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Differences Between Great Gatsby Book And Movie

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In the written version of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, quite different than other film adaptations of stories in this decade, there are a wide range of characters, symbols, and a detailed plot reflected onto the filmic version. While the large amount a similarities are easy to observe, the subtle differences embedded throughout the film compared to the book are what give the story meaning. Throughout the film and the written version of The Great Gatsby, the contrasting ideas presented to the audience provides insight about the story’s conflicts. One difference between the written and filmic version of the story is the way the audience sees Tom Buchanan, the husband to Daisy. In both, Tom cheats on Daisy with a woman named Myrtle
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First, in our comparison and differences, we should talk about the characters. First is Tom while in the book it shows that he was a bit uptight having Nick around in the first few chapters, Tom in the movie is more relaxed and with great confidence a bit snobby. When we first meet Daisy in the book, it appears that she is having the time of her life hanging out with Jordan but when any talk starts to head towards the love for Tom, she immediately saddens. Seeming to hide from the world. While in the movie, she from the very beginning is sad when she sees Nick but cheers up after some talking to.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of “The Great Gatsby”, portrays Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan in a comparative manner. Jay Gatsby is seen as a man who is humble and gracious, while Tom Buchanan is seen as a man who is haughty and self-centered. Furthermore, Jay Gatsby and Tom come from very contrasting backstories. Jay, as stated in the novel, Jay comes from “New money”, while Tom comes from “Old money”. A similarity is how they both have feelings for Daisy.

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His characters portray the different personalities and positions that occurred at the time. The many relationships that existed at the beginning of the storyline became more and more unlikely to last, as the plot was started to unravel. The divide among people with new money and people with old money was demonstrated throughout the book, however the little emphasis that was placed on the more practical matters in the book made “The Great Gatsby” seem more like a fantasy. The relationships that appeared between Tom, Gatsby, Myrtle, Mr.Wilson and Daisy appeared to become more established as situations began to spin out of control. Although Mr.Wilson was cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, he became as angry as an ocean on a long stormy night when the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy was brought to his attention.

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In the book The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, the author creates hypocritical characters such as Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby which helps create the theme of dishonesty amongst the wealthy. Tom Buchanan, an extremely wealthy thirty year old man, who is “one of those men who achieved such an acute, limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savors an anti-climax” lacks the high moral standards that he has come to expect from people around him (Fitzgerald 8). Early on in the novel, the reader learns that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson. Daisy, Tom’s wife, is aware of Tom's mistress, although she acts as if she does not know about his affair. But when Tom learns of Daisy’s affair, he is flabbergasted.

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The movie cut out one of the side stories, the affair between Nick and Jordan Baker. The friend of Daisy’s from Louisville who is a well-known golfer, and her cousin Nick. Catherine gives Nick drugs in the movie and that was never brought up in the book. They also do not show anyone smoking in the movie, because they don't want viewing teengers to do so. Also I think would encourage drugs over smoking.

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Glorifying the 1920’s, F. Scott Fitzgerald captivates readers with his rich passages and vivid imagery depicting the iconic moments of romantic tragedy in The Great Gatsby. one of Fitzgerald 's more famous works of art, emphasising Gatsby 's life, that reflects parts of his own life. Daisy empitomizes the least moral in the novel, due to her lack of caring for her daughter, her affair with Gatsby, and her “fake” love for Tom. Her surroundings throughout the novel diversify the different mortality levels people exert. The “Golden Girl”, Daisy Buchanan, lacks in morality when it comes to caring for her daughter.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a tale of intrigue, passion, and the exploration of human interactions and emotions. It focuses on Jay Gatsby and his relationship with Daisy Buchanan, an old flame who he never truly got over. Although she is married to another, she still has feelings for him and they rekindle a connection once reunited. Along the way, Daisy deals with feelings for both Tom and Gatsby and feels pulled in opposite directions. Although fragile and emotional, she is a very sympathetic character.

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Alyssa Mahler Professor Weimer English Comp 1 30 November 2016 The Great Gatsby Because of the major time difference of the production of the book “The Great Gatsby” by Fitzgerald and the movie by Lurhmann, there were modifications to the film to fit the present day time. Scenes were cut and characters personalities were changed to catch the audience’s attention and keep the young viewers interested. “The Great Gatsby” is a story about a rich man who is on a quest to get his life together for a woman named Daisy. She is already with someone but Gatsby hopes she will leave him soon.

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Great Gatsby Comparison and Differences The movie The Great Gatsby and the book The Great Gatsby have many similarities and differences. Some of the characters, and some of the scenes are very alike, but at the same time, they are not alike. In this paper, you will be reading about some of the major similarities and some of the major differences between the characters in the book, the characters in the movie, the scenes from the book, and the scenes from the movie.

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Gatsby lives with the dream of reinstating a past he once shared with the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. His efforts to re-woo her extend those of any normal person; he forges a livelihood as a bootlegger during the prohibition, buys a gaudy house in New York’s West Egg (directly across the bay from Daisy’s in prestigous East Egg), and even attempts to pursue an affair with Daisy, who is married to the brutish and presumably abusive Tom Buchanan. In all of these acts to attempt to live a life that he was clearly not cut out for, Gatsby remains wholly oblivious to the details that sell out the fact that he is an outsider within this life he’s made for himself solely to gain the attention of Daisy. The character, so-called “Owl Eyes”, the large figure of wisdom in the novel remarks on Gatsby’s impressive collection of books; “‘See!’ he cried triumphantly.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby illustrates the fact that the societal ideal family structure was falling into a state of change during the 1920s. Fitzgerald’s character, Tom questions Daisy by saying, “You’ve been seeing this fellow for five years?” (131). Through the conversation shared partially above, it is easy to see that Daisy and Tom were not the perfect example of the American Dream for which they may at first appear to be. Tom and Daisy had countless problems, beginning with infidelity.

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While reading The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, Although Tom and Gatsby are very different people and do not get along, they have a lot in common. Both of these men are in their 30’s, the same age as Nick, and are very wealthy. Tom and Gatsby both are having affairs, Tom having an affair with Myrtle Wilson and Gatsby and Daisy. Tom, on the other hand, also loves Daisy, as does Gatsby. Both men are crushed at the thought of losing Daisy.

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In The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan is cheating on his wife, Daisy with his mistress Myrtle. In the relationship, Myrtle is using her sexuality to attract Tom and he abuses her by breaking her nose. A reader with a Marxist perspective and a feminist perspective may interpret this relationship differently. A Marxist perspective focuses on the struggle between the lower and upper class and the issues of power and money in literature.

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The entire plot of the movie “The Great Gatsby,” directed by Baz Luhrmann, is pretty much very accurate to the novel of the same name written by author F. Scott Fitzgerald. They both center around a man named Jay Gatsby who throws extravagant parties in hope that one day his love Daisy will wander in. Of course like all movies that are based off of books they all have their similarities and differences. Whether they be very small or very noticeable, sometimes even changing the entire story completely, they are still there. Sometimes the purpose of this could be that the director wants to add their own little twist to the story or it could be that they are going for a much deeper meaning or symbolism.

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