盖茨比美国梦的幻灭透视现实生活中的爱情

　　Abstract
　　ThegreatGatsbylivedintheperiodoftheFirstWorldWar，whenpeopleweresuspiciousaboutthetraditionalnotionsandintendedtobreakoutthem。Inthenovel，Daisyisawomanwhowasborninarichfamily，andshealwayslivesaluxuriantlifeoftheupperclass。Obviously，thepersonwhowantstogetherlovemusthaveenoughmoneytoofferheraluxuriantlife。InordertomakehisAmericanDreamcometrue，whichistowinDaisy，Gatsbytrieseverypossiblemeansincludingillegaltradeofalcoholtomakeafortune。However，whenGatsbyhelpsDaisytoescapefromtheaccidentsuccessfully，andmistakenlybemurderedbythehusbandofTom’smistress，hisAmericanDreamisbroken。Thereisnothinglefttohimafterhisdeath，hiswealthnolongermeansanything，andDaisydoesnotcomebacktohim，either。
　　KeyWords
　　TheAmericanDream；love；money；disillusionment
　　摘要
　　了不起的盖茨比生活在一战期间，这时候人民对传统观念持怀疑态度并且在渐渐的打破这些观念，传统意义上的美国梦也被歪曲了。在小说中，戴西是个出身富裕家庭，从小过着舒适的生活的女人，要想获得她的爱情，就必须有足够的金钱为她提供一个美好的生活。为了实现自己的美国梦，赢得戴西，盖茨比通过各种手段赚钱，包括在禁酒期间非法运酒。但是，当盖茨比帮助戴西成功逃脱那场车祸，并被误认为是凶手被杀害的时候，他的美国梦破灭了。在他死后，没有任何东西是属于他的，他所有的财富对他来说已经没有任何意义，而戴西也没有回到他身边。从盖茨比美国梦的幻灭，可以得出一个结论，他们的爱情和金钱是密切联系着的。
　　关键词
　　美国梦，爱情，金钱，破灭
　　Introduction
　　TheFirstWorldWarinfluencedtheAmericanDreamwhichwashandeddownfromtheoldergenerations，andpeopleweresuspiciousaboutthetraditionalnotionsandstartedbreakingoutthem。Atthattime，nihilismandhedonismwereformed，andthepursuitofmaterialluxurymadepeoplefeelalienandcool。Youthfulgenerationwholivedinthatperiodlookedforwardtoakindofluxuriantlife；therefore，theyboughtcostthings，tookpartinextravagantparties，andlookeddownuponotherswhowerepoorandsoon。
　　TheGreatGatsbyisalovestorywrittenbyF。Fitzgeraldaboutthelifewhichtheyouthleadatthattime，anditmainlydescribesGatsbysquixoticpassionforDaisyBuchanan，whichisthesymbolofhisAmericanDream。Inthenovel，thecharacterGatsbyisoverwhelmedbyonlyonethingthathedoesnotpossess，thatistobeloved。Gatsby’sloveforDaisyisrealandstrong，andhecandoeverythingtowinDaisy。TheGreatGatsbyisarealisticdemonstrationoftheruinoftheAmericanDream，becauseGatsby’sAmericanDreamistohavemoremoneythanTomDaisy’shusbandwhoissorichthathecandoeverythinghelikesandhecanalsoofferDaisyabetterlife，andfinallywinsDaisy’slove。ThereasonthatGatsbycannotmakehisAmericanDreamcometrueisnotbecausethathedoesn’tdohisbest，buttheAmericanDreamhepursuesistheloveofDaisy，whowasborninarichfamilyandalwayslivesaluxuriantlifefromthetimeshewasborn。However，GatsbycomesfromanunfortunatefarmfamilyinNorthDakota，anditisnoteasyforhimtoliveahigherstandardlife，notmentiontoaffordtheextravagantlifeofDaisy。
　　WhenGatsbybecomesamillionaireandhehasthefinancialabilitytogiveDaisyabetterlife，Daisytakesmuchnoticeofhimindeedandshereallyhasthethoughttobeinlovewithhimagain。Unfortunately，Gatsby’sAmericanDreamisbrokenquicklywhenheisdeadandDaisy，doesnotfeelanysadnessbutonlyhappiness，leavesforanothercitywithhishusband。Thereissomethingseparatesthemfromeachother，anditiswealthandsocialstatus。IfGatsbyhasmuchmoneyintheverybeginning，theymayhavebeentogetherandliveshappilyeverafter。AccordingtothebreakofGatsby’sAmericanDream，thereisatruthinrealitythatloveandmoneyhaveacloserelationship。
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　　I。IntroductiontoFitzgerald
　　AlmosteveryoneofAmericanwritershastouchedonthethemeofAmericandream，butasfarasthebreadthanddepth，nooneisequaltoF。S。Fitzgerald。TheGreatGatsbyisthemodelofAmericandreaminthehistoryofAmericanliterature。
