Differences Between The Great Gatsby

In the 2013 film, “The Great Gatsby” the characters are altered compared to how they are described in the book. The novel, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald provides an in-depth description of the characters that the film failed to capture. The characters in the film were altered as opposed to how they are described in the novel to make the film more engaging in the perspective of only the younger audience. The characters whom are altered in the film are Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan. Many characters were altered in the film compared to the novel. One of those characters is Nick Carraway. In the novel Nick Carraway is described as tolerant, quiet, and a good listener. This is also portrayed in the film. The novel discusses his romantic relationship with Jordan Baker and how they …show more content…
Tom is known as wealthy, shallow and arrogant in both the film and the novel. In the film, he is cast as the real villain of film because he cheats on Daisy and gets outraged when Daisy reveals what Gatsby means to her. He also had an invisible hand in the brutal murder of Gatsby as he instigated the incident between Gatsby and George Wilson. But in the novel, Tom doesn’t instigate the murder of Gatsby. He didn’t point the finger at Gatsby after Myrtle’s death in the novel. Tom’s character in the novel is completely shattered by the film when made the clear-cut villain when he isn’t in the novel. The reason why his character is altered in the film is to engage a younger audience by adding more drama to the film. Changing Tom’s character only engages a younger audience because a more mature audience is already worn out by seeing this basic narrative of hero vs villain and wouldn’t find it not as intriguing. Therefore, the film captured Tom Buchanan’s character to be more brutal than he actually was as described by the novel to make the film more engaging for only the younger