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Today, more than 80 years after its publication, The Great Gatsby seems as fresh and pertinent to American life as it did in the 1920s. The social, cultural, and historical milieu of the 1920s reflected in its pages is not so very' different from our own. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary and rich collateral materials will enrich the reader's understanding of those times and their influence on Fitzgerald's novel. The authors have included a wide variety of primary documents that capture the flavor of the era and its notorious and flamboyant players. Included are newspaper stories, first person accounts, and congressional testimony from the scandals of the 1920s. Most of the documents included in this text are available in no other printed form.
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盖茨比的故事一直以来被认为是“美国梦”的崛起、旺盛与衰落的标准象征。这个故事具有全部才子佳人传奇的必要元素——美如梦幻的女主角，貌若桃李，心如蛇蝎；超凡脱俗的男主角，出身贫寒，一鸣惊人；挥金如土的生活，悲惨凄凉的结局。它以一种独特的文学视野和新颖的表现风格，深刻揭示了“爵士时代”的“美国梦”破灭的根源，把战后美国经济繁荣时期在拜金主义生活潮流掩盖下的自私、冷漠的人性本质表现得淋漓尽致。盖茨比之所以“了不起”，就是因为在战后繁华的美国，在人们纵情享乐、奢华骄逸的社会风尚里，他依然真诚而执著地等待、追求着心中珍藏的圣洁之爱。但是，在那个物欲横流的社会环境里，无论是盖茨比、黛西，还是汤姆，对爱情的追求、付出与转移，都跟金钱和地位有着不可分割的联系。盖茨比生前的豪宅里高朋满座，死后却只有尼克这个穷朋友帮他张罗丧事，即使是他最亲密的生意伙伴，也拒绝出席他的葬礼。
