The Great Gatsby Connection #4

     Looking back on my American Literature project research,  the novel The Great Gatsby by F, Scott Fitzgerald is included in both my definition of American literature and also in a few articles I have researched. In an article found on Ebsco host by Thomas Hischak, The Great Gatsby is mentioned to be one of the successful Hollywood pictures influenced by American literature featured in 2013. This book fits in the American literature category for multiple reasons. First off the author, Fitzgerald was from America and wrote the book in America and secondly the book was a response to the 20s time period in American history, including descriptions of popular events, such as luxorious parties, and the wealthy class division during this time. Although the novel is a correct portrayal of some aspects of the 20s, not all the people smoked cigars, wore flapper dresses, and went to roaring parties weekly. 

     With the movie having premiered this past summer, I had watched the film prior to reading the novel, which might have influenced the way I read and interpreted the book. Others, whom had read the book before watching the movie, explained that they thought the book was fairly hard to follow and understand. However, I thought it was easy to read and I followed the story with ease. Although watching the movie first may be helpful, it confused me often and was hard for me to distinguish characteristics from the book and the movie. I think I would have better enjoyed the book if I had read the book before seeing the movie.