《了不起的盖茨比》是20世纪美国文坛上著名作家菲茨杰拉德的代表作,这是一部反映美国梦形成与破灭的小说。盖茨比是渴望实现美国梦的典型,他希望通过物质成功来赢得爱情和社会地位,本文通过人物分析及探索了当时美国梦破灭的必然性,他代表着美国文化史上一个关键时期,揭示了美国经济繁荣时期所流行的物质至上主义和资产阶级的自私冷漠。 “The Great Gatsby” is the representative work of famous writer Fitzgerald in the 20th century American literary world. It is a novel that reflects the formation and destruction of the American dream. Gatsby is a typical American dream. He hopes to win love and social status through material success. Through the analysis of figures and exploration of the inevitability of the American dream that was shattered at the time, Gatsby represents a crucial period in the history of American culture and reveals that the United States Materialist supremacy prevailed during the economic boom and the selfish indifference of the bourgeoisie.