PAGE\*MERGEFORMATivAcknowledgementsIamdeeplygratefultoallthepeoplewhohavesupportedmeduringmythesiswriting.Icouldn’tcompletemythesiswithouttheirsupportandencouragement.Ireallythankthem.Firstandforemost,IwouldliketoexpressmyheartiestthankstomysupervisorHeLifang,whohasgivenalotofintellectualguidance,creativesuggestionsandencouragementduringmythesiswriting.IamalsogratefultoalltheteachersthathavetaughtmeandhaveprovidedmegeneroushelpthroughoutthefouryearsinLeshanTeachersCollege.Inaddition,mythanksgotothelibraryofLeshanTeachersCollege.Itprovidesmewithnecessaryreferencesofthethesis.TheinformationIgotfromthesebooksareveryhelpfulformetofinishthispaper.Lastbutnottheleast,Iextendmyfaithfulthankstomydearclassmatesandroommateswhohavedonevariousfavorsformeinoneoranother.ToanyothersImayhavefailedtomention,Iextendmysincerethanks.AbstractTheGreatGatsbydescribesatragicstorywhichhappenedinthe1920s.ThisessaywillfocusonGatsby’sfuneral.Afterhedied,peoplewhooncewereattractedbyhisvariouspartiesrefusedtocometohisfuneral,whichreflectedpeople’sindifferenceandcoldness.TheyabandonedGatsbyoncehecouldn’tprovidethemwiththefascinatingparties.DaisywhomhelovedforhislifetimeescapedtoEurope,whichshowedthefailureofhisloveandpeople’soutlookonlove.Nickasafriendwastheonlyonethatstayedtoarrangeeverything.Atlasttherewereonlythreepeoplejoininghisfuneral,Nick,Gatsby’sfatherandthe"Owl-eyes".Thispaperismadeupofthreeparts.Thefirstpartisaliteraturereview.ThenitdescribesGatsby’sfuneralindetail,includingthepeoplecomingtoseeGatsbybeforehewasinterred,conclusionofthehomicidetrialandGatsby’sfather.Thelastpartprobesintohumanity,loveandfriendshipreflectedfromGatsby’sfuneral.Keywords:Gatsby;funeral;humanity;love;friendship摘要《了不起的盖茨比》描述的是20世纪20年代的一个悲剧故事。这篇论文主要讨论盖茨比的葬礼。他死后，曾被他举办的各种聚会所吸引的人拒绝参加他的葬礼，这反映了当时的人的无情和冷漠。一旦盖茨比不能提供给他们精彩的聚会，他们便无情地抛弃了他。他爱了一生的黛西却在他死后逃到了欧洲，不肯参加他的葬礼，可见当时人的爱情观和他爱情有多么的失败。尼克，作为盖茨比相对真心的朋友，是唯一一个留下来帮助安排葬礼的人。最后，来参加盖茨比葬礼的人就只有三个，尼克，盖茨比的父亲和那个“戴猫头鹰眼镜的人”。这篇文章由三部分组成，首先是文献评