What's the Difference between The Great Gatsby the Book and The Great Gatsby the Movie?
The Great Gatsby Book vs Movie
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Nick Carraway is in good health when he arrives in New Egg. |
Nick has had trouble with booze and is seeking help from a doctor. |
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Nick has a romance with Jordan Baker. |
He does not.
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Jordan is eventually revealed to be a world class golfer. |
This information is revealed right away. |
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The parties are all standard 1920's affairs. |
They are grand and feature rap music.
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Nick has lunch with Jay and Mr. Wolfsheim in a normal restaurant. |
They go through a barbershop to a speakeasy. |
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George Wilson sees Gatsby's car and thinks its he who killed his wife and goes to kill Jay. |
Tom tells Wilson that Gatsby did it and gets him to kill Jay.
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Nick leaves the party at Myrtle's apartment with Mr. McKee to look at photographs in his underwear. |
He stays at the party and makes out with Myrtle's sister and wakes up in his underwear on his front porch. |
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Daisy plays with her daughter when Jay comes to visit and then sends her away with the nanny. |
This doesn't happen.
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