Journal #21

There are many similarities in these two movies when it comes to the characterization, conflict, and theme. Some of the characters are really similar in these two movies like Joe and Gatsby, Daisy and Sugar, Jerry and Nick, and Tom and Osgood. Joe and Gatsby are similar because they both are chasing after the girl that everyone wants which is why Daisy and Sugar are similar. They are the girls that everyone wants even though Daisy is in a higher class than Sugar. Gatsby and Joe are also similar because they use wealth to try and impress their girls that they want. Only Gatsby actually has money and Joe is just pretending to have wealth. Nick and Jerry are similar because they are the outside looking in. They are very similar because they know the main characters and give insights into their lives. Osgood is related to Tom and Gatsby because they are all rich. Spats is related to Gatsby and Wolsheim because they all have a lot of wealth as well but they have gotten their wealth by doing scandalous things and organized crime. The conflicts are similar because there is a lot of dramatic irony in both of them because we know both women are men and we also know the love triangle going on in the “Great Gatsby”. The themes are similar because they all want to strive for something that they cannot have. Even though they both are chasing what they want it turns out very different for both of them in the end. Gatsby ends up paying his life for it but Joe gets a happy ending with his woman. These two movies are related even though they are very different genres and those are some of the reason as to why they are similar.