盖茨比:上帝之子死得其所——重读《了不起的盖茨比》的宗教和道德寓意

文章旨在用伦理批评与原型批评相接合的方法,探寻菲茨杰拉德在《了不起的盖茨比》中的创作意旨.笔者把为追求理想和爱情而献身的盖茨比与耶稣·基督受难和复活的象征意义作比较,发现他们有惊人相似之处,认为作者借此希望盖茨比所代表的美国精神和传统道德能复生.他又藉尼克·卡罗威这个"身在其中又在其外"的叙述者之口,对小说中的人物和事件作出评价与反思,批判了以汤姆·布坎南为代表的美国上流社会的精神荒芜、道德沦丧、虚伪与残暴,对盖茨比给予无限同情.

Catsby, a son of God,dies righteously-rereading the religious meaning and morals of The Great Gatsby

Adopting an approach of combining ethic criticism with archetypal criticism,the author of the essay tries to trace F.Scott Fitzgerad's intention in The Great Gatsby.He compares Gatsby's death in the swimming-pool with that of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection,and finds striking similarities.The author of the essay thinks that F.Scott Fitzgerald intended to revive the American Spirit and traditional morals.F.Scott Fitzgerald made his reflection and comments on the characters and events through Nick Carraway,both a persona and major narrator in the novel.He condemned the spiritual wilderness,immorality,vanity and cruelty of the American upper class represented by Tom Buchanan.He expressed his great sympathy for the tragic death of Gatsby.