Comparing The Great Gatsby And Tender Is The Night

The Great Gatsby is a novel which critically discusses the ideals of the American Dream and recapturing the past. In the film adaptation, producer Jack Clayton stays very closely to the plot and even quotes the novel verbatim but fails to capture the essence of the themes portrayed in the novel. The text did not translate well into film; some facts are distorted, the depiction of the characters are different, the general ambience of certain settings do not match, and the movie is weighted towards the beginning of the book, with half of the movie based closely on the first two chapters of the book.

F Scott Fitzgerald incorporates his life in many of his works of literature. This includes his life struggles and the mental health of his wife Zelda. Both of his novels, Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby, consists of different storylines and characters, but there are comparisons between these two books, especially in themes and the roles of the characters. Both stories are written about the same era, which shows the lifestyle people were living in.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told by Nick Carraway, a young man looking for independence. Caraway writes about his nearby neighbor Jay Gatsby, a millionaire who throws enormous parties. Nick soon finds out that Gatsby is in love with his cousin Daisy Buchanan, who is married to Tom Buchanan. A story filled with promises, hope, betrayal, love, pleasure, trust issues, money, and affairs.

The central antagonist of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age classic, Jay Gatsby, is revealed to the reader throughout the novel, creating a sense of mystery around his character, his past and his future. The quasi - fantastical pictorial of the same name, by Greenberg, also follows this reveal, portraying Gatsby's world and evoking a lingering curiosity. Initially, in both novel and graphic novel, the reader is set up to expect the worst. In the introduction of the novel by Fitzgerald, Nick states ‘ No- Gatsby turned out alright in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interests in the abortive sorrows and short winded elations of men.’ This introduction creates a

Both of Fitzgerald and Gatsby are the out-dated man of their times. Fitzgerald earns his reputation as a novelist, while Gatsby is ambitious and later became rich as a bootlegger. They meet their beloved girl and win them in the similar way. Also, they have the tragic end finally in the similar way.

Throughout two of F Scott Fitzgerald's books, ‘The Great Gatsby' and ‘Tender is the Night', comparisons can be made between the themes that are dealt with in each book.

Theme is a debatable topic among stories, some will agree and most have their own take. Two great novels that debate themes constantly are The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald written about a young man who becomes super wealthy and Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn a story of a young women who does not fit into society. The novels The Great Gatsby and Scarlet Letter disagree on the theme that people look to self-improvement to help get what they want, evidenced by plot, tone, and, character.

The novels, The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck and F. Scott Fitzgerald, respectively, follow the lives of several characters each of whom have very different experiences. Gatsby is a very wealthy man who tries to win over Daisy, while the Joads are very poor and try to avoid getting on the government’s bad side. Along with these differences, there are some similarities between them, such as the significance of their automobiles, which are huge assets to the characters in both novels. In the novels, The Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby, both John Steinbeck and F. Scott Fitzgerald use automobiles to represent opportunity that comes at a cost.

A huge aspect that shows how alike Gatsby and Fitzgerald really are is money. As said before both of them were from middle-class families so obviously had to worry about money. Both of them also did things that were shameful for them just in order to make money. Their ways were very different, Gatsby was involved in illegal deals, such as selling alcohol, and Fitzgerald just sold some of his very short stories to magazines. As much as they seem very different actions, the meaning is the same, both of them compromise their moral, believes and even themselves for money. And both Scott and Gatsby accredit those actions to their ladies.

Amazing stories that reflect a decade of Ameican morals and desires are difficult to come across. Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby and John Steinbeck’s the Grapes of Wrath are two prime examples of fantastic American classics. Both novels, though written by different authors, are at once one of a kind and strikingly similar to eachother. Being based off their writer’s different experiences, the books express tasteful representations of American society. The Great Gatsby and the Grapes of Wrath are both similar yet unique milestones of American Literature.

    The success of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is in part due to his successful characterization of the main characters through the comparison and contrast of Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanan and George B. Wilson, and Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. The contrast is achieved through two principle means: contrasting opposite qualities held by the characters and contrasting one character's posititve or negative qualities to another's lack thereof. Conflict is generated when the characters sometimes stand as allegorical opposites. On the other hand, comparison of two characters is rather straightforward. This comparison and contrast is prevalent in Fitzgerald's

In comparing the novel to the movie, “The Great Gatsby,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, these both took place in the city of New York during the 1920’s after World War I. Many people were in search of an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through working hard. This was called the American Dream. This novel/movie centers around the decay of the American Dream. Fitzgerald portrays this decay in many aspects which are evident in the so called, Valley of the Ashes.

Leonardo Dicaprio, the rich handsome movie star was the cast choice made by Bazz Luhrmann for the role of Jay Gatsby in the 2013 remake of the American Classic “The Great Gatsby”. Tobey Maguire is the soft spoken, seldom talked about star of the movie remake. His portrayal of the quiet Nick Carraway, who turns out to be Gatsby’s best friend is spot on with the character he was portraying. Some people will say the two main stream actors could not see the movie for the true piece of art the book was, but I think that the casting choices for Nick and Jay perfectly exemplified the two characters personalities in a way that no other actors could.

The Great Gatsby is a story set in the up and coming rich society of America in the early 1920s. The novel tells a story about an extraordinary man who has been seeking for his first love for over five years. The Great Gatsby was published in 1925, then in 2013, the novel was adapted into a movie. There are many elements that are similar and different between the book and the movie adaptation.

The tale of the Jay Gatsby is not only written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel, The Great Gatsby, but also directed and produced into a movie by Baz Luhrmann. Although thematically similar and entertaining, Luhrmann’s adaptation can hardly compare to the intricate and enchanting words written by Fitzgerald. Many differences fall alongside the similarities when comparing the novel and the 2013 movie of, The Great Gatsby, including characteristics of the narrator, relationships and Gatsby’s death.