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The Great Gatsby Differences Between Book And Movie

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The fight scene between Gatsby and Tom shows stronger emotional aspects of Gatsby's character and personality that are interpreted in the film differently than in the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The most appealing moment happened during the fight between Gatsby and Tom when fighting over Daisy. I noticed a big importance contrast between the movie, and the book. In the climax of the fight between Tom and Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes the out play of the situation different than the director of the movie. Fitzgerald describes the whole ending of the scene (pages 133-134) as mostly Tom just pestering Gatsby about his illegal job in front of Daisy. Tom describing Gatsby as a “bootlegger” was the way to get Daisy upset. She felt betrayed and sad about how Gatsby earned …show more content…

Tom pushes Gatsby's buttons further by exposing his childhood and occupation, leads to Gatsby turning on his heel and yelling “Shut up!” repetitively while holding a fist in the air ready to punch. This is what pushes Daisy in the movie. Gatsby's anger and lack of control makes Daisy shocked. Tears stream down her face as she yearns at Tom to let her go home. Furthermore, the only similar thing between the two interpretations was that in both cases Tom states “Gatsby looked in that moment, as if he had killed a man”. In both the book and the movie Tom mentions this but the way Gatsby looked like he had “killed a man” meant different things to the audiences reading the book or watching the movie. The audience reading would understand that Gatsby was embarrassed in front of Daisy and that he wasn’t ready for her to know what he did for a living. In the movie, Gatsby looked this way not just because he was embarrassed about his occupation, but more he was embarrassed about how he lost his temper in front of Daisy. He knew he hurt and scared her badly which is why in the movie he looked as though he “killed a

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Daniel Aguirre Ms. Tobias English III GT - 6th 12 January 2017 After analyzing both the movie and the novel, I have discovered similarities and differences. Ill try to compare and contrast the two since the movie does not depict the story exactly as how the novel does. Similarities There were still some similarities in the film that tied back to the book. One of the main ones is when Nick walks to Gatsby’s backyard and finds him standing at the edge of his dock reaching out to what was a green light.

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He notices the feelings of annoyance between Tom, Gatsby and Daisy and looks down upon the intoxicated people 7. What does Tom accuse Gatsby of? Tom accuses Gatsby of earning his wealth as a bootlegger. He wants to know how he made his money and Daisy suggests he made it from pharmaceutical drug stores. 8.

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However, when read it can also be noticed that both Gatsby and Tom dismiss whatever Daisy says. The two are so enveloped in the idea that they’re the right one and the other is wrong that they don’t actually consider what Daisy wants. Instead of letting Daisy speak out to Tom, Gatsby fights for her. Also, when she speaks her mind and it isn’t in alignment with what Gatsby wants, he attempts to excuse them so he can tell Daisy what to say instead because “She’s all excited now.” Instead of believing what Daisy does say to him, Tom attacks Gatsby and calls her opinion crazy.

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Throughout the story Daisy has been lying about who she loved when she knew that she was still in love with “ Great Gatsby” and that showed when daisy read that letter, she was hysterically crying, it showed that she still cared but she didn't want to put herself out there. She could've fooled everyone with her love lies but she sure couldn't fool “ Great Gatsby”. Tom fell for all these lies, makes Daisy and Gatsby deceitful. This novel is full of love, lies and deceit.

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The movie version of The Great Gatsby by Coppula is far less detailed than the book by Fitzgerald. In the first party that was thrown by Gatsby in chapter 3, many details were left out of the movie. These details were both minor and major, and left either a little or big difference o in the way the story was conveyed. The scene where Gatsby meets Nick for the first time is very different in the movie than in the book. Despite the differences that are displayed in the movie, the general plot and atmosphere of the party remain the same.

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In the book, Gatsby is very foolish, his actions are unreasonable and unrealistic. “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: "I never loved you."” (125) Gatsby had expected Daisy to be the same girl she was five years ago, but the truth is that she isn't. Many things had happened to the both of them and he had set up a foolish expectation that Daisy was willing to leave Tom for him. Gatsby’s foolishness originated with Daisy.

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In the story, Gatsby is at the first portrayed as a great man, until later the book goes on and his true colors and motives are revealed. As Gatsby invited Tom over to talk, he explains how all he wants is to have Daisy tell Tom that she had never loved him. In response “‘I wouldn’t ask too much of her’” I (Nick) ventured.

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Tom was arrogant in his ways and put himself before others. Even though he claimed to be loyal to Daisy, he could not hide his mistress from everyone. Tom was a brute of a man and claimed to be part of a master race. His arrogance and neglection of Daisy and others end up getting him into trouble. Gatsby did everything out of love for Daisy and it was as if he had blinders on and could only see a future for himself with her in it.

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The Great Gatsby contains a story of two men who acted out in very different ways, all because of anger caused by unfaithfulness and murder. Tom is the kind of man who, when he feels like he’s being picked on unfairly, he attacks back immediately. “Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing, in impassioned voices, whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy’s name. “Daisy! Daisy!

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During the conversations where Tom, Daisy and Gatsby are all present, romantic tension between Gatsby and Daisy is prominent and Daisy is unable to control what she says around

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Gatsby later tries to reconnect with Daisy, much to the dismay of Tom. Fitzgerald utilizes the characters of Gatsby and Tom to create parallels and highlight certain characteristics in both men. Tom and Gatsby are similar in that they both are very wealthy and love Daisy, each in their own way. While they share this similarity, there are a myriad of differences between the two. Tom is a racist, is part of the old money society, and does not face judgement for his actions.

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The Great Gatsby is an iconic piece of American literature encompassing the 1920s era in American history. This story was written in 1923 by F. Scott Fitzgerald and was later adapted into a movie in 1949, 1973, 2000, and then once again in 2013. In the 2000 version of the movie the plot line was very similar to the book with only a few major differences and a few discreet ones as well. The movie however, also followed the book very well and even used direct quotes from the book helping you to understand the point Fitzgerald was trying to make. Markowitz the director made many good decisions in this adaptation as well as a few costly mistakes that made the importance of the book and plot line of Fitzgerald’s book.

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Fitzgerald conjures a story that provides emotions of hope, trust, friendship, love, wealth, happiness, pain, and irony. The Great Gatsby provides all of these emotions and then some. While all of the emotions are present in the book, the format the story is presented in can enhance and even disregard the sentiments that the story is trying to exhibit. This can be seen when comparing the actual book and the adaptation into a movie. The changes and similarities can be outlined by seeing how the overall plot is portrayed, and also by what the movie and book provide in terms of how the story comes across.

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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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(99) In this moment, Gatsby makes it clear to Daisy that he could easily provide her with the same lifestyle she shares with Tom. Once Gatsby captures Daisy’s affection, he becomes full of greed and doesn’t want to believe she ever gave any of her love to Tom. “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’” (118) When Daisy states “‘Even alone I can’t say I never loved Tom,’ (142), Gatsby begins to feel a “touch of panic” (142). All of his parties, stories, and entire persona were all fabricated to win Daisy back.

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