The author uses personal pronouns to create a strong link between one of the characters and this setting: “…his gardens…his guests…his raft…his two motor-boats…his Rolls-Royce…his station wagon…” Although we don’t know who ‘he’ is in this extract, the reader can see that he owns this world of luxury and pleasure. There is also a contrast between the setting of the gardens at night (whispering…blue…stars) and the afternoon at the beach (sun…hot…slit the waters). This is also suggested by the use of phrases like “came and went…to and from…scampered.” This sense of movement from one setting to another establishes a feeling of energy. The setting is described in a cinematic way, with the narrator sweeping his eyes over several locations: the garden, the raft, the beach and the water. The author presents the narrator as an observer of this setting: he is an outsider looking in. The author’s description of the setting establishes an atmosphere of wealth and indulgence: “champagne…his beach…Rolls-Royce…motor-boats.”. Several archaic words suggest that this setting is in the past: “.omnibus… motor-boats…aquaplanes…”. The Great Gatsby, Chapter 3, Scott Fitzgerald Example analysis On weekends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. A stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. Basil then proceeds to punish the car with a branch. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. In one episode of Fawlty Towers Basil is late to deliver a gourmet meal to his guests in the hotel he owns and, of course, his car suffers a break down. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the narrator’s description of his neighbour’s house parties establishes an atmosphere of luxury and glamour: This review has been a long time coming, so it will not be coloured by the thoughts of another.In this extract from F. When I publish my review of The Great Gatsby (hopefully later today), it will be my interpretation alone. There is no right or wrong, just opinion and conjecture. Sometimes film adaptations compliment people's imaginations, and sometimes they don’t. Everyone reads books differently and conjures different interpretations of each word. In the film adaptation process, which elements of the original did the Director leave out? Which plot points and characters have been folded in together? Has the original work been respected or even improved upon?Īfter a few years of writing such comparisons, I have realised that it is a very personal process. In this blog, I painstakingly compare the page to the screen. I will read them all, but not before I write my own. I have retweeted dozens of reviews on Twitter, but I have not read a single one. My patience has really been tested over the last few weeks, as the rest of the world filed into cinemas and Australia was forced to wait. Whenever I sat in the cinema and the Gatsby trailer was screened, I would muffle a shriek of excitement and feel a shiver up my spine. In February 2012, I posted about the Sydney reshoots that delayed the production of the film and provided yet more opportunities for the paparazzi to give us a glimpse at the costumes and set designs.Īll the while, I eagerly waited for the December 2012 release date, only to be disappointed when the film was pushed back until May 2013. 
In November 2011, I mused about how Luhrmann might struggle with the delicate balance between showing off his leading man and conveying the air of mystery that is supposed to shroud this Gatsby character. As far back as October 2011, I started posting paparazzi photos from the set in Sydney, and speculating about how Leonardo DiCaprio would fare as Jay Gatsby.
In this blog, I have published a number of posts over the last few years to document the filming process. It’s safe to say that I have been patiently waiting for Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
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