Abstract:The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 which is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of his works. The novel tells the hero, Gatsby’s miserable love story in the “Jazz Time” which regarded money, fame and status as a standard to judge someone’s value. This thesis analyzes Gatsby’s idealism from his naive “dream for love”, “dream for society and his “dream for wealth” so as to reveal the causes to Gatsby’s idealistic disillusionment. It is decided not only by Gatsby’s innocence in his personality, but also the cruel essence of the “Jazz Age”. This thesis aims to provide some suggestions for future researchers.

Key Words: Dream; Wealth; Idealism; Disillusionment

中文摘要:菲茨杰拉德语1925年写的《了不起的盖茨比》 被认为是他众多作品里的一部巨作,这部小说讲述的是一个发生在以金钱、名望、地位来判断一个人价值的爵士时代的可悲的爱情故事。本文着重从盖茨比天真的爱情梦想、“美好”的社会梦想和他的财富梦想几个方面来分析盖茨比的理想主义并以此来揭示他理想主义破灭原因不仅与他天真的性格有关，更由爵士时代残酷的社会本质所决定。本文目的在于为其它的研究者提供一些新的研究思路。

关键词：理想；理想主义；财富；幻灭