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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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Initially, Jordan seems to have a ‘soft spot’ for Nick and his carefulness. When the two leave Gatsby’s party after getting to know each other better, Jordan makes it clear that she is interested in Nick. As Nick comments on carelessness, Jordan remarks, “‘I hate careless people. That’s why I like you’”, implying that Nick’s awareness is attractive to Jordan (58). After reading this quote, one would believe that Jordan is encouraging this relationship with Nick and that she likes him for his personality.

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Jordan informs Nick of Gatsby and Daisy’s love story; Gatsby had been Daisy’s lover before he left to fight in the war and has been in love with her all these years. She explains how Gatsby had been planning to win her back

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Jordan has a corporeal presence in the novel as well as an evocative if sketchily presented past, that in some ways resembles Gatsby's. Even if Gatsby and Jordan both have similar backgrounds, that does not mean that they are comparable in importance. Makowsky states that “She is often readily dismissed as part of " rotten crowd", (Gatsby 162), that Nick repudiates at the end of the novel”. At the novel's end, Nick ends up acting like Jordan and shutting her out because he believes he is better than her and doesn't need to be around her. I think that Jordan in this novel is portrayed as a new woman in the 1900s time period.

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Nick is chasing after Jordan and Gatsby, however. He thinks he is interested in Jordan, and wants to get to know her better, until he finds out that she is a liar and he cannot trust her. Nick is also looking into Gatsby’s life because he is interested about his

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Throughout the novel, we can see moments where Nick observes different characters in multiple different scenes such as at

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Who doesn’t love the Jazz Age with the use of heartfelt struggle? The Great Gatsby is an incredible novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the story was also made into numerous graphic novels and a movie alternative. Each version has its own method of storytelling depending on how they want to portray the story and compare it to one another. Fitzgerald explores the theme of fighting for nothing to help present, basing a character on his own life. Along with that, there are apparent dissimilarities between a visual and regular novel and the film with the novel.

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Nick might continue to help other characters when he is clearly unfulfilled in his own life because he is always involved in other people's business and this makes his life more interesting. Nick is different from

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Nick was the man who helped out Gatsby arrange him to reunite with Daisy in chapter 5 and had to deal with all of the drama throughout Tom and Gatsby during his summer in East Egg and West Egg. Daisy is shown to be dependent on love. During the course of the novel, she went from Gatsby, to tom, back to Gatsby, and back to Tom. “I did love him once-but I loved you too.” (Fitzgerald 132) Contrary to what others may believe, Jordan is the exact opposite of the typical 1920’s woman.

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After Nick introduces Tom Buchanan and Gatsby to each other at the dinner with Wolfsheim, the movie cuts to the rooftop garden and states “Jordan is perched at an elegant table, overlooking Times Square and the advertisement of the man in the beautiful Arrow shirts. Nick, frustrated, dodging the fashionable and famous…”(Luhrnman 50). Since Nick feels repulsed by the shallowness of the society affecting his opinion of them. Despite the rumors, Nick’s initial encounter with Gatsby allowed him to conclude Gatsby was not like most people. Even though Nick had deep conversations for Jordan and began to grow feelings for her, he still expressed contempt for her shallow behavior.

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Nick was clearly in love with Gatsby. He had had true feelings for Jordan for a while, but once he met Gatsby, those feelings slowly disappeared. He was secretly holding out hope to be with

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Casandra Salazar Ms. Tobias English III GT 12 January 2017 The Great Gatsby After reading and watching The Great Gatsby, I gathered the dissemblance and alikeness in both the book and motion picture. As written in “The Great Gatsby”, the first example of similarity is that the book has the same theme to the “Roaring 20’s”. In the written book, Fitzgerald described the parties as huge and dramatic, where as in the movie, the directors did a fantastic job translating Fitzgerald’s words into a lavish visual spectacle of booze, sequins, and confetti.

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, (Fitzgerald, pg. 124), clearly goes against his nature as a very kind hearted gentlemen, and is rude and distasteful as he struggles to achieve Daisy’s company from Tom’s grasp. Similarly, the idea of mental instability due to lack of proper companionship presents itself through Mrs. Jordan Baker’s lack of success at a relationship with Nick. While performing deeds for Gatsby, Jordan is also trying to impress Nick and become closer with him, but her continued attempts are unrewarded, leaving her in a very depressed stage. After the completion of the funeral for Gatsby, Nick visits with Jordan to break things off and her very angered

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Nick, similarly to his feelings towards Gatsby, is mesmerized by Jordan, “At first I was flattered to go places with her, because she was a golf champion, and everyone knew her name. Then it was something more. I wasn’t actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity. The bored haughty face that she turned to the world concealed something” (Fitzgerald 46). Although he is not yet in love with Jordan he is enthralled by her fame, success, and strength which is emphasized by his accounts of being flattered to be able to go places with her.

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Nick is also very judgmental on the way of Gatsby and Daisy's relationship, like it says Nick sets up Daisy and Gatsby so then Daisy sets Nick up with jordan. Also when nick and gatsby hang out nick makes gatsby show

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Gatsby uses Nicks friendship in this book. Nick is easily persuaded to help Gatsby. “I called up Daisy from the office next morning, and invited her to tea.” (83) Jordan easily convinces Nick to help Gatsby. Gatsby saw how Nick looked at Jordan, so I assume he asked her to ask Nick.

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