Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
"The Great Gatsby" is an examination oi American myth in the 20th century. Fitzgerald deliberately depicts Gatsby as a mysterious person so as to achieve the effect that Gatsby is American Everyman. Please make a brief comment on The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece in American literature. It evokes a haunting mood of a glamorous, wild time that seemingly will never come again. Besides, the loss of an ideal and the disillusionment that comes with the failure are exploited fully in the personal tragedy of a young man whose Mincorruptible dream” is**smashed into pieces by the relentless reality". Gatsby is a mythical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies America itself； Gatsby is the last of the romantic heroes, whose energy and sense of commitment takes him in search of his personal grail； Gatsby's failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream. However, the affirmation of hope and expectation is self-asserted in Fitzgerald's artistic manipulation of the central symbol in the novel, the green light. (P582)
