《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家弗·菲茨杰拉德的代表作之一。第一次世界大战以后,美国进入了历史上一个空前繁荣的时代。“美国梦”像一个在半空游荡的色彩斑斓的大气球,使一代美国人眼花缭乱,神魂颠倒。盖茨比是20世纪20年代美国文明孕育出来的产儿。本文试通过对盖茨比所追求美国梦的分析,来阐明盖茨比的“了不起”之处。 “The Great Gatsby” is one of the masterpieces by American writer Fitzgerald. After the First World War, the United States has entered an unprecedented era of prosperity in history. “American Dream ” like a colorful balloon wandering in mid-air, so that a generation of Americans dazzled, captivated. Gatsby was a child born of American civilization in the 1920s. This paper tries to illustrate Gatsby’s “great ” by analyzing the American dream pursued by Gatsby.