As a child, one may have been sure that their future consisted of becoming a superhero and battling evil monsters, but as time goes by, people grow, they mature, and became aware that superhuman abilities are beyond their capacity. What would have happened if everyone continued to believe in their wildest fantasies beyond childhood? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck explores this idea in distinctive detail. Gatsby looks into a mysterious man’s life in the 1920s and the secrets behind the extravagant parties he threw for all but himself, and his longing for a true love that consumed his sensibility. Of Mice and Men revolves around two peculiar young men in Great Depression era who worked to earn …show more content…
In contrast, Steinbeck gave George a dream that he truly wanted for his and Lennie's own good, though he could not have due to the many boundaries in his way. George was a generally placid character, and knowing he was limited only to himself to rely on, he regarded the dream as a mere story. George was dubious of the idea until Candy offered his help that George illustrated the true hope he had of living off the “fatta the land”(Steinbeck, 60). Although in comparison to Gatsby, George’s ideas were much more realistic, at that moment he seemed to forget the burden encumbering him; Lennie’s troublesome behavior was arguably the only imposition as to why George could not have the freedom he longed for. Crooks spoke to Lennie of the many men who had the same picture of land in their minds. “‘...an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a God damn one of ‘em ever gets it…’”(74, Steinbeck). The unlikelihood of George getting a beautiful piece of land to himself was high on its own, let alone with Lennie at his side. George allowed the idea of having money offset his true values, thus allowing himself to forget his responsibility, as well as his role to take care of Lennie. In the final analysis, characters from both stories carried with them a dream that inevitably led them to irrational thinking and an ultimate downfall. In simple
In the book “The Help”, it talks about many things. One thing that it addresses is that people can accomplish great things despite the obstacles. It just so happens that “The Great Gatsby” does too. There are many ups and downs, differences, and similarities in both books, so I decided to use them. Both are very good books so it should make for a even better paper.
I could compare this book to "Of Mice and Men." I could compare this book to "Of Mice and Men" because both books describe setting really well. In "Ida B" the seting is described in good detail in the beginning and it is in "Of Mice and Men" to. I think both authors do very well describing the setting in the beggining with great detail. The authors also do well at introducing the main charcters of the books. In "Of Mice and Men" the charcters, George and Lennie, are introduced after the setting is described. In "Ida B" the main charcter, Ida B, is introduced right away on the book. That is how I compare the book "Ida B" to "Of Mice and
Have you ever been put in a situation where you aren’t sure if it’s right or wrong? Have you ever thought of your punishment? In John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, George is put in a similar situation. People could go both ways with this. In some cases, people would think that George killing Lennie was wrong and George should be punished.
George is small and very sharp, an opposite to Lennie his traveling friend. George's personality shows anger and understanding. Of the two of them, he is the one who thinks things through and figures out how their goals can be reached. Once Candy makes it possible for them to have a ranch, George finds where they will get the ranch, how long they need to work to pay for it, and how they will have to keep it to themselves in order for it to work for the next month.
George reminds me of my brother, Tyler. He can be rude and say mean things at times, but at the end of the day, they (my brother and George) are good people.
Batman and Robin, Kirk and Spock, Andy and Barney, Meredith and Christina Spongebob and Patrick; what’s so special about all of these characters? The answer itself is quite simple: they all have someone looking out for them. The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men are two stories set in the early 1900’s. However, they portray 2 diverse perspectives of the lives of those in that era. Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, tells about the lavish, extravagant lives of the upper class and how their possessions overtook them. Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men, chronicles the story of 2 impoverished young men and their longing for true friendship. Fitzgerald and Steinbeck portray characters who show that the need for companionship is a
In each literary work, the author creates his or her own characters with interesting characteristics. F. Scott Fritzgerald had done an amazing job realistically and artistically portraying fictional characters. For example, Tom Buchannan and George Wilson in The Great Gatsby are two very different but subtly similar men.
The wind whistles past George’s hat as he walks up the dirt path side by side with Slim, his new found and probably only friend in the world after the previous events. Lennie lay peaceful in the clearing, relieved of any ill thoughts or wrong doings but he was dead. Lennie was dead as a doornail and George was the one who hammered him into this peaceful silence. There was so much sadness filled within George he couldn’t realize the freedom that he would now have without Lennie to look after, all George was able to think of was how alone in this world he would be now. His dreams had all involved Lennie and without Lennie there was no real dream to hold onto. As the world seemed to fall down upon George’s shoulders, Slim’s face seemed to sink as deep as George’s heart. Slim’s eyes were glossed over, how had it come to this? How had things gotten so bad? Slim knew by the way George was dragging his feet that he blamed himself for what Lennie had done and now he’d have to live with what he had done to Lennie. George and Lennie were like brothers, they had always had
Although unintentional, the director of the movie Ladybird, Greta Gerwig, mimicked F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, in more ways than one. She created parallels between the book and the movie through characters as well as her style of writing. A most obvious comparison can be made between the independent protagonist, Ladybird, and the wealthy bachelor, Jay Gatsby. Both having changed their names on their own account, Ladybird and The Great Gatsby are simple stories about their lives told through immense detail, thoughtfulness and intricacy. In addition, Gerwig and Fitzgerald utilize the characteristic of selflessness and implant this into two characters, Ladybird’s mother and Nick, in such a way that brings out their inner personality of altruism
My older brother, Dakota, and my boyfriend, Alex, have a rather large amount of similarities and differences. They are both extremely tall and slender in their outer appearance, equipped with a very witty sense of humor, and a deep and strong love for me and the ones they care most about. They are also very dedicated to helping others and working towards the greater good. Although they have all of these similar characteristics, their are major differences outweigh their similarities. Their major differences are their hobbies or interests, personalities, and outer appearance.
The Great Gatsby, a renown novel authored by Scott F. Fitzgerald, describes the life of Jay Gatsby and his surrounding clique. Gatsby, a tycoon well known for his fabulous and extravagant parties, lives a quite interesting life during the roaring 20’s. The novel eventually became so famous, that it was translated into numerous languages, and even made it all the way to Hollywood. The novel first made the big screens as a silent film in 1924, then in the 70’s,and a few decades later it was reborn in 2013. Without a doubt, both films were a great hit, however the 2013 screening made the bigger bucks. Although the 2013 film contains ample similarities to Fitzgerald’s novel, there are definitely a couple of differences. One of few differences between the film of the novel, is how Baz Luhrmann presents Gatsby’s parties. Secondly, another difference between the film and the novel, is how Gatsby responds to the quarry he has with Tom Buchanan.
Beauty and sadness are also similar in the way they are recognized. Beauty, which is outside or inside has always developed and changed in the different time with different people. If the love of Gatsby for Daisy in the classis masterpiece “The Great Gatsby” used to be commented that was illusive and stupid. Then now, there are more and more people agree that it is beautiful as a lofty devotion of fidelity and intension. Clearly, standards of a beautiful love is dissimilar between the people in Gatsby’s age and people in later years. In the same fashion, standards of sadness has never “stood still” and depended enormously on its “audiences.” If most of people in the 1900s thought of the movie “Titanic” that is sad only for the tragic love of
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is a man who can be compared to Holden Caulfield from J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield are both caught up in their unattainable dreams and first love and as a result struggle with an obsession of their past.
The reading of other texts contributes to creating meaning for other texts. An example of this is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, this novel is more easily understood when it is compared and contrasted to other literature works, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The aspects of the two novels that can be compared and contrasted are the plot development, characterisation, setting, narrative point of view, writer's context and themes and issues.
Scott Fitzgerald’s life can be compared by many of his characters in the Great Gatsby.