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Comparative Analysis of the Tragic Characters of Jay Gatsby and Jia Baoyu

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby and Jia Baoyu in A Dream of Red Mansions are two famous tragic characters in American and Chinese literary works respectively. By comparing the two figures, this paper probes into the similarities and differences of their personalities and the social reality they reflect. This paper first analyzes the background, character and status of Gatsby and Jia Baoyu respectively, and then compares their similarities and differences, discussing how these similarities and differences reflect their respective social backgrounds. Finally, the article turns to the inspiration of these two tragic figures on the contemporary society.

Source: International Journal of Social Sciences and Public Administration

DOI: 10.62051/ijsspa.v4n1.15

Authors: Qian Wang, Chi Huang

Institution: Chengdu University of Information Technology

Language: English

Topic: Comparative and World Literature

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4401851128

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