The Great Gatsby film versions

The novel The Great Gatsby has been made into three different films. The first film was featured in 1926 as a silent film. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Warner Baxter as Gatsby and Louis Wilson as Daisy Buchanan. It was the very first film version of the novel and many could not argue with how perfectly it had been done. It opened on Broadway in 1926 on February 2. It was eighty minutes long and mainly focused on the parties Gatsby had at his mansion. It has been called the lost film because none of the copies exist anymore.
In 1949 another film was released and directed by Elliot Nugent. It was not another silent film and focused more on the moral of the story. The 1974 version however has kept it from being released on television. This version disappointed many as the box office showed. The symbolism and imagery the book portrayed was going to be impossible to layout in the film. F. Scott Fitzgerald also includes sounds and weather change which are difficult to lie out on the big screen. Although it did not satisfy everyone it expressed the optimistic nature of the novel and was a success to many.











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Dan Cody

Dan Cody was a man that Gatsby knew, he was very wealthy, and was a mentor towards Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, Jay describes Dan Cody as a father figure who employed him. He had pictures up of Dan Cody, in his house rather than his family members, so therefore he regarded Dan Cody as a very important person in his life.

Dan Cody is a wealthy copper mogul who met Gatsby one day, when Gatsby warned him about a storm. Then Cody took Gatsby as his assistant. Gatsby then fell in love with all of the wealth money can bring. One of Gatsby’s jobs was to look after Cody when he was drinking. This gave Gatsby a greater outlook on life. When Cody died he left Gatsby with $25,000 but Cody’s lady didn’t let Gatsby receive this money.

Dan Cody was really a mentor towards Gatsby. He taught Gatsby what and whatnot to do in life. He gave Gatsby the understanding of liquor and alcohol and what it causes. He showed Gatsby the wealth and luxury a person can live in. Gatsby was motivated by all of this and this is what powered him to want a wealthy lifestyle. Therefore Dan Cody impacted Gatsby’s life a lot.

Unrequited love

Unrequited love is to love someone but not receive that same love. it is an awkward and frustrating situation. It consists of a friendship and sometimes the friend wants more than just a friendly relationship. This situation then becomes awkward for both friends. It’s about loving someone that doesn’t love you back. In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby tries to win Daisy back which is his long time lover but doesn’t receive the love he longed for.
It becomes frustrating for Gatsby because he’s been waiting for so long and has done so much to win Daisy back. The day the Daisy and Gatsby met for the first time in years was difficult because it was a mixture of emotions. Gatsby still truly love Daisy and would do anything for her love. Daisy was also in love with Gatsby but had remarried; meaning that she had given her love to someone else. Gatsby wanted her to confess her love for him to her husband but she struggled. Her love for Gatsby differs from her husband putting Gatsby in the awkward situation.
Unrequited love is a tortuous situation that can cause a person to become depressed and anxious. For Gatsby it was shocking and unbelievable. He could not believe that after all these years of triumph he went through it resulted in un-satisfaction. He was so sure that Daisy would fall into his arms the minute she saw him. The love was short and not enough for J. Gatsby. He expected more and wanted the love in return. In the end the love he wanted did not reciprocate.

The Women of Gatsby

The women of Gatsby create the basis of the entire story. Many of them have different attitudes toward subjects, and all have their own problems in the story. The main character Daisy is in love with Tom and is married to him but is torn between two men. She loves the spirit of Gatsby and the new, younger girl that she feels with him. Because of their affair, she looses trust with her husband Tom and leads to her lover Gatsby being killed. Thus, the main character daisy is a main point in the story.

Another important character in The Great Gatsby is Jordan. She is the entire reason Gatsby is dead. She provided the connection between Gatsby and Daisy. She set up the plot of Gatsby and Myrtles death by convincing Nick to set them up. Myrtle also is another important aspect throughout the story. She provides the premises for Gatsby’s death. The only reason Daisy had an affair with Gatsby, was because of all the attention going towards Myrtle. Her suspicion about Tom’s affair led to Gatsby death. Therefore the women of Gatsby are important aspects in the story.

The Green Light

In the Great Gatsby many symbols are shown and the green light is probably one of the most important. The green light represents Gatsby’s journey to wealth. He wants to impress Daisy with his new found wealth and wants to earn her love. In the book, Gatsby witnesses a green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. It inspires him and makes the love between him and Daisy grow stronger. It represents the future he dreams of and that he will do anything to achieve it. The color green itself symbolizes hope, promise and a new beginning. It shows that Gatsby wants to be a different person and he wants to do it for the love of Daisy.

The Green light is the guiding light that leads Gatsby to reach his dream. It at times is portrayed as an unclear future but then it shows how it’s about the pursuit and what you do to achieve that goal. This quest is linked to the American dream; it represents Gatsby’s Dream and what he wants to include in it. When Gatsby first witnesses the green light across the dock he thinks about Daisy and how he can somehow win her back. He takes this as a given opportunity and does what he can to gain Daisy’s love back. Gatsby takes this chance and works to his advantage to make his green light dream come true.






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The Men of Gatsby

The men of Gatsby define the theme and plot for The Great Gatsby. The eclectic characters Tom and Jay Gatsby, twist the plot, and cause problems throughout the story. Tom is the selfish person in the story, by cheating on his wife Daisy with Myrtle. Tom’s relationships with his lovers are dysfunctional. He is an arrogant and a demanding person with everyone. He creates the tension between him and Daisy, and is the reason Daisy is so unhappy. In chapter II of the Great Gatsby, Tom hits Myrtle’s nose, just because she mentions Daisy’s name. He creates the plot for Daisy having an affair with Jay, and creating a basis for the plot.

Jay Gatsby is the most important character throughout the Great Gatsby. He turns the entire plot upside down once he meets Nick. Jay is an arrogant person with his money and flaunts everything he has. He has extravagant parties to impress Daisy and everyone. He creates problems in the story when he wants Daisy to himself, even though she is married. He obviously would do anything just to be with Daisy, even becoming a bootlegger to earn his money.

Nick is the person who sets up all the conflicts in the story. None of these events would have happened if Nick didn’t reunite Gatsby and Daisy. Nick, however, is non-judgmental and cares for Gatsby despite his flaws. Even though Tom was married he never judged him having an affair with Myrtle. Nick is so selfless, that he denies Gatsby’s money and job offering. He is a whole-hearted good person that provides comic relief throughout the story.

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Old vs. New Money

In the “Great Gatsby” the term old vs. new money is brought forth when different sides of towns are marked because of the amount of wealth they produce. Gatsby uses the money that he has on his luxurious mansion and throws parties every weekend. The new money that Gatsby has supposedly gained is from organized crimes and other possible illegal acts. Old money means that you were born into a fortune or inherited it. The old money expressed in the book is the conservative and fashionable crowd in East egg. The larger cities stayed in the East and were given that label. As for the west, they would be the stay on the more conservative side.

During the 1920s when men got back from the war, women were desperate for attention and wanted nothing but love and riches. Many on the East side started wearing short skirts and had shorter hair. This image expressed a less conservative look and drove women to what many labeled as being reckless behavior. The crowd in the East was very materialistic and the old money crowd continued to stay conservative. The way the wealth was gained and the changes in society during the 1920s are what separate new and old money.

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