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Compare And Contrast The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby was a story to show the dreams of a man named Gatsby and many others in the 1920’s. Between the movie and book there was many differences and similarities of demonstrating the story's plot. The book allows the reader to imagine and connect the dots of the story. However, Luhrmann stays close to the story but adds drama and spoon feeds it. What Luhrmann did differently from the book was in the movie Gatsby lost his temper, grabbed Tom, and yelled at him. However, in the book it was shown as “I turned back to Gatsby and he looked as if he had killed a man,” (Fitzgerald 134). The emphasis of Daisy’s emotions throughout the scene was different; the movie emphasizes on the fear and anger at Tom and Gatsby from Daisy but in the
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