海明威简介分析.ppt

Unit 7 &
(1897—1962)
Teaching Aims:
Introduce the writers to the students
Familiarize students with ideas of the writing and language used
Give them some knowledge of American Dream and American South literature
Key Points to Teach:
. Fitzgerald’s life and literary achievements
Social background and American Dream
A brief discussion of The Great Gatsby
W. Faulkner’s life and literary achievements
American South literature
A brief discussion of A Rose for Emily
I. ’s Works
Fiction:
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Beautiful and Damned
The Great Gatsby
The Side of Paradise
Tender is the Night
Short Stories
The Offshore Pirate
The Ice Palace
Head and Shoulders
The Cut-Glass Bowl
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Benedition
Dalyrimple Goes Wrong
The Four Fists
The Great Gatsby (1925)
Written in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is often referred to as "The Great American Novel," and as the quintessential work which captures the mood of the "Jazz Age."
Character Analysis
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jordan
The hardest character to understand in the book because he is the narrator and will therefore only give us an impression of himself that he would like to give. He tells the reader that "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known", but we see him lie on several occasions. So it is all but impossible to get an accurate picture of Nick. By the end of the book he is very jaded, though. When he and Jordan break up he says "I'm thirty. I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor". So the experience with Gatsby and the others takes it's toll on him. But in the end, the reader cannot be certain of who the real Nick is.
Nick
Gatsby
came from poor beginnings and created a fantasy world where he was rich and powerful. Even in his youth Gatsby was not content with what he had. He wanted money, so he managed to get it. He wanted Daisy, and she slipped through his fingers