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Differences Between The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgeneral and is a famous piece of English literature. I will tell you about the differences between the novel and the famous of The Great Gatsby where Nick meet Tom, how Nick meet Gatsby and when Gatsby was shoot.

In the novel Nick meet Tom at his door when Nick in went to the to see who was there that's when they meet in the novel but in the movie Nick meets Tom at the dock . Tom asks Nick to take a ride with him into the city , then they driven to the house.

In the book Nick meets Gatsby per chance while just sitting at one of Gatsby's party, while a gentleman casually starts talking to him, only to learn it is Gatsby himself. However in the

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