Ⅰ. Introduction to the American Dream | 第1-12页 |
(1) The origin of the American Dream | 第7-9页 |
(2) The development of the American Dream | 第9-11页 |
(3) The three novels share the similar theme-the broken American Dream | 第11-12页 |
Ⅱ. The brief introductions of the three writers | 第12-25页 |
(1) Jack London-a sailor on horseback | 第12-13页 |
(2) Jack London's socialist ideas | 第13-14页 |
(3) F.S. Fitzgerald - a golden boy, of American letters of the Jazz Age | 第14-16页 |
(4) A corrupted life reflected in The Great Gatsby | 第16-18页 |
(5) Theodore Dreiser- a son of a poor German immigrant | 第18-20页 |
(6) Dreiser's works - a single long autobiography of soul-searching | 第20-21页 |
(7) Major figures and philosophy that influenced the three writers' works | 第21-25页 |
Ⅲ. The summary of the three novels | 第25-30页 |
(1) Martin Eden - a dreamer lost in the visionary love and society | 第25-26页 |
(2) The Great Gatsby - a romantic but blind victim of the American Dream | 第26-28页 |
(3) An American Tragedy - a common person's failure in the Juggle | 第28-30页 |
Ⅳ. The background of the three novels | 第30-34页 |
Ⅴ. The corruptions of the American Dream reflected in the three novels | 第34-46页 |
(1) Martin Eden - a reflection of London himself | 第34-37页 |
(2) The Great Gatsby - a quintessential portrait of the rotten society | 第37-41页 |
(3) An American Tragedy- a story of a small fish in a big pool | 第41-46页 |
Ⅵ. The differences of the American Dream in different times | 第46-48页 |
Ⅶ. Conclusion | 第48-53页 |