The Great Gatsby Comparative Essay

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Introduction: In the previous lessons, we were reading a novel called ‘The Great Gatsby’, which was written by F.Scott Fitzgerald. A film was later produced and was an adaptation of the book, which also had the same name (The Great Gatsby). The film was directed by Baz Luhrmann, whom was a fan of F.Scott Fitzgerald and his many novels. In this task, it is required to compare the novel and the film based on their stylistic features and conventions. For example, we observe how the author used metaphors to portray certain objects and compare with the film to see the similarities and differences. The main stylistic features that I will be focusing on being Symbolism, Imagery, Figurative language which consists of sub features, such as Simile, …show more content…
Jay is one of the main characters of the novel, alongside with Daisy Buchanan and many others. Jay comes from a land called the Midwest (also known as North Dakota). In the novel he is described as charming, gracious, wealthy and mysterious gentlemen. According to many, he is tall and quite handsome with dark brown hair. The author begins his introduction of Jay Gatsby by using a variety of different stylistic features. When Jay was described of his appearance, Imagery was used, the book quoted: ‘tanned skin that drew attractively light on his face and his short hair looked as though it were trimmed every day’ (Chapter 3), which was spoken by Nick Carraway. Another example of stylistic feature was Symbolism. Another quote spoken by Nick Carraway was describing Jay’s personality, NIck quoted: If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.’ this quote describes how he is sensitive to heightened promises of life just like a seismograph, which is sensitive to earthquakes. Midway of chapter 1, while Nick is describing Gatsby, he uses a Metaphor, Nick quotes: Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. Implying that Gatsby represents everything that is worthy to
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