| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-23页 |
| Chapter One The American Dream | 第23-37页 |
| ·The Historical Background of the American Dream | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Evolution of the American Dream | 第25-31页 |
| ·The Relationship between American Culture and the American Dream | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Disillusion of the American Dream | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Two The Failure of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby | 第37-64页 |
| ·Jazz Age-the Roaring Twenties | 第37-41页 |
| ·Economy | 第38-39页 |
| ·New products and technologies | 第39页 |
| ·New infrastructure | 第39-40页 |
| ·Demographics | 第40页 |
| ·The End of the Roaring Twenties | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Idea of the American Dream in the Novel | 第41-64页 |
| · | 第42-54页 |
| ·Gatsby's American Dream | 第42-46页 |
| ·Gatsby's Efforts in Achieving His American Dream | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Disillusionment of Gatsby's American Dream | 第48-54页 |
| ·Daisy's American Dream | 第54-56页 |
| ·Tom's American Dream | 第56-59页 |
| ·Wilson and His Wife's American Dream | 第59-62页 |
| ·Jordan Baker's American Dream | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Three Love,Money and the American Dream in The Great Gatsby | 第64-76页 |
| ·Materialism in American Society in the 1920s | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Relationship between Love and Money in the Novel | 第65-72页 |
| ·The Connection of Love and Money in the American Dream | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Four Some Symbols in the Novel Which Are Related to the American Dream | 第76-88页 |
| ·The Color Green | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Valley of Ashes | 第77-78页 |
| ·The Automobile | 第78-80页 |
| ·The Eyes of Doctor T.J.Eckleburg | 第80-81页 |
| ·Gatsby's Party | 第81-82页 |
| ·East versus West | 第82-84页 |
| ·White | 第84-85页 |
| ·Gold(or Yellow) | 第85-86页 |
| ·Time | 第86-88页 |
| Conclusion | 第88-92页 |
| Works Cited | 第92-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
