Abstract:  Fitzgerald is one of representative writers of the "jazz age" in the history of American Literature in the 20th century. The Great Gatsby and Tender Is The Night are his two great representative novels about American dream. This paper mainly compares the two works in term of American Dream. Firstly, the paper analyzes the similarities of the two works and the causes of the similarities. Secondly, the paper analyzes the differences of two works and the causes of the differences. The paper concludes that the author’s different  life experiences while creating the two works lead to the different endings of the two heroes.

Key words: Fitzgerald;  The Great Gatsby;  Tender Is The Night;  American dream 

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction.1

1.1Introduction to F·Scott Fitzgerald1

1.2 Introduction to The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night1

1.2.1Introduction to The Great Gatsby.1

1.2.2Introduction to Tender Is the Night2

2.Similarities Between The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night in Terms of American Dream4

2.1 Similarity in Theme: Inevitable Disillusionment of American Dream.4

2.2 Similarity in Heroines:  Symbol of American Dream4

2.3 Similarity in Reasons for Disillusionment of American Dream4

3. Differences between The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night in Terms of American Dream5

3.1Differences.5

3.1.1 Different Settings.5

3.1.2 The Different Endings of Heroes.5

3.2 Reasons for the Differences6

3.2.1 Different Characteristics of Two Heroes5

3.2.2 The Author’s Different Experiences at Different Periods.7

4.Conclusion.7

5.Bibliography7

6.Acknowledgments8