浮华阅尽别见天——《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的成长解读

在《了不起的盖茨比》中,菲茨杰拉德通过叙述者尼克卡络威,向读者呈献了一阕华丽的＂爵士时代＂的挽歌。尼克既是一个特殊的叙述者,即对叙述的完整性与主题的突显发挥着不可替代的作用;同时,他又是小说的主人公——盖茨比的故事也是关于尼克成长的故事。尼克的东部之行使他完成了人生路上的成长礼,获得了认识论上的成熟。

Seeing into the Splendor： the Bildungsroman of Carraway in The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is told entirely through Nick Carraway＇s eyes.Though Nick presents the life of Jay Gatsby as the main thread,his own autobiographical strands of data are weaved into the fabric of the story.So Nick assumes great significance of a kind,for he undergoes moral and mental growth and changes profoundly over the course of the novel,and his transformation is just as intriguing as Gatsby＇s dramatic story.Thus The Great Gatsby is also the initiation of Nick.This article,focusing on the process of growth of Nick Caraway,tries to view the novel from the point of the Bildungsroman so that we can have a deeper insight into the theme and the characters of the novel,as well as the social conditions of the Jazz Age.