How Does Baz Luhrmann Use Power In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is an American classic novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 during the roaring twenties. The author mainly talks about a character named Gatsby who is very wealthy but who is empty inside without his dream love, Daisy who he has been in love with for about five years . He faces challenges to be with his love because he is from a different class and he wasn’t born in a wealthy family. Fitzgerald takes us on a journey to show us a lot about the American class during that era and how they view each other. Fitzgerald mainly focuses is on the differences between the old money society and new money society. Baz Luhrmann, the director of the 2013 movie of The Great Gatsby adds quotes or uses the direct quotes from the book that effectively convey the novel’s the theme of money and power can affect how you can perceive others. He makes decisions that show the theme by using quotes that make the theme stand out and gives an understanding observation of the time for people like Gatsby who is from a different society.

He did this where Tom thinks low of Gatsby because he was new money and Tom thinks old money people are superior because they are born in a rich family unlike Gatsby who was born in a poor family. Tom says to Gatsby, “Self-control!” repeated Tom incredulously. “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr.Nobody from nowhere make love to your wife.” This shows the theme because Tom presents himself the upper class of a white rich person and he sees Gatsby as who is from the lower class of a white rich person. He also describes Gatsby as “Mr. Nobody” just because he is not old money. This also shows that Tom is arrogant because he calls Gatsby Nobody, but Gatsby is known by everyone since he hosts an extravagant parties every