Treylin Sullivan
The Great Gatsby | Movie & Book Comparison
The Roaring Twenties. An influential period, where a lot changed, for the present and future. The Great Gatsby reflects upon to the twenties in a great way. The book and movie, are both fairly similar, and even though many of the differences were minute, it was not a drastic change converting the book to the movie. One simple reason is because whole lines of text was taken straight from the book. Here are a few other comparisons between the two. For example, the climax in The Great Gatsby is where Tom and Gatsby are arguing, and Gatsby tries to get Daisy to leave. In this scene Tom brings up Gatsby’s past, saying how he believes Gatsby’s whole life is a lie, trying to get …show more content…
It could be described as a decade of glamour, beauty and success. During this time period everyone seemed to have money. It was also linked to intimate dancing and the use of alcohol. While reading The Great Gatsby, you could imagine what type of music that was getting played at Gatsby’s parties. In the book it says: Moreover, Gatsby’s guests are, of course, entertained by cocktail music played by a typical jazz orchestra consisting of oboes, trombones, saxophones, violins, cornets and piccolos, low and high drums (p.35). They know how to play popular jazz songs, for example the “neat, sad little waltz of that year” (p.82). This shows that jazz music was being played at Gatsby’s parties. This also shows how Gatsby parties were. In the book it included details for you to visualize his crazy parties. The movie was very similar. It did just that, it portrayed the book very well. The music was however, was modernized, with songs that many viewers could relate to. A particular song in the movie was “Young and Beautiful”. I think the purpose of that song was emphasize the beauty of the characters. Artists such as Jay Z or Beyonce was featured throughout the movie. I believe this was to give a book in the 1920’s, a modern aspect because we all know no one was listening to Jay Z in the …show more content…
They both were in New York, specifically Long Island. The main two places are the East Egg and West Egg. The East Egg is home to more of the wealthiest people. They can be described as the elite. On the other hand, Gatsby lives in the West. In the middle of both is a suburban city known as the ashlands, or “Valley of the ashes” which features a huge billboard depicting the eyes of Dr T J Eckleburg. I believe the setting was spot on. The director did a great job taking the authors
The Great Gatsby | Movie & Book Comparison
The Roaring Twenties. An influential period, where a lot changed, for the present and future. The Great Gatsby reflects upon to the twenties in a great way. The book and movie, are both fairly similar, and even though many of the differences were minute, it was not a drastic change converting the book to the movie. One simple reason is because whole lines of text was taken straight from the book. Here are a few other comparisons between the two. For example, the climax in The Great Gatsby is where Tom and Gatsby are arguing, and Gatsby tries to get Daisy to leave. In this scene Tom brings up Gatsby’s past, saying how he believes Gatsby’s whole life is a lie, trying to get …show more content…
It could be described as a decade of glamour, beauty and success. During this time period everyone seemed to have money. It was also linked to intimate dancing and the use of alcohol. While reading The Great Gatsby, you could imagine what type of music that was getting played at Gatsby’s parties. In the book it says: Moreover, Gatsby’s guests are, of course, entertained by cocktail music played by a typical jazz orchestra consisting of oboes, trombones, saxophones, violins, cornets and piccolos, low and high drums (p.35). They know how to play popular jazz songs, for example the “neat, sad little waltz of that year” (p.82). This shows that jazz music was being played at Gatsby’s parties. This also shows how Gatsby parties were. In the book it included details for you to visualize his crazy parties. The movie was very similar. It did just that, it portrayed the book very well. The music was however, was modernized, with songs that many viewers could relate to. A particular song in the movie was “Young and Beautiful”. I think the purpose of that song was emphasize the beauty of the characters. Artists such as Jay Z or Beyonce was featured throughout the movie. I believe this was to give a book in the 1920’s, a modern aspect because we all know no one was listening to Jay Z in the …show more content…
They both were in New York, specifically Long Island. The main two places are the East Egg and West Egg. The East Egg is home to more of the wealthiest people. They can be described as the elite. On the other hand, Gatsby lives in the West. In the middle of both is a suburban city known as the ashlands, or “Valley of the ashes” which features a huge billboard depicting the eyes of Dr T J Eckleburg. I believe the setting was spot on. The director did a great job taking the authors