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About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. This is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of ash-grey men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. Occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak, and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud, which screens their obscure operations from your sight. 去书内
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  • 黄雅滢 黄雅滢

    This passage from The Great Gatsby vividly portrays the Valley of Ashes, a desolate and grim landscape that serves as a powerful symbol. Fitzgerald's use of imagery is striking. He likens the ashes to growing wheat, forming ridges, hills, and even grotesque gardens, painting a picture of a world where decay and desolation have taken root. The ash - grey men, dimly moving and crumbling, represent the forgotten and oppressed underclass, their existence as ephemeral and bleak as the ashes that surround them. This description is not just a backdrop but a reflection of the moral and social decay beneath the glittering surface of the Jazz Age. It contrasts sharply with the opulence of West Egg and New York, highlighting the vast gulf between the rich and the poor. The Valley of Ashes stands as a reminder of the cost of the era's hedonistic pursuit of wealth, a place where the consequences of excess and inequality fester. It deepens the novel's exploration of themes like the American Dream.

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