Abstract

The book-The Great Gatsby has gained great reputation both at home and abroad since its first publication in 1925. And since it came out, there have been many scholars doing various studies on the novel. Moreover, for its high popularity, the original book has been adapted to movie for many times amid which The Great Gatsby (2013), with famous actors and advanced 3D technology, has been regarded as the one most faithful to the original and has attracted widespread attentions of scholars all over the world. In fact, it is obvious that the original novel and 2013 film adaption have many commons and differences. Thus this thesis will dwell on the study about the similarities and differences of the two works in narrative strategy and artistic features in order to show the particular beauty of the two works.

Keyword: The Great Gatsby (2013); The Great Gatsby; Narrative perspective; Artistic features. 

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction--1

1.1-A general introduction to The Great Gatsby and the 2013 film adaption.-1

1.2-A Review of Research at Home and Abroad about The Great Gatsby and the 2013 film adaption.-1

1.3-Significance of the study.-3

2. The contrast of the narrative strategy between the film and the novel--4

2.1 A comparative study on the author.-4

2.2 A comparative study on plot setting.-5

2.3 A comparative study on the actor’s line.-6

2.4 The narrative perspective of the film and the novel.-7

2.5 The narrator of the film and the novel.-7

3. The contrast of the artistic features between the film and the novel--8

3.1 The arts of film.-8

3.1.1 Colors.-9

3.1.2 Background music.-10

3.2 The arts of novel.-11

3.2.1 Rhythmic beauty and rhetorical device.-11

3.2.2 The art of foreshadowing-11

3.3 Similarities and differences.-12

5.Conclusion-13

6. References--14