Differences And Similarities Between The Great Gatsby And 1920's
The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1925, opens the reader in a fictional town of West Egg in New York in the summer of 1922. Fitzgerald described the novel in a Jazz Era, with lavishing parties. There were two versions of film produced, 1974 directed by Jack Clayton and 2013 directed by Baz Luhrmann, which follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, and shows the roaring twenties life style. The Great Gatsby indicates the American Dream as a bigger impact in Gatsby’s life, but in the 1920’s it reaches the exploration of the society being a turnover in the era as seen through the movie and novel.
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The book and movie represent the people from the wealthy side of America in the 1920’s’; this era was an anxious time in America. Gatsby’s dream was to have Daisy and to be rich. In order to get what he wanted he would have to change his identity and sell alcohol which was illegal. The film showed that the American Dream was nothing but a crashed dream at the end Gatsby didn’t get Daisy in his life and died. As shown in the quote "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us (Daisley).” The green light on this quote expresses the end of Tom and Daisy’s relationship, a way of hope for Gatsby of his dream to obtain what he wanted. In the end, Gatsby’s dream led to nothing but just a blank identity, which had no meaning to his statues. At the end of the movie Gatsby gets shot and his dream is over without him getting anywhere near …show more content…
After seeing both movie versions of 1974 and 2013, I prefer to watch newer version then the older one. Becomes the actors does better job. What I like about the film was the acting of Mia, she portrayed her character the same way as the novel. What I liked the least part of the movie was the sound effects, it didn’t seem like in the 1900’s. This film can be recommended to others, because it lets the audience know the setting of the story, also help to know the characters better. The film, hopefully would make a person read the novel because the movie left out many small details that makes the reader want to read the novel. In my opinion the novel is far better than the
The movie version of 1974 directed by Jack Clayton and screen written by Francis Ford …show more content…
The book and movie represent the people from the wealthy side of America in the 1920’s’; this era was an anxious time in America. Gatsby’s dream was to have Daisy and to be rich. In order to get what he wanted he would have to change his identity and sell alcohol which was illegal. The film showed that the American Dream was nothing but a crashed dream at the end Gatsby didn’t get Daisy in his life and died. As shown in the quote "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us (Daisley).” The green light on this quote expresses the end of Tom and Daisy’s relationship, a way of hope for Gatsby of his dream to obtain what he wanted. In the end, Gatsby’s dream led to nothing but just a blank identity, which had no meaning to his statues. At the end of the movie Gatsby gets shot and his dream is over without him getting anywhere near …show more content…
After seeing both movie versions of 1974 and 2013, I prefer to watch newer version then the older one. Becomes the actors does better job. What I like about the film was the acting of Mia, she portrayed her character the same way as the novel. What I liked the least part of the movie was the sound effects, it didn’t seem like in the 1900’s. This film can be recommended to others, because it lets the audience know the setting of the story, also help to know the characters better. The film, hopefully would make a person read the novel because the movie left out many small details that makes the reader want to read the novel. In my opinion the novel is far better than the