　　II。AnalysisofGatsby’sAmericanDream
　　Indifferentsocialandhistoricalbackgrounds，theconceptsofAmericanDreamaredifferent，andfordifferentpeople，theyhavedifferentunderstandingsofAmericanDreamandthewaystopursuetheirAmericanDreamarealsovarious。AsforGatsby，thesymbolofhisfinalAmericanDreamistowintheloveofDaisy。However，owingtothefactthatGatsbyissubjecttotheirdifferentsocialstatusandlifestyles，hisAmericanDreamisdoomedtobeafailure。
　　A。AmericanDreaminDifferentSocialandHistoricalBackgrounds
　　TheAmericanDreamaroseinthecolonialperiodanddevelopedinthenineteenthcentury，basedontheassumptionofeachperson，nomatterwhathisoriginwas，couldsucceedinchangingtheirsocialpositionsandmakingtheirdreamscometruethroughtheirownefforts，andgettingnew，freeandbetterlife。ThisiswhatoftencalledAmericandream。（ZhaoHongwei，2003，6：2）AmericandreamisapopularbeliefthathardworkwillbringforthAmericasbountyintheformofmaterialwellbeing，acounterculturethatrejectstraditionalthinkingwhilepromotingtheirowncauses，informationexplosion，reversediscriminationintheworkplacebecausesomanyemployersarehiringwomenandminorities。It’stheideathattheAmericanwayoflifeofferstheequalpossibilityofunlimitedeconomic，social，etc。OnecanalwaysworktheirwayupfromtheragstorichesjustlikeAbrahamLincoln，16thPresidentoftheUS。
　　Inbrief，themaincontentofAmericanculturewasemphasisoninpidualsvalue，optimistic，pursuingofdemocracyandfreedom，thepromotionofdeportationandcompetitionandtheneedofrealismandpracticality。
　　TheWorldWarIcasttheyoungmenintoanageofalienationanddissentient。TheyenteredtheWarwithnaiveandblindpatriotismandunderthesloganofWorldpeaceanddemocracy。Returningfromthewar，theseidealizedintellectualsfeltseparatedbytheirwarexperiencefromconventionalidealsandvaluesoftheirhomes。Theeconomicbloomhasdeceptionaffluenceonthepromisingyoungmen，notonlydestroyedtheirlives，butalsodestroyedtheirearlyinnocentbelieves。Manyexcellentyoungmenfoundit’sdifficulttoadapttotheafterwaroverflowofmaterialism。Scientificadvancescausedincreaseinindustry，whichbroughtvastchangestothecharacterofAmericansociety。MillionsofAmericanswerenolongercontenttofollowformerpatternsandtherewasarebellionagainstthefalsenessofsocietyasrepresentedbyVictoriangeneration。
　　Tomanypeople，WorldWarIwasatragicfailureofoldvalues，ofoldpolitics，ofoldideas。Thesocialmoodwasoftenoneofconfusionanddespair。Yet，Americansenteredadecadeofproprietaryandexhibitionismthatprohibitthelegalbanagainstalcoholicbeverages，didmoretoencouragethantocurb。Fashionswereextravagant；moreandmoreautomobilescrowedtheroads，advertisingflourished；andnearlyeveryAmericanhomehadaradioinit。Roadssweptthenation，peopledancedtheCharleston，andtheysatupontheflagpoles。Theonlythingfortheyouthwholivedinthatperiodtopursuewasmaterialwealth，andluxuriantlife。
　　Inordertoshowoffthewealth，manypeopleinupperclassalsoheldbigpartiesinweekends。Inthoseparties，therewereeverykindofpeoplewhowerealsofamousorrich，andsuchkindofpartyweresoextravagantthatthereasonpeopletookpartinitwastoknowmorerichpeopleandindulgedtheminluxuriantlife。Theywerelookingforwardtohavingmoremoneyandthenlivedabetterlife，whichwasmuchmoreextravagant。Insuchaspecialperiod，therewasafactthatthepersonwhohadmoremoneyandlivedamoreextravagantlifewouldberespectedmuchmoreandhavemorefriends。Ontheotherhand，theperson，whoneitherhadmoneynorfame，wouldbelookeddownuponbyothers，notmentiontoliveabetterlifeorhaveatruelovefromanother。WhatevertheirAmericanDreamwas，theonlywayandfirstthingtheyshoulddowastoearnenoughmoney。Withoutmoney，therewasnoachievement，includinglove。
