Differences Between Great Gatsby Movie And Book

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In both the book and the movie, The Great Gatsby, they both are comparable, but they also are intended to be different. Some ways the movie might be different from the book would be because of the following elements in the story that are changed when adapted: the setting, the way the characters are portrayed, and how the events that occur in Great Gatsby aren’t similar. Some elements that were from the book are still in the movie, but some were left out to fit movie audiences a little more. In both the movie version and the book version of Great Gatsby, they are considered to be similar, but they are be different from each other when it comes to the setting, the characters, and the events occurring throughout. Initially, In the book, the parties …show more content…

For example, Nick was from Minnesota and worked at Yale news to write “very solemn and obvious editorials to the Yale News” (pg. 4). In the movie, Nick works at a commerce company at Wall Street in New York. Gatsby was a man who claims that he was a veteran in World War one by accepting “a commission as first lieutenant” (pg.66). He also claims to be a graduate from Oxford University and a descendant of a rich family. In the movie, Gatsby still does brags about his claims, but he always believed in hope because he wanted to impress Daisy ever since they met. Nick then finds out by Jordan Baker that Gatsby was a man from a poor family in the midwest and that he ran away from his family. He became wealthy because he saved a man named Dan Cody on a yacht during a storm. Tom Buchanan was a high-tempered, racist, and arrogant character that is careless about his actions and acts violent towards others. For example, Tom argues with Daisy and he “broke her nose with his open hands” (pg. 37). In the movie, he still does have the same characteristics and still acts careless towards others; he is also self-centered and thinks he knows everything. For instance, When Tom and Gatsby meet at a party, Tom brags to Daisy that he knows about gatsby life, but he really …show more content…

For instance, the setting is still in West Egg, which is outside of New York City and there is the Valley of Ashes, which is “a farm where ashes grow like wheat” (pg. 23). In comparison to the movie, The setting is still the same and the Valley of Ashes is still depicted as a poor and grotesque suburb of New York. The American Dream is shown by interpreting that East Egg was a rich neighborhood and was more “elaborate than you expected” (pg. 23). In the movie, most of the characters think that they can do whatever they want. For example, When Nick is in the the car with Gatsby, he thinks that he can do whatever he wants, but he realizes he really can’t. The T. J. Eckleburg Billboard represents that the Valley of Ashes is a “solemn dumping ground” (pg. 24). It serves to show the poverty and the conditions of living in the slums. In the movie, the billboard represent how careless people can be in a poor and unstable life. For example, Myrtle runs outside from her husband and she gets hit by Gatsby’s car. This symbolizes how people are never careful with their surroundings. The Green Light, seen from Nick’s house, is symbolic for showing an “unattainable dream” and something Gatsby “could hardly fail to grasp” (pg. 180). In the movie, it is shown as an enchanted object for opportunity. For example, when Daisy and Gatsby meet for

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