Differences Between Great Gatsby Movie And Book

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The Great Gatsby is a great story.It has very different characters that are all bold in their own unique ways. It also has a setting that is upscale and dirt poor in the same setting. This story is portrayed by a well written book and a very well put together movie. And, although it's the same story in both there are some differences that occur between the characters and the setting. But as many would think there are of course multiple similarities.
In the book and the movie many of the characters are almost identical. For example, Tom Buchanan is rude person.He has almost no respect for women and that's shown in a couple different ways.In both the movie and book Tom cheats on his wife daisy. Not only does he have this affaire but, he ends

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