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1、毕业设计（论文）开 题 报 告题 目：Analysis of Gatsbys Character in The Great Gatsby学 院： 专 业： 学生姓名： 班级学号： 指导教师姓名： 指导教师职称： 2017 年 1 月2日课题名称Analysis of Gatsbys Character in The Great Gatsby学生姓名专业班级课题类型指导教师职称课题来源1. Research BackgroundAlong with the rapid development of science and technology and the frequent exchanges

2、 between china and the foreign countries, the relationship between china and other countries, especially those from the west, have become closer and closer while the culture exchanges are also increasing. With this trend, more and more western factors have spread to China, among which, western novel

3、s are popular in china. As a major carrier of American culture，American novel helps a lot in transformation and reflecting culture, and thus bring a lot of psychological as well as social impact on our daily life.Among the modern novelists of America, Francis Scott Fitzgerald once won a high admirat

4、ion and reputation. He is considered as one of the most influential American writers in twentieth century. Defined by Fitzgerald,Jazz Agerefers to the ten years from 1919 to 1929. This was a period during which economy was booming and the values of people were changing greatly. With the economic pro

5、sperity, moral decay has become more and more serious day by day. The Great Gatsby which was published in America in 1925 for the first time opened to much critical acclaim for its profound ideological content and the artistic way the author developed the topic in it. Seeming, it is just a love trag

6、edy happening in that social background. Actually once taking a further understanding on the content of the novel, the readers can realized that various aspects of the society in those years have been described in the novel. The content of this novel is refined with an intelligent structure. One of

7、the roles in the novel Nick Carraway observed everything and everybody around him. Nicks feeling and reflection on them seem to make the story a fable which endows the novel with a cautionary significance. In this progress of the change of American Dream, the character of Gatsby plays an important r

8、ole. As far as this point, the author will analyze the character of Gasby, and try to find some different point to make a contribution about study of this field.3. Thesis Statement3.1Research MethodologyDifferent people have different ideas in the field of studies. Therefore, the research must be li

9、mited in a certain range. The thesis is based on qualitative approach, content analysis, comparative research and case study.A qualitative approach was applied, using the content analysis method, which is a common analysis approach in qualitative research. Qualitative approach is one of the most com

10、monly used methods in literary research, which refers to emphasizes the relationships between behavior, phenomenon and their background, the process of their changes and the meaning that behaviors and phenomena have towards the actors. So The author will scientifically investigate the realistic situ

11、ation or historical conditions about the research of The Great Gasby. Then the author will analyze the collected materials to know about the research subject.Comparative research method, is to compare the two things so as to know the nature of things and then to make the right evaluation. It is focu

12、sed on the differences and similarities between two kinds of things. In this thesis, the author will illustrated different role of this novel and compare them.The last one is case study. It means have a specific exploration on one thing that can have right evaluation or concluded some useful informa

13、tion. And in this thesis, the author will take the Great Gasby as subject.3.2 Contents and OrganizationThis research aims to show the character of Gasby. Then, this paper mainly takes some roles in this novel and compared them to find the relationship between them and Gasby. Last, this paper does th

14、e utmost to analyze Gasbys character and make a conclusion.Thesis OrganizationChapter 1 Introduction1.1 Literature Review 1.2 The Purpose of the ThesisChapter 2 The characters of Gasby 2.1 Duteoue and determined 2.2 Illusory and injudicious 2.3 A pure romantic man。 2.4 “Money first, pleasure first”

15、2.5 The Formation of Gatsbys CharacteristicChapter 3 The reason of Gatsbys Characteristic 3.1 The influence of American Culture and the American Dream 3.2 The influence of Gasbys family 3.3 His personal limition Chapter 4 Conclusion 4. Working Schedule：Nov 22, 2017-Dec 22, 2017 Thesis Subject, Outli

16、ne and BibliographyDec 23, 2017-Jar 19, 2018ProposalJan 20, 2018-Mar 25, 2018Draft WritingMar 26, 2018-Apr 30, 2018First Revision of the DraftMay 1, 2018-Jun 05, 2018Second Revision of the Draft and the Final ThesisJun 06, 2018-June 20, 2018Thesis Defense5. Bibliography 1 Abel, DarredAmerican Litera

17、tureM. New York：Scott, Foresman and Co， 1984 2 Abrams MHA Glossary of Literary TermsM. New York：Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 19813 Nida, E. Language, Culture and Translating M. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2013.4 Christiane, N. Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionali

18、st Approaches Explained J. 2014: 59-68.5 Allot, Miriam. Novelists on the NovelM. New York: Columbia University Press 19666 李公诏. 20 世纪美国文学导论M. 西安：西安交通大学出版社.20027 满文静.解析了不起的盖茨比主人公杰伊盖茨比的美国梦J.读与写志， 2008（1）:12.8 时秀华.了不起的盖茨比之原型阐释J. 山东外语教学, 2001,(4): 97.9 巫宁坤.菲茨杰拉德小说选M. 上海:上海译文出版社, 1983:6-7.10 朱光潜，悲剧心理学M, 合肥:安徽教育出版社，1989。教学系（室）意见（此处请指导教师代教研室填写意见。此栏宽窄勿动！）*已具备开题条件，同意开题。 系（室）主任签字：年 月 日