　　SelfmadeandselfinventedmillionaireJayGatsbywholivedintheperiodoftheFirstWorldWarembodiessomeofFitzgeralds，andhiscountries，mostabidingobsessions：money，ambition，greedandthepromiseofnewbeginnings。Atthattime，almosteveryoneoftheyouthhadanAmericanDreamforthemselves。Andallthepeopleincludingimmigrationandpoorpeoplehadadesireandregardforaperfectlife。Suchaperfectlifeshouldbefullofbighouse，muchmoney，deliciousfood，costcars，aswellasfreedom。EveryonehadadifferentideaforhisorherAmericanDream；everyone’sAmericanDreammaybetotallydifferentfromeachother；thatiswhatmakesthemallinpiduals。Thedreammaydifferinthatsomepeoplewantedtoworkhardandhadfinancialsuccess，orothersmightjustwanttohaveenoughfoodandincometosurvive，andmadetheirlifesimple，healthyandhappy。（邓年刚，潭素钦，1997，1：1）
　　However，therewasacommontruththateveryonewholivedinthatperiodactuallyhadanAmericanDreamandeagertoachieveitandeveryonehasanAmericanDreamwhichistohaveagoodopportunitytorealizepersonaldream。
　　B。Gatsby’sPursuitofAmericanDream
　　FromthenovelTheGreatGatsby，thereisaknowledgethatGatsby’sAmericanDreamistowindaisy’slove，andeverythinghesparesnoefforttodoistoregaintheloveofDaisy。InordertomakehisAmericanDreamcometrue，Gatsbynotonlygetsmoneyfromillegaltradeofalcohol，andhealsodoeseverythingDaisyaskshimtodoincludingscarifyhispreciouslife。
　　1。Gatsby’sAmericanDream
　　AsforthegreatGatsby，hisAmericanDreamistohavemuchmoneyandthenwinDaisy，whoisinlovewithGatsbyfiveyearsagobutnowisthewifeofrichTom。Gatsbythinksthatonlyifhehasmuchmoney，atleasthasmoremoneythanTom，shouldhewinDaisy’slove。SoitisreasonableforhimtopursuematerialwealthinordertowintheloveofDaisy。（克罗蒂亚8226；罗思8226；皮埃罗庞，2004，7：2）
　　Gatsbyisayoungmillionaire，buthehasanunsavoryreputationofthepastandheismuchsuspiciousbymanypeoplewhohaveenjoyedinhispartiesabouthiswealth。Gatsbyhaslittleconnectionwiththesocialstratumwhichhecontacts，andnobodyknowsthewayshegetssomuchmoney。Somesayhedidillegaltrade，somesayhehadkilledsomeone，orheisthenephewofWilliamSecond。However，heisalwaysalonelyperson，althoughhehasextravagantpartiesfrequentlyandtherearesomanyrichandfamouspeoplefromallaroundtheworldcometotakepartinhispartiesandeventheyareproudofhavingseenhimonce。ButtheonlythinghereallywantstoachieveistoregainthepastwhenheisinlovewithDaisy，andthisisthesymbolofhisAmericanDream，too。（ZhengChenggong，2002，3：5）
　　Gatsby’sattempttoachievehisAmericanDreamwhichistorecapturetheloveofDaisyBuchananwhomhehadknownfiveyearsbeforetheactionofthenovelbegins，whenheisayoungandpoorofficerintheUnitedStatesarmyandDaisyisayoungunmarriedwoman，whousedtolivealuxuriantlifewithmuchmoneyandgreatfame。AndtheonlywayshouldGatsbymakehisAmericanDreamcometrueistogetalotofmoneywhichismuchdifficultyforanormalsoldiertoearn。HedoesallthethingsDaisyaskshimtodo。Andnobodycandothisoutofreason。InordertowinDaisy，Gatsbydaretohaveillegaltradeofalcoholtomakeafortune，becauseheclearlyknowsthathemustofferDaisyabetterlifewhichisluxuriantifhewantstowinDaisy。Throughhisgreateffort，hegetsmuchmoneyauthenticallyalthoughitisfromillegalbusiness。
