The Great Gatsby Mood Analysis

Mood is like a bird, it is difficult to capture correctly, but it is beautiful. Authors have the ability to shape the mood of their novel any way they please; however, mood can be interpreted differently by whoever reads the book. F Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, makes the mood clear to the reader through imagery, literary devices, and word choice; yet, Baz Luhrmann, the director of The Great Gatsby film, interpreted the mood in his own way. By using lighting, angles, and acting technique, Baz Luhrmann interpreted the tense and, later, dreamy mood of the tea scene correctly, but added a sad element that was not contained within the book. He also re-created the depressed and hopeless feeling from Gatsby's death and funeral
through camera angles and costumes that perfectly reflected the book.