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Compare And Contrast The Great Gatsby

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The magnificent, classic novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exhibits what living in New York was all about in 1922. The entertaining storyline is filled with heart-rending love stories and depressing tragedies. This book was so great in fact, Bazmark Films produced a movie rendition of it in 2013. Even though the film followed the book’s plot pretty well, there were a few scenes that didn’t quite capture the majesty that the book could create. While these differences may just be caused by contradicting perspectives, the points of view should be evaluated also. These include the differences in Nick’s affairs after Gatsby’s death, Jordan and Nick’s relationship, and Gatsby’s anger issues. A fairly large distinction between the two …show more content…

In the printed version of The Great Gatsby, Nick is almost instantly entranced with Jordan Baker, which soon blossoms into a cute relationship. However, in the movie this is entirely ignored. This is a very important aspect to the plot, as spending time with Jordan gives Nick relaxation aside from the stress of the situation looming next door at Gatsby’s mansion. At the end of Chapter 4, right after Nick and Jordan go on a date, comes this, “Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening my arms. Her wan scornful mouth smiled and so I drew her up again, closer, this time to my face” (Fitzgerald 85). By this point, Jordan and Nick’s relationship might actually lead to something; however, this is not to be, as Daisy’s, Tom’s, and Gatsby’s affairs and drama soon ruin this fine possibility. Later, near the end of the book, Nick and Jordan sadly break up with Jordan commenting that she is engaged to another man. For an unexplained reason, Nick does not believe that. “Angry, and half in love with her (Jordan), and tremendously sorry, I turned away” (Fitzgerald 186). Regrettably, this is just another happy thing Nick has to let go of. Without any of this part of the plot, the movie falls short in explaining fully what has happened in Nick’s

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