Differences And Similarities Between The Great Gatsby Book And Movie
Brian Cardenas
Ms. Tobias
English III GT-4th
12 January 2017
The Great Gatsby: Novel and Movie With Analysis
The Great Gatsby is an extraordinary piece of work. This story covers up several themes such as money, love, and the American Dream. This story follows the life of Jay Gatsby who pretends to be someone he’s not to win back Daisy Buchanan, the girl of his dreams. Having the opportunity to read the book and watch the movie, there were several differences and similarities I observed.
These similarities between the novel and the film make up a huge role throughout the story. In the book there is a green light that shines at the end of Daisy’s dock just as in the movie. For Gatsby, this green light symbolizes a sign of hope that Gatsby and Daisy will one day be together. In the book Gatsby builds up a friendship with Nick Carraway, who happens to be Daisy’s cousin. Similarly, in the movie I witnessed Nick having a relationship with Gatsby also being Daisy’s cousin. If Gatsby and Nick never had a …show more content…
The similarities and differences between the novel and the movie are the details. The details of The Great Gatsby can be known as the strengths or weaknesses. The Great Gatsby is a false comparison of the American dream. The American dream is described as wealth, love and the pursuit of happiness, but Gatsby’s American dream was based on lies and illusions that lead to his death. Although, both the movie and book were great, I enjoyed the book more. The book was truly descriptive, and everything about the book seemed extremely real. There was a lot more details and drama in the book than the movie. I really enjoyed the genre and themes of The Great Gatsby. One item I would change to improve the movie is the relationship between Nick and Jordan. In the movie I would make their relationship stronger as they played mobile roles in Gatsby’s and Daisy’s life just as in the
Ms. Tobias
English III GT-4th
12 January 2017
The Great Gatsby: Novel and Movie With Analysis
The Great Gatsby is an extraordinary piece of work. This story covers up several themes such as money, love, and the American Dream. This story follows the life of Jay Gatsby who pretends to be someone he’s not to win back Daisy Buchanan, the girl of his dreams. Having the opportunity to read the book and watch the movie, there were several differences and similarities I observed.
These similarities between the novel and the film make up a huge role throughout the story. In the book there is a green light that shines at the end of Daisy’s dock just as in the movie. For Gatsby, this green light symbolizes a sign of hope that Gatsby and Daisy will one day be together. In the book Gatsby builds up a friendship with Nick Carraway, who happens to be Daisy’s cousin. Similarly, in the movie I witnessed Nick having a relationship with Gatsby also being Daisy’s cousin. If Gatsby and Nick never had a …show more content…
The similarities and differences between the novel and the movie are the details. The details of The Great Gatsby can be known as the strengths or weaknesses. The Great Gatsby is a false comparison of the American dream. The American dream is described as wealth, love and the pursuit of happiness, but Gatsby’s American dream was based on lies and illusions that lead to his death. Although, both the movie and book were great, I enjoyed the book more. The book was truly descriptive, and everything about the book seemed extremely real. There was a lot more details and drama in the book than the movie. I really enjoyed the genre and themes of The Great Gatsby. One item I would change to improve the movie is the relationship between Nick and Jordan. In the movie I would make their relationship stronger as they played mobile roles in Gatsby’s and Daisy’s life just as in the