A Material World

After reading the Great Gatsby I am forced to make a conclusive comparison with the recently released movie (with Leonardo DiCaprio). To start off, i did notice a bit more of a flamboyant and modern twist to the movie, especially with the music selection taken into consideration. Also, there were a few scenes from the end of the book that were eliminated. Although, I do feel there was an overall impressive accuracy to the book, but I may have that outlook because I watched the movie beforehand. The largest aspect that was enormously present throughout the book and film, was the materialistic value with in the 1920s. Although Jay Gatsby had an intense love for Daisy, the largest way he planned to gain back her love was through his wealth and societal power. For example, the only way he would propose tea with Daisy was if she would be in close proximity to his enormous mansion, so he could-in a way- bribe her into falling in love all over again. With the background information concerning their original break up, I feel like all of Gatsby's efforts really emphasis the flaky consumer side of Daisy. But, overall I think Fitzgerald does an impressive job on highlighting the human connection and consequences with concrete materials.