The Great Gatsby Comparison Essay

A plethora of people throughout America have different ideas of what the American Dream means to them. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American Dream is about finding the one person that makes you happy. The novel shows, on numerous occasions, that it only takes one person to make another person feel content. For instance, if you take a deeper look into the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, you will see that when Gatsby was alone he was more antisocial. On the other hand, when Gatsby was with Daisy, he shows a completely different side of his affection toward Daisy that many others don’t normally see from Gatsby. I believe that the book and the movie have many similarities when you compare one to the other about the American Dream, which is about love. When you begin to read the book, it becomes clear the relationships that people were in had an impact on their personal lives. An example is the relationship between Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker. In the beginning of the novel, as Nick begins to talk a little bit about Jordon he says “I enjoyed …show more content…
When you take a look at the amount of changes that occurs between Gatsby and Daisy in the book as well as the movie an, it is clear that their love for one another was still powerful. Gatsby “ideological shortcoming becomes evident as he makes Daisy Buchanan the sole focus” (The Great Gatsby: Theme Analysis) , this helps to show that Gatsby would do anything to make Daisy his love again. It also become clearer that if Gatsby would have had Daisy, his life would have been complete. Also Gatsby becomes “single minded” (The Great Gatsby), giving a deeper look at how Gatsby felt lost and alone while Daisy was not with him, and would do whatever was necessary to have her back. I think Gatsby has a serious love obsession with Daisy and just can’t stand not having her and that is what drives him