Differences Between Great Gatsby Book And Movie
Anthony Magnotta
12/22/14
English
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The movie, “The Great Gatsby”, begins with Nick Carraway (main character) working with a doctor to recover from his health after troubles with alcohol. Nick also confesses the events leading up to Jay Gatsby’s death. Also, Jordan Baker’s entire storyline is sped up and her unlikely romance with Nick is cut out throughout the movie. In the book, the two have a casual affection for each other, especially as Jordan is shown to be dishonest. Furthermore, While Fitzgerald’s book always feels very much an outcome of a particular time period, the movie always seemed as if it was one grand costume party, very modern and full of rap music. The Great Gatsby novel and movie differs in many ways.
Firstly, it is recognized that Nick is narrating the story in the novel but he is not narrating from a sanitarium. In the film, Nick is writing from a hospital, where he's checked himself into following his summer with Gatsby. He is diagnosed as a "morbid alcoholic.” Although Nick Carraway is a viscous drinker, he had never checked himself into a hospital during the novel. Throughout the story everyone is portrayed as a heavy drinker not just Nick. This is one of the …show more content…
Though this in it doesn’t mean much, Jordan’s entire storyline is sped up and her unlikely romance with Nick is cut out for the sake of time. Nick is so caught up with Gatsby and his shenanigans that there was no time for Jordan and Nick to express their romance. In the book, the two only never seem to have a casual affection for each another; especially as Jordan is displayed to be deceitful, but in the film, she’s a blank canvass we never get to know all that much about. Nick and Jordan’s relationship should have played a greater role film because it is a colossal part of the book. Ultimately, their relationship is a bit more complicated in the
12/22/14
English
Period
The movie, “The Great Gatsby”, begins with Nick Carraway (main character) working with a doctor to recover from his health after troubles with alcohol. Nick also confesses the events leading up to Jay Gatsby’s death. Also, Jordan Baker’s entire storyline is sped up and her unlikely romance with Nick is cut out throughout the movie. In the book, the two have a casual affection for each other, especially as Jordan is shown to be dishonest. Furthermore, While Fitzgerald’s book always feels very much an outcome of a particular time period, the movie always seemed as if it was one grand costume party, very modern and full of rap music. The Great Gatsby novel and movie differs in many ways.
Firstly, it is recognized that Nick is narrating the story in the novel but he is not narrating from a sanitarium. In the film, Nick is writing from a hospital, where he's checked himself into following his summer with Gatsby. He is diagnosed as a "morbid alcoholic.” Although Nick Carraway is a viscous drinker, he had never checked himself into a hospital during the novel. Throughout the story everyone is portrayed as a heavy drinker not just Nick. This is one of the …show more content…
Though this in it doesn’t mean much, Jordan’s entire storyline is sped up and her unlikely romance with Nick is cut out for the sake of time. Nick is so caught up with Gatsby and his shenanigans that there was no time for Jordan and Nick to express their romance. In the book, the two only never seem to have a casual affection for each another; especially as Jordan is displayed to be deceitful, but in the film, she’s a blank canvass we never get to know all that much about. Nick and Jordan’s relationship should have played a greater role film because it is a colossal part of the book. Ultimately, their relationship is a bit more complicated in the