The Great Gatsby Movie Vs Book Analysis

There are many comparisons and contrasts between “The Great Gatsby” novel and the movie. There were many aspects in the book that we didn’t get from the film. The film gave you a more vague understanding of the storyline and many things were switched. Whereas in the book you were given a more in depth understanding of the storyline. Things such as the setting, characters, and even the way the parties played are in some ways similar and different. The way some things are portrayed in the movie played out differently in more detail in the book, and the film didn’t put certain things that were in the book.

The setting of the film and the movie was in some ways similar and in some ways different. The setting is where the storyline is developed and shown.The setting in film was more so in Nick’s recollection of events, and was more so set in his mind. Most of the events that occurred were either in West Egg or The Valley of Ashes in New York. In the film there were events that occurred in Gatsby, Nick, and Tom’s house. In the novel everything took place in West Egg and East Egg. The East Egg was more so

the rich people part whereas West Egg is where things like the Valley of Ashes was and where the lower-class people resided. “lived at West Egg, the – well, the least fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” (5) The setting of two are gradually the same, many of the same events that occur in the film occurred in the same place as the novel. The only difference between the two settings are that Nick is writing the book during the story while during the movie everything that is going on are flashbacks.
The characters in the novel are portrayed and introduced differently than what they were in the book.

One character that was portrayed extremely different in the film was Nick Carraway. In the film Nick is shown as being in some sort of mental hospital. In the film Nick is shown as though he had been traumatized from the events that occurred with dealing with Jay Gatsby. In the film he also seemed like he admired Gatsby and captivated by his mindset. In the novel we are introduced to Nick Carraway as being a nice, quiet man and as him being the one writing the story. Nick is always the mix in the film and novel, and is more an observer of everything that goes on throughout the course of events. In the movie Nick seems to have like a certain tone to him, and he says everything in a unsure way. Nick is shown differently and similarly in the book compared to the

film.
Another thing that was different between the novel in the film is the way Gatsby is shown when he is dying in the film versus the way he was portrayed dying in the novel. In the film Gatsby is shown as dying thinking he was able to get Daisy, and that it was actually Daisy calling him then gets shot. In the book we are shown that Gatsby is getting on his float and is shot by Wilson as the phone is being picked up. Even though we know it’s Nick calling him in the film it is still shown on Gatsby’s face that he got Daisy in some he died feeling as though he won and achieved his goal. There is a big difference in the ending of Gatsby between the film and novel.