Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane compare and contrast
The Great Gatsby & Citizen Kane " You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. "- James Allen
The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both classic American stories about the so called “American Dream”. The main characters in both stories are Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane. They each come from similar backgrounds. They also both hold much power as adults. A difference between the two is one chose their way of living the other did not. He was almost forced to go into that way of living. Thus Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane are very similar in many ways yet also very diverse.
Both Gatsby and Kane are men of mystery and come from very similar backgrounds. Throughout The Great Gatsby Mr. Gatsby throws various extravagant parties. At first nobody really knows Mr. Gatsby or who he is and where he had come from. Many of the guests who attend these parties only go to enjoy the liquor and also to gossip. Various rumors are said about Mr. Gatsby and where he resided . One guest at his party states “... it’s more that he was a German spy during the war.” (chapter 3). Eventually Gatsby reveals his past to the only person who he is comfortable knowing this which is Nick. Mr Gatsby was born on a North Dakota farm as James Gatz. In Citizen Kane Mr. Kane is a very powerful man who owns a newspaper company and was raised by a banker named Walter Parks Thatcher. Mr Kane was born in Little Salem, Colorado as