into four parts. The first part displays the viewpoint that parties reflect spiritual emptiness of the Jazz Age. Orgy of the parties implies people’s void in the hearts. And the sense of emptiness mainly shows in three aspects: loss of trust for country and society, absence of religious belief and degeneration of morality.
The second part argues that the parties reflect materialism of the Jazz Age. Through the analysis of Gatsby’s motivations of holding parties and guests’ behaviors, it reveals inflation of people’s material desire and money worship. Furthermore, we can see that people’s spiritual world is poisoned by material and money.
The third part demonstrates the fact that the parties reflect alienated spirit of the Jazz Age. Luxurious parties seem to be a miniature of society in the Jazz Age. People’s behavior and psychology at the party show their alienated spirit which is embodied in three sets of relationships: man and his mind, man and society, and man and man.
The fourth part shows that the parties indicate the spirit of self-salvation of the Jazz Age. The parties bear the spiritual pursuit of Gatsby and see the moral growth of Nick. This part clarifies the spirit of self-salvation of the Jazz Age through analysis of Gatsby’s spiritual pursuit and Nick’s moral growth.
Key words: The Great Gatsby; parties; the spirit of the Jazz Age
从《伟大的盖茨比》中的宴会看爵士时代的精神
摘要本文通过分析弗•司各特•菲茨杰拉德《伟大的盖茨比》中极尽奢华的宴会，来透视美国爵士时代的精神，并认为奢华狂欢的宴会象征了爵士时代的精神。
围绕这一论点，论文正文由四部分构成。第一部分论述宴会反映了爵士时代的精神空虚。宴会的狂欢恰恰反衬出了人们内心的空虚。而这一空虚主要表现为人们对国家和社会的不信任，信仰的缺失和道德的败坏这三个方面。
第二部分论述宴会反映了爵士时代物质化的精神。通过对盖茨比举办宴会的炫富行为和宴会中宾客活动的分析，揭示了爵士时代人们膨胀的物欲和拜金主义，更进一步地观察到物质、金钱对人们精神的毒害。
第三部分论述宴会反映了爵士时代变异的精神。奢华的宴会就像是爵士时代社会的缩影，人们在宴会上的行为和心理活动充分反映出了他们变异的精神状态。而变异的精神主要体现在社会中三对关系的疏离，分别是人和自己的内心世界、人和社会以及人和人。
第四部分论述宴会反映了爵士时代潜在的自救精神。宴会承载了盖茨的精神追求,源^自#751/文-论/文]网[www.751com.cn，同时也见证了尼克的一次道德升华。本章通过对盖茨比的精神追求和尼克的道德升华的分析，反映出爵士时代的自救精神。
毕业论文关键词：《伟大的盖茨比》；宴会；爵士时代的精神
Contents
Introduction 1
1. Literature Review 1
2. The spirit of the Jazz Age 2
1. Spiritual Emptiness of the Jazz Age at Gatsby’s parties 3
1.1 Loss of Trust for Society and Country 3
1.2 Absence of Religious Belief and Degeneration of Morality 4
2. Materialized Spirit of the Jazz Age at Gatsby’s parties 6
2.1 Inflation of Material Desires and Money Worship 6
2.2 Negative Influence on the People of the Jazz Age 6 《伟大的盖茨比》中的宴会看爵士时代的精神:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_50972.html