　　Gatsbyssuccessinfortuneisgreat，hisstrongwillofloveandachievinglifegoalisalsogreat；hebecomesthebignameofthesociety，andbecomestheupperclasssdeputy。Everyoneisgladtocometohisparty，everyoneadmireshisproperty，andeveryonewantstobehisfriend，evenDaisyhastakenmuchnoticeofhimandfallsinlovewithhimagain。GatsbyisalsogreatwhenheloseshislifeinordertoprotectDaisyfromtheaccident。
　　However，thefallingofhisAmericanDream，thatDaisygoestogetherwithherhusbandtoanothercityhappilywhileGatsbyismurderedmistakenly，improvesthatallhisgreatcharacterizesmeansnothing。Inotherwords，Gatsby’sfinalAmericanDream，whichistowinDaisy，istotallyafailure。（杨慧群，2002，5：3）
　　Furthermore，whenGatsbydied，nooneturnsupforhisfuneral，thoughhundredsofpeoplehaveeatenathisplace。Itisasadcommentonhumannaturethatwhenamandies，heisalone，absolutelyalone。Theonlythingsthataccompanyhimarehisgooddeedsespeciallythosedonespontaneouslyandwithoutexpectations。AndthesaddestthingisthatDaisy，doesn’tfeelanyregretorsorrowforGatsby’sdeath，hasgonetravelingwithhishusbandTom。ThereisnothingleftforGatsby。Allthethingsofhislifehavegonewithhisdeath，includinghiswealthandlove。
　　FromtheaboveanalysisofGatsby’sAmericanDream，thereisaconclusionthatwhateveritisbrokenornot，Gatsby’sAmericanDreamistogetasmuchmoneyashecaneventhrougheveryillegalmeans，andthenhecanhavetheeconomicalstrengthtoachievehisfinalgoalwintheloveofDaisy。
　　2。Gatsby’sEffortsinAchievinghisAmericanDream
　　GatsbywasborninapoorfamilyintheMiddleWest，butwhenheisaboyhehasanambitiontowinwealthandpositiondependingonhisintelligenceanddiligence。Duringthetimeofservinginthearmy，GatsbyisinlovewithDaisywhoisinabigandrichfamily。Andinhiseyes，Daisy’slivingstyleandherbeautyaretheveryidealincarnationthatGatsbyisdreamingof。Buttherelationshipbetweenthemarenotpossible，becausehedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytoaffordDaisyaluxuriantlife，andlateronDaisygetsmarriedwiththerichandinfluentialTomBuchanan。Gatsbybelievesthatitismoneywhichmakesherleavehim，sohedeterminestoberich。Afterseveralyears’selfimposedhardships，Gatsbybecomewealthyandsuccessfulbyillegaloperations，andhisfaithfulbeliefinideallovewhichisthesymbolhisAmericanDream。
　　Whenhecouldgettheadmissionwiththehelpofmoney，hebuysavillastandingforwealthandintheoppositesiteofDaisysmansion；alsoitsakindofsilencecallofDaisy。HeholdsgrandbanquetinhisvilladayandnighttoattractDaisytocomeandintendstoregaintheirpastlovingdays，andsucceedsinretrievingDaisysloveagain。Fromtheluxuriantball，peoplecouldseetheluxuryandsquanderofGatsbyslife。Peoplefromallaroundtheworldcometohishouse。Theyaredrinking，singinganddancing，andtheycomeforfun，forenjoyment。Butmostofthemdontknowwhythepartyisheld；someofthemevendontknowwhothehostis。AndGatsbyisamystery。However，Daisyinhisheartisonlyanillusionandisassuperficialasothersinherrankingandshewillnevergiveuphersimplemindedbutelegant，andsettledlifefortheideallove。
