Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………(1) Introduction………………………………………………………………………….............(2) 1. Brief Introduction of Feminism…………………………………………………………….(4) Definition of Feminism………………………………………………………………...........(4) Features of Feminism………………………………………………………………………..(5) 2. Causes of the Formation of Daisy’s Images ………………………………………………..(5) Social Background of America in the 1920s ………………………………………………..(5) Development of Feminism …………………………………………………………………..(7) Daisy’ Personal Factors……………………………………………………………………...(8) 3. Embodiments of Daisy's Feminist Images in The Great Gatsby………………………….(9) Daisy's Intelligence………………………………………………………………………...(10) Daisy's Fashionable Image…………………………………………………………………(12) Daisy's Money Worshipping………………………………………………………………..(14) Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..(18) Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………...(19) Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………..(21) Interpretation of Daisy’s Images in The Great Gatsby from the Perspective of Feminism Abstract: F. Scott Fitzgerald, the famous American novelist in the 1920s, is known as the spokesman and laureate of the“Jazz Age”. The Great Gatsby, his masterpiece, is considered an American classic and is still the hot subject by the critics. However, One can readily acknowledge that in general the women characters are quite secondary to the males. There are even negative characterizations of women, especially Daisy. So this thesis attempts to re-interpret it from a feminist perspective to throw a new light on the study of the text. It first introduces the writer and the work and the aspects from which the thesis explores. Then it gives a brief introduction of the definition and features of feminism, and next, this thesis explains the causes of the formation of Daisy’s images and makes a deep analysis of the Daisy’s images. The conclusion points out its significance and further research orientation of the thesis. The author i
