Movie portrayals of classic American Literature are either a hit or miss, given how well the actors embody the characters. In 1974, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, was transformed into a major motion picture. Since this novel was loved by many and the characters were so distinct with their mannerisms, it was to much surprise that this movie seemingly fit the timeframe and the characters. Daisy Buchanan’s mannerisms rarely strayed far from how they were written into the original story
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel The Great Gatsby takes place in the time era known as the Roaring Twenties. A thrilling novel about how a man with nostalgia seeks to relieve the past. Gaining wealth through any means necessary in hopes of gaining the women he so desired, the love of his life. Just like with any other wide known novel, this one was produced into a movie by Baz Luhrmann. Usually when this is done, there are changes done to the novel to fit the director’s needs. .So it’s
Mr South English 3 05 October 2015 The Great Gatsby: Book v. Movie THE BOOK I believe the book does a better job of building Daisy’s character compared to the movie. Daisy is the prime reason for the death of Gatsby. In the book it is easier to imagine Daisy being the cause of Gatsby’s death as the book describes her to be shallow and love Gatsby for his money rather than replicate Gatsby’s true affection for her. She is very manipulative, according to the book, and she usually gets her way. This is
centering on the merits of books versus movies. The written word can usually offer more detail, while their movie counter parts just emphasize the big points in the story. One book and movie that illustrates this point is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Of the two, the book provides for a better representation of the time period. The first example is F. Scott Fitzgerald lived during the time he wrote about. The second example is when Fitzgerald wrote the book it allowed for unflattering
Gatsby Vs. Gatsby The book and the movie have many things in common but they also have many things that are different. They both have the same theme obviously otherwise they wouldn’t have the same name. They also have the same characters in both but some of the characters are different in the movie than portrayed in the book although they have the same name. Another thing to compare is that some scenes are different in the movie than they were described in the book. Taking all of these comparisons