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Introduction
Chapter One The Comparison of Historical and Social Writing Backgrounds
1.1 The "Jazz Age" and the Tumultuous East
1.2 From the Past to the Present: the South in Transition
1.3 Similar Textual Evidence Showing Prevailing Moral Problems
1.3.1 The Attitude towards Automobiles and Driving
1.3.2 Morbidity in Love and Marriage: Disloyalty and Irresponsibility
Chapter Two The Comparison and Contrast between Gatsby and Willie's Moral Tragedies
2.1 Early Innocence and Motivation
2.2 Turning Points in Life
2.3 Final Annihilations Caused by Moral Defects
Chapter Three The Comparison and Contrast of the Writers' Moral Preachments
3.1 Discovery and Return: Nick's Course of Moral Maturity
3.2 From Evasion to Awakening: Jack's Course of Moral Integrity
3.3 The Comparison of the Narrators' Moral Progress
3.4 The Contrast of the Novelists' Moral Preachments
Conclusion
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