三等奖 陈萍作品
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby not only depicts a tragic love story, but also presents the disillusionment of an American dream, and reveals to us the emptiness and sham under the prosperity and vanity in America in the 1920s which was an age of materialism, desire, interest, selfishness and hypocrisy. And in such a money-oriented society in such an absurd age, it was his persistence in dreams and love that made him great and out of the ordinary.
Gatsby, an impoverished officer of humble origin, no money and no power, fell in love with the attractive young Daisy who symbolizes the appealing American dream which eventually proves to be a short and illusory bubble. But the profound hindrance of money and class separated the two lovers without mercy. In order to marry Daisy, Gatsby has no option but went all out to start an illegal but lucrative business which made him a millionaire. Nevertheless, it was too late when he finally attained the qualification and courage to marry Daisy who has married Tom, an affluent and powerful man in the upper class. Even though, he still intended to win Daisy back as well as his dignity. So he bought a luxurious villa opposite the Daisy's house. He held numerous parties, anticipating the arrival of Daisy who shines like a gleaming diamond to him. His only wish is to conquer the heart of his lover Daisy, who has been separated for five years. Regrettably, Daisy, whose voice is full of money, was no longer the innocent girl she used to be. She has become a hypocritical and selfish woman who is full of desire and materialism.
Gatsby is tragic. He was too needy and humble to be respected and loved at first. Nevertheless, he still didn't gain genuine respect after becoming a millionaire and offering countless feasts to strangers. He sensed that he was inferior, thus made up a lot of lies about his origin, property and education. It was his sincere and persistent love for Daisy that had driven him achieved a lot. But for Daisy, love is nothing without the support of money. Under her charming appearance, there is nothing but greed and vanity. And that's why their love is doomed to be a tragedy.
Gatsby spent his whole life chasing Daisy, his lover, the American dream, but ended with nothing but cold and ill-gotten money. Eventually, losing his life and love, his American dream disillusioned drastically like a short and illusory bubble.
When he was alive and would have a grand party every day, his mansion is full of laughter and music while there was no one but a few people at his funeral. So desolate and deplorable the ending is. No one ever truly cares about him not even his lover Daisy. Long after his death, somebody came here. Probably it was a final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know the party was over. The enormous contrast between the prosperity once and cold silence now manifests the indifference and selfishness of those who once enjoyed themselves for free in the mansion.
Gatsby' greatness lies in his pure, sincere and persistent love for Daisy who is just a short and beautiful bubble. Although after years of struggle, he has entered the circle of upper-class society. Unlike most people in the society at that time, he has never been moved by money, power and honor which were valued by the ordinary people at that time. Everything he did was constructed to be closer to Daisy, his dream, which collapsed in a heap of illusory ruin.
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