Why couldn’t The Great Gatsby be a woman? For my final presentation I will present an artwork of Jay Gatsby as a woman lead. Of course Fitzgerald’s book is a classic and I wouldn’t change anything about it but if we could, why not make the lead a woman? Imagine having Daisy Fay as our …
Author Archives: Tia Brown
The Jazz Age
For my next entry we are switching gears…kind of. For my next unit project I made a trailer for The Jazz Age. I will be researching and making connections between The Great Gatsby and The Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby was set during the time of the Jazz Age, so it won’t be too hard …
Which Film Did It Best?
After looking through all the different characters of The Great Gatsby and comparing the 1974 and 2013 films, there’s one question I need to answer. Who did it best? The two films had many similarities to each other but there were also some major character differences at times. This could be a little bias because …
Jay Gatsby/James Gatz
Our next character is the one and only Jay Gatsby/James Gatz. Our main character of The Great Gatsby. The two names are of course because his real name is James Gatz but he changes it to Jay Gatsby. In the book he is described as tan skin, short hair, deeply flawed, dishonest and vulgar. And …
Meyer Wolfsheim
Before we get to Jay Gatsby we first will look at his shady business partner. Although he wasn’t the most important character in the book or really at all, Meyer Wolsheim is actually listed as a character in the character list of The Great Gatsby. He is described as a 50 year old man, who …
George B. Wilson
Our next character that we will talk about is George B. Wilson. In the book and film, George Wilson is married to Myrtle Wilson. Nick describes him as a blond, light blue-eyed, spiritless man who is faintly handsome. He also is well aware his wife is unfaithful and basically lives in her shadow. George is …
Jordan Baker
Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby is described as beautiful, blonde, physical, athletic, tan and angular. Jordan also plays golf and seems to be really good at it. This may be a little confusing once you watch the films because we see that Jordan actually has dark hair while Daisy is the blonde. The 1974 …
Tom Buchanan
In The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan is described as someone who is powerfully built, a bully, physically pleasing but also aggressive and violent. And let’s not forget he is very wealthy. Tom is not a likable character and as the story goes on, he doesn’t get much better. We would expect Tom to look like …
Myrtle Wilson
Our next TGG character that we will be looking at is Myrtle Wilson. In the book she is described as a woman in her mid-30s who is plain and stout. She doesn’t meet beauty standards but she does have something special about her and according to Nick, she easily takes over a room. Above and …
Nick Carraway
Nick Carraway is our narrator for this entire story. He is the source of all of the dramatic events, parties, tragedies, etc. that we hear about in the book. The character description that Nick gives himself is someone who doesn’t pass judgment on others, is tolerant as well as honest. Nick earned a spot in …