Comparison Between Charles Kane And Jay Gatsby

Charles Kane and Jay Gatsby are both isolated people; they are separated from the average citizen because of their excessive amounts of money. Kane is isolated even as a child and it is especially evident in the way the director decides to show Kane in the scene where he is playing in the snow. The layers in the shot show Kane’s isolation. Gatsby on the other hand is isolated mostly by his choice. His only goal in life is to get Daisy’s love and he attempts to do this by isolating himself from everyone and focusing on his goal. Money is the reason why both Gatsby and Charles Kane died without developing a long lasting relationship with anyone. Isolation is an obvious theme in the film Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles. The movie is essentially the telling of Charles Foster Kane’s life story told in different perspectives through different parts of his life. The theme of isolation is everywhere throughout the movie especially in the first scene of Charles Kane’s childhood where he is playing by himself in the snow. In this scene, the angle which the camera is positioned is crucial; one sees Kane playing outside through the window separates him from not only Mr. Thatcher but also his mom. Another scene shows the

Scott Fitzgerald the theme of isolation is evident throughout the whole book. The only thing that Gatsby ever wanted in his whole life is to get Daisy’s love. He rejects everyone who tries to get close to him unless their relationship would help him get Daisy. For example the only reason why Gatsby is friends with Nick is because he knows that he can help him with his relationship problems. Gatsby hosts all these great parties in hopes that one day he will see Daisy; it is basically like a trap. He just waits for her to come to one of his many parties and then makes his move. Gatsby doesn’t know half of the people at his party. This is so because his association with them will not help him have Daisy so he sees them as