　　ForsuchanAmericanDream，Gatsbysparesnoeffortinachievingit。Henotonlytrieseverypossiblemeansincludingillegaltradeofalcoholtomakeafortune，butalsocatcheseverychancetomeetwithDaisy，speaksouthisfeelingtoher，trieshisbesttomakeDaisybelieveinhisloveforherandgivesDaisyeverythinghecan。ButwhileGatsby，Tom，DaisyandafriendofDaisyhaveatalkinthehotelofLondon，andDaisy，whodrivesGatsbyscar，encountersacaraccidentandkillsTomsloverMyrtle，Gatsby’sAmericanDreambeginstofalldown。Aftertheaccident，DaisyandTomtravelsabroadforshelter。MyrtleshusbandlearnsthatthecarbelongstoGatsby，andthenhemurdersGatsby。ThenthestorycomestoanendwithGatsbysdeath。Gatsbyhasdoneagreateffortforhislove，butallhiseffortsturnouttobeafailure。
　　C。DisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDream
　　AsFitzgeraldpointsoutmanyobvioushumantraitssnobbery，excessiveromanticism，carelessnessofothersfeelings，betrayal，andtheshallowcuriosityofotherpeoplesdramas，aswellasthesocialdiscrepanciesbetweentherichandthepoorscornfullyandwithdistaste。Differentsocialstatuseshavedifferentstylesoflife。（陈可，2000，2：2）
　　GatsbysspendshiswholelifeinattainingmoneyandstatussothathecanreachacertainpositioninlifeandthenhecanwinDaisyback。ThatiswhatmotivateshimtomovetoWestEgg，andmakesmoneybyanymeansnecessary，holdsextravagantpartiesineveryweekend，doeseverythingwhatDaisyrequireshimtodoandsoon。Thereisapositioninlifethatheyearnsforandwilldoallthatittakestoachieveit，andthefinalgoalforhisAmericanDreamistogetDaisy’slove。
　　DaisyandTomontheotherhandshowhowpeoplecanusetheirpositiontolookdownonothersandlivetheirlifecarelessly。AsthenarratorofTheGreatGatsbyNicksaysaboutDaisy，inamomentshelookedatmewithanabsolutesmirkonherlovelyfaceasifshehadassertedhermembershipinaratherdistinguishedsecretsocietytowhichsheandTombelonged。（Fitzgerald，1998，1：83）ItisthissuperiormindsetthatallowsTomtocheatonhiswifeandallowshimandDaisytorunawayfromthedeathofMyrtle。Theydon’tneedtoworryaboutsuchthingsbecausetheyaretoogoodforit。AndNickseesitasakindofcarelessness。Theywerecarelesspeople，TomandDaisytheysmashedupthingsandcreaturesandthenretreatedbackintotheirmoneyortheirvastcarelessnesstheycanusetheirwealthandpositiontoescapewhatevertheychoose。（Fitzgerald，1998，1：163）
　　Bycomparison，GatsbyandDaisybelongtodifferentkindsofpeople，theyhavedifferentbackgroundsandlifestyles，andtheirsocialstatusesarenotthesameatall。ItisdoomedtobeafailureifGatsbywantstobeinlovewithDaisy，andlivewithherforever。
　　III。AnalysisofRelationshipBetweenLoveandMoneyinGatsby’sAmericanDream
　　InthenovelTheGreatGatsby，inordertomakehisAmericanDreamcometrue，Gatsbytrieseverypossiblemeanstomakeafortunebecauseheknowsclearlythatonlyifhehasmuchmoney，atleastmorethanTom，hecanwinDaisy’slove。However，Gatsby’sAmericanDreamisbrokenasaresultalthoughhehastakengreatpainstoachieveit。AndthedisillusionmentofGatsby’sAmericanDreamisgreatlyduetotherelationshipbetweenloveandmoney。
　　A。RelationshipBetweenLoveandMoneyintheNovel
　　Afterhavingtakengreatpainstogetmoney，Gatsbynotonlyhassomuchmoneyalthoughitisfromillegalbusiness，healsobecomesafamousmanthatmanyotherrichpeoplefromallaroundtheworldhavethewishtotakepartinhispartiesandmakefriendwithhim。Inthiscase，GatsbyhashadtheeconomicstrengthtowinDaisy’slove，andDaisyactuallytakesmuchnoticeofhim，evenfallinlovewithhimagain。
　　Inacommonsense，theyshouldbetogetherandliveabetterlifewhichconsistsofloveandmoneyeverafter。
