This thesis is intended to discuss the disillusionment of the American dream of his two most important novels The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night.

• 本文详尽分析了菲茨杰拉尔德的两部重要小说《了不起的盖茨比》和《夜色温柔》,并结合了菲茨杰拉尔德的自身经历揭示了隐藏在他内心深处的爱情和美国梦情结以及对美国梦的幻灭感,从而找寻美国梦失落的真正原因。