Great Gatsby's Case

The Great Gatsby's famous story line can be comprehended in two ways, through the process of reading, or the process of watching and listening, whenever it is experienced in both ways however, the reader and or viewer will most likely notice the obvious similarities of the character contributions to the story, and the vast differences of Mr. Gatsby's legacy. The Great Gatsby has one common similarity, in both book and movie form the characters roles and contributions to the story are nearly identical, in both forms of the story the main roles contribute to the conclusion in an extremely consistent manner. There is also one very common difference between the two however, the movie of the Great Gatsby tells much more about the legacy of Gatsby than the book does little details such as his wealth and other secrets of his life come in to play with this major difference.

Between the movie and the book there is much to compare simply based on the fact that the story is almost the same, with that being stated it's easy to see how the characters contribute so similarly in both appearances. Take Jordan Baker for example, when she is introduced in the book she immediately comes into contact with Nick, whom becomes a bit distracted with her at first, not to say he loses interest in Gatsby for a moment but as you notice he takes a liking to her when he attends Gatsby's parties and begins to accompany her around the social events. While this is a smaller detail, the movie shines it brightly in the spotlight; highlighting the fact the Nick is very interested in Jordan in the early stages of the friendship. Not to mention in both the book and movie Nicks disinterest in Jordan seems to be a present feature as the storyline shifts along. More evidence of this similarity comes from the relationship of Daisy and Gatsby. It's an understatement to say that Daisy and Gatsby' love for one another is obvious in the novel; the love they share is a compassionate clash the shows one what patience in a relationship is. In the book from the beginning you are led to believe that Gatsby and Daisy are made for each other because the supporting evidence of that, their unique story, Gatsby's dedication of waiting for her, and the way they interact with one another as soon as they are re-united. The book describes all of these events in specific detail and makes you get the feel of both Gatsby and Daisy's happiness. The movie does nearly the same! It displays those events of love in consistent mannerisms, such as how they laugh together at their first meeting in five years, or how they sneak around Tom at party's to kiss each other in the moonlight. Its similarity's like these that tie the book and movie very closely together, because they not only re-present the characters, they have them follow up to their movie novel performances.

Without question, the movie appearance of the Great