Differences Between The Book And The Movie The Great Gatsby

The most obvious departure from the novel arrives instantaneously at the beginning of the film, with a frame story in which Carraway, who is diagnosed as morbidly alcoholic, has checked into a sanitarium and is encouraged by a psychiatrist to write about his experiences he endured during his time in East Egg. The aforementioned could be interpreted as remarkable, since in the novel Carraway claims that he has been drunk just twice in his existence, which implies that his character in the film contrasts with his character in the novel. Moreover, the film’s final scene includes Nick adding ‘The Great’ to the title of his completed ‘Gatsby’ manuscript with a flourish. However, in the novel, this does not take place because the narrator reveals the story from the future, and leaves the reader at the end of the novel with the quote “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (Fitzgerald,

Gatsby’s character in the novel is very distinct from his portrayal in the film. In the

Secondly, Gatsby is a very mysterious character. Nick has been Gatsby’s neighbor, or so he thinks, and has never met him. Nick says “It was Gatsby’s mansion, or, rather, as I didn’t know Mr. Gatsby, it was a mansion inhabited by a gentleman of that name” (5). This shows you that even Gatsby’s own neighbor does not even know who he is; which shows that Gatsby is mysterious. Later on, once he actually meets Gatsby, Nick goes on to say “I don’t like mysteries, and I don’t understand why you won’t come out frankly and tell me what you want. Why does it all have to come through Miss Baker?” (71). As expected, this frustrates Nick and gives him more reason to believe that Gatsby is mysterious and not trustworthy. Nick doesn’t understand why someone who seems to be his friend is hiding so much

In the beginning of the chapter, he tries to win Nick’s favor, offering him a trip to Covey Island and, when he declines, to “take a plunge in the swimming-pool” together (82). During Daisy and Gatsby’s reunion, Nick acts as a third wheel toward the pair. He’s cast aside, but Gatsby refuses to let him leave because “[his] presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone” (94). Though Gatsby does show some genuine affection towards Nick, it’s mostly to earn his kindness and better use him for his own purposes. From Nick’s perspective, he and Gatsby are great friends - and to a certain extent, that is true. But in the end, it wasn’t necessarily Gatsby himself that attracted Nick, it was his incandescence, his dreams and aspirations; he was an enigma - a bright, sparkling enigma in Nick’s eyes. Throughout the book, Nick unconsciously denies this fact, allowing himself to believe that he and Gatsby are close friends. As a result, he continues hanging out with Gatsby, doing whatever he asks, and taking his side in conflicts - not always outright, but in subtle ways.

They might bond at some points or bicker in others. Nick in the beginning really did not care for Gatsby at all but in the end a brotherly love forms. Nick stated, “he is worth the whole damn bunch put together” (160). They bond over the women in their lives and striving to be the best. A difference that set them aside in some arguments was the class level. Jay Gatsby is a higher class while Nick Carraway is more part of the middle class. Throughout this novel there are multiple other examples of similarities and differences, personally I feel as though these are the most

Overall, the scene has some differences. One point of difference is the two girls in yellow dresses. In the novel Nick and Jordan meet in the party and the two girls talk with Jordan about the golf competition. One of them also talks about how she damages her dress at one of Gatsby’s parties, and gets a new one one week later. On the other hand, the film does not mention them at all. Another point of difference, where Nick meets Gatsby, in the novel Nick is sitting on a table with Jordan and a man and woman. This man is Jay Gatsby. In the film Nick meets Gatsby on a stairway by accident and the director gives us a feeling of how Gatsby is following Nick from the moment he enters the party. Third point of difference is the fireworks when Nick first sees Gatsby. In the film the moment that Gatsby introduces himself to Nick the moment the fireworks begin to lighten the dark sky, and everybody is looking at it impressively, except Nick who is looking at Gatsby's smile. In the novel there is no mention of any fireworks in the party. In one way, the party scene is similar to the novel by how big , fun, and loud and how the people are coming to the party without an invitation. However, despite this one similarity,overall the party scene is different

The main thing that is different between the two men is their wealth. In the Great Gatsby, George is not wealthy. He is a working normal class guy.

