| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 The literary achievements of F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第9-12页 |
| 1.3 Central argument, research methodology and research significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Defining the American Dream | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1 The concept of American dream | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The history of American dream | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Three Gatsby's Dream | 第19-30页 |
| 3.1 Origins of Gatsby's dream | 第19-22页 |
| 3.2 Gatsby's pursuit of dream | 第22-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Gatsby's desire for money | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Gatsby's anticipation of social status | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.3 Gatsby's love for Daisy | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Four The Causes of the disillusioned Dream | 第30-54页 |
| 4.1 Social causes | 第30-41页 |
| 4.1.1 Social background of the Jazz Age | 第30-33页 |
| 4.1.2 The importance of one's family background | 第33-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Difference between the established rich and the newly rich | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Misleading American social values | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2 Conflict between Daisy and Gatsby | 第41-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Daisy's corruption and Gatsby's idealistic love | 第41-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Daisy's betrayal and Gatsby's death | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3 Gatsby's blindness in his dream | 第47-54页 |
| 4.3.1 Naivete in love for Daisy | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Naive belief in the power of money | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3.3 Conviction in the possibility of regaining the past | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.4 Lack of perception of the class difference | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-59页 |
| Publications | 第59页 |