　　However，thingscometoabreakwhileDaisyandTomdropahinttothehusbandofMyterMr。Wellson，thattheyellowcarbelongstoGatsbyafterGatsbyhasprotectedDaisyfromtheaccidentsuccessfully，andintheearlymorning，GatsbyismurderedbyMr。Wellsonmistakenly。Insuchacase，Daisydoesn’tfeelanyregretorsadness；insteadsheleavesforanothercitytohaveherhoneymonthwithhishusbandTom。InDaisy’seyes，theonlythingshecanseeismoney，thepersonwhohasmoremoneywillwinherloveeasier。ButGatsby’sAmericanDreamandallthethingshetakesgreatpainstoachieveistowinDaisy’slove，soitisdoomedtobeafailurethetimewhenhispropertydoesn’tmeananythingtoDaisy。
　　AccordingtothelovebetweenGatsbyandDaisy，itiseasytoclaimthatwealthisthebasisoflove，andwithoutmoney，thereisnolove。
　　B。ConnectionBetweenloveandMoneyinReality
　　Moneyisakindofcurrencyandatoolforexchange。Theperiodwithoutgoodsexchangeisnotlonginthehistory，andsuchaperiodisjustthemostimmature，andwhichdevelopsveryslowly。Andthepaceofdevelopmentbecomesmuchfasteraftertheappearanceofcurrencyandexchange。Itisreasonabletoclaimthatmoneyisthebasisofthehumandevelopment，andloveinrealityisonlyasmallpartofhumansociety，anditiscloselyconnectedwithmoney，too。
　　Thestorymeansthatmanypeopleattachmoreimportancetomoneythantolove。Itishisbrotherhedoeslikethat，notmentionhislover，whoisnothiskinandknowseachothernotsowellatall。AsforGatsby’sloveforDaisy，itisobviouslybasedonthewealthofthefamilywhichDaisywasborn。FromChapterSixofthenovelTheGreatGatsby，weknowheknewwomenearlysincetheyspoiledhim，hebecamecontemptuousofthem，ofyoungvirginsbecausetheywereignorant，ofothersbecausetheywerehystericalaboutthings。Infact，therealreasonthatGatsbydoesn’tfallinlovewithanyoneofthemisthattheywerenotborninarichfamilyandhavetoworkhardalldayonlytomaintaintheirlivelihood。Onthecontrary，Daisybelongstotheupperclass，andshealwayslivesalifewithenoughluxuriantmaterials。IfGatsbychoosestheformer，hemayspendallhislifetimeinhardwork，butifhechoosestherichgirlDaisy，hewillliveabetterlifeasDaisylives。Everyhumanbeinghasaneagertoliveabetterlife，andGatsbyisalsoanordinarypeople，thereisnoreasonforhimtogiveupabetterlifebutliveahardlifewiththepoorgirl。
　　Itisquiteappropriatetodeclarethatmoneyisthefoundationoflove。Asamatteroffact，moneyisthesafeguardoflove。Thetimewhenonehaslove，hemaynotwantmoney，andevenhasathoughtthatthereisnothingmoreimportantthanlove，includingmoney。Butsuchasortoffeelingwilljustkeepforashorttimebecauseineveryone’slifethereareaplentyofthingsneedtobedoneandalmostallthethingsmustbeachievedwiththehelpofmoney。Iftwopeoplehavegottenmarried，whiletheydon’thavethemoneywhichisnecessarytosupportafamily，howabouttheirlove？Theymusthavethematerialconditiontosurvive，theywillhavebabyinthefuture，andthenhowcantheygivetheirchildanormallife？Howcantheygivethemoneythechildneedsinschool？Meanwhile，theymustgivesomemoneytotheirparents，whoaretoooldtowork，tosupporttheirlife。Iftheydon’thaveenoughmoney，howcantheydoallthethings，whicharethebasisforliving？Andhowcantheygivetheirloverabetterlife？
　　Withoutmoney，thereisnopossibilityforanyonetosupportafamily，notmentiontobeinlovewithsomeoneforalongtime。Twopeople，fallinginlovewitheachother，whatevertheyintendtomarryornot，mustdosomethingtokeeptheirlove。Theymaygotothecinematogether，gotravelingabroadforaholiday，buyeachotheragiftoccasionally，etc。Andaftertheyhavegottenmarred，theymustnotonlycostmoneyfortheirlove，butalsospendalargeamountofmoneytohaveanormalfamilylife。Inthiscase，moneyisthemostimportantthinginone’slife，andloveisbasedonmoneyinevitably。Foreveryoneofhumanbeings，onlyifonewantstosurviveonemoreday，hemusthavemuchmoremoney。AsKludiapointsoutthatlivingcannotbeseparatedfrommoney，andloveisconnectedwithmoneycloselybecauseloveisonlyacomponentofone’slife。（克罗蒂亚8226；罗思8226；皮埃罗庞，2004，7：3）