In Scott Fitzgerald’s book version of The Great Gatsby, we can find many differences within the characterizations. Gatsby is portrayed differently in the book than in the movie. For example, in the book, Gatsby was frightened and aware of the fact that Daisy would never be his. In the book he was worried saying, “No telephone message arrived…” This quote shows how he seemed anxious from not hearing from Daisy. In the quote, “Gatsby

At the same party, Jordan remarks that Gatsby claims to be an Oxford man, though she does not seem convinced to his claim (53). As a result of all the various rumors, Nick creates an image of Gatsby in his mind as “a florid and corpulent person in his middle years (53).” Contrastingly, Gatsby appears to be around the same age as Nick, which leads to Nick’s failure to recognize Gatsby at the party. The rumors and stories influence the idea of Gatsby that Nick creates in his mind which differs from who Gatsby appears to be.

“What is better, the book or movie?” a commonly asked question by many individuals who are curious to know one’s opinion on a novel or film he/she is interested in. The book is usually always better than the movie because the book is more detailed, one gets to know the characters better, and it allows one to be more creative and have his/her own interpretation on what is occurring. In this case, The Great Gatsby is a remarkable 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was made into various movie adaptions in 1926, 1949, 1974, 2000 and 2013. Each version takes place in drastically different periods, so each type has its own take on the film, also depending on the director’s vision. This goes to show that the cinema has been trying periodically to recreate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, but the attempts of the movies have mostly failed. In particular, the 1974 film decreases its effectiveness in representing the message that Fitzgerald was attempting to demonstrate in the book, which contributes to the book being significantly better than the film for various reasons.

The Great Gatsby written By F.Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about people, mainly Gatsby’s idea of the ‘American dream’ which can be compared easily to The Catcher in the Rye By J.D Salinger. Nick and Jay Gatsby are similar to Holden Caulfield. Nick is like Holden in the fact that they both share ideas of having expectations of people and hope, even though society constantly lets them down with multiple examples showing how people act in their natural state. Gatsby and Holden are much alike because they both have these fond ideas of women and their illusion of their American dreams, with Holden its Jane and with Gatsby its Daisy but they are both disappointed when they realize their ideas are just ideas

Movie adaptations are widely produced in our modern cinematic world. Many book lovers criticize movie adaptations, proclaiming that it kills the spirit of the story, misses out on critical key themes, and eliminates the reader's and viewer’s imagination. The Great Gatsby movie, directed by Baz Luhrmann and released on May 1st, 2013, is a film adaptation of the book The Great Gatsby, written in 1922 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The time lag between the movie and the book made some things unacceptable in our society. These changing societal proprietorship motivated Baz Luhrmann to alter the movie to be more suitable for current viewers. Consequently, there are many differences to be found between the book and the movie adaptation, which ultimately led to Luhrmann's movie being critiqued many times by the book’s fans, saying it was nothing like the actual book. Despite the fact that the movie adaptation of the Great Gatsby book follows the overall plot, it fails to show the racism, sexism, and abuse some of the characters withhold. The movie also fails to show the significance of the American dream, the condemnation of the lifestyle of the very rich, and it also annihilates reader’s imagination.

The major similarity between the two stories were the characters. To begin, the protagonist of the story is very much akin to each other. In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is seen as a character

By using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story, Fitzgerald is able to give the reader an nonjudgmental, unbiased point of view. Nick’s father has told him to never criticize anyone and reserve all judgements. So when Fitzgerald tells the story through Nick’s point of view there is never any criticism, judgement, or disapproval so Gatsby’s tales can be told without a negative opinion. In the introduction section of the novel, we learn that Nick Carraway has been raised to reserve all judgement.

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.