Written in 1925, F.Scott Fitzgerald’s supreme American novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is told from a first-person view which is narrated by a man named Nick Carraway. Nick reflects on the life-story he had heard and witnessed, involving the life of a determined and rich individual known as Jay ‘Gatsby’. The novel has had many adaptations, including a graphic novel by Nicki Greenberg. Nicki Greenberg’s unique use of graphics portrays the cast of characters in a bizarre and abstract style, allowing the reader to view and interpret the same tale transformed with elements of fantasy and surrealism in the same world. Through clever personifications, a unique art style, photo-album format and delicate typography, the graphic novel is able to morph the
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Nick describes each and every character throughout the book through his own personal views, however is not overly-biased and therefore is a reliable justification of the characters themselves. Nicki Greenberg shows this intricate and exquisite language by placing the text boxes in a smart and neat structure, the text impacting the scene with dynamic font and conveying emotion. The same typography is used throughout the book however, changing position to allow the reader to scan through the whole panel before moving on, suggesting that there are all sorts of things to do at Gatsby’s party, as it is full of luxurious attractions. When Nick is drunk from the alcohol, the environment appears vague and Nick’s retelling is not exactly accurate. The careful placement and use of font significantly displays this by swirling the letters around and on occasion flipping the text vertically so it appears upside down, to indicate that the world is spinning and everything is out of motion in Nick’s mind. By using fitting typography and a different approach to more scenes than others, the graphic novel is able to convey and express Fitzgerald’s descriptive and imaginable writing in an artistic and creative …show more content…
Unlike most graphic novel interpretations, Nicki Greenberg’s adaptation is able to retain and maintain the strong plot and message of the story, emphasising several features including typography, nostalgic graphics, a surreal art style and creative personification and allows the reader for a second time, to take a step back and fully absorb what the visually-pleasing graphic novel and the story of Gatsby’s life truly has to
Nick describes each and every character throughout the book through his own personal views, however is not overly-biased and therefore is a reliable justification of the characters themselves. Nicki Greenberg shows this intricate and exquisite language by placing the text boxes in a smart and neat structure, the text impacting the scene with dynamic font and conveying emotion. The same typography is used throughout the book however, changing position to allow the reader to scan through the whole panel before moving on, suggesting that there are all sorts of things to do at Gatsby’s party, as it is full of luxurious attractions. When Nick is drunk from the alcohol, the environment appears vague and Nick’s retelling is not exactly accurate. The careful placement and use of font significantly displays this by swirling the letters around and on occasion flipping the text vertically so it appears upside down, to indicate that the world is spinning and everything is out of motion in Nick’s mind. By using fitting typography and a different approach to more scenes than others, the graphic novel is able to convey and express Fitzgerald’s descriptive and imaginable writing in an artistic and creative …show more content…
Unlike most graphic novel interpretations, Nicki Greenberg’s adaptation is able to retain and maintain the strong plot and message of the story, emphasising several features including typography, nostalgic graphics, a surreal art style and creative personification and allows the reader for a second time, to take a step back and fully absorb what the visually-pleasing graphic novel and the story of Gatsby’s life truly has to