　　ThelovebetweenGatsbyandDaisyinthenovelhasacloserelationshipwithmoneyinevitably。IfDaisywasnotborninarichfamily，itisimpossibleforGatsbytofallinlovewithher。Ontheotherhand，ifGatsbydoesn’tlietoDaisythatheisrichenoughtosupportheranextravagantlife，Daisywouldnothavefalleninlovewithhim，either。WhileGatsbyhavemuchmoneyfromillegaltrades，andhecangiveDaisyabetterlifeeasily，Daisyfallsinlovewithhimagain。Actually，therealthingDaisyloveisthewealthGatsbynowhasandtheluxuriantlifehecanoffer。AndDaisywillnotfallinlovewithGatsbyifGatsbynowisapoorsoldierasbefore。
　　Insum，theirloveisbasedonmoney，andmaterialneedsarethepremiseoftheirlove。Itisthetruththatitneedsmoneyforeveryonetohavedailylife，andifonewantstoliveabetterlife，itneedsmoremoney。Inreality，nobodycanlivewithoutmoney，andeveryonemusthavemoremoneytogetthelovefromanother。Inotherwords，moneycannotbuytruelove，butthereisnolovewithoutenoughwealth
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　　Conclusion
　　Itisbelievedthateverybodywishestogetmoneysothathecanmaintainhislivelihood。Inotherwords，moneyissousefulthatitisimpossibleformankindtoliveasingledaywithoutmoney。So，itisreasonabletoclaimthatthereisacloserelationshipbetweenloveandmoneywhileloveisonlyacomponentoflife。
　　ThisthesischoosesthenovelTheGreatGatsbyasthemainmaterial。ItaimsatanalyzingtherelationshipbetweenloveandmoneyinrealityaccordingtothebreakofGatsby’sAmericanDream。Inthepreviouschapters，wefirsthaveanoverviewofthewriterFitzgeraldandthebackgroundhelived。ThenbythecomparisonoftheAmericanDreamindifferentsocialandhistoricalbackgrounds，wehaveageneralknowledgeofAmericanDreaminthespecialperiodthatGatsbylives。ThuscomestotheconclusionthatloveinrealityiscloselyconnectedwithmoneythroughtheanalysisofGatsby’sAmericanDreamandthereasonitbreaks。
　　Inthenovel，ifDaisywasnotborninarichfamily，itisimpossibleforGatsbytofallinlovewithher。Ontheotherhand，ifGatsbydoesn’tlietoDaisythatheisrichenoughtoaffordherabetterlife，Daisywouldnothavebeeninlovewithhim，either。Throughillegaltradeofalcohol，GatsbybecomesamillionaireandhecangiveDaisyanextravagantlifeeasily。AndDaisyfallsinlovewithhimagain。However，thetimeGatsbyismurderedmistakenly，andallhiswealthdoesn’tmeananythingtoDaisyeverafter，Daisy，withherhusband，goestravelinghappily。AsYuDanpointsout，itmeansthatGatsby’sAmericanDreamisbroken。（YuDan，2006，4：3）Thereisnothinglefttohim，andhedoesn’twinDaisy’slovetilltheendofhislife。
　　ZhangTianjingpointsoutthatthereasonforthefallofGatsby’sAmericanDreamisthattheirloveisbasedmoney，andmaterialneedsarethepremiseoftheirlove。（ZhangTianjing，2004，3：2）ItisthemoneyGatsbyhasthatDaisyreallyloves。Actually，itisthetruththatmoneyisnecessarytothelifeofeveryhumanbeing；withoutmoney，noonecanliveanormallifeanyoneday，anditneedsmoremoneytoliveabetterlife。
　　Therefore，basedontheanalysisabovewecanreachataconclusionthatloveandmoneyinrealityhasacloserelationship。
　　Notes
　　nihilism：Totalrejectionofallreligiousandmoralbeliefs。虚无主义。
　　hedonism：Beliefthatpleasureshouldbethemainaiminlife。享乐主义。
　　incarnation：Personthatprominentlydisplaysaparticularquality。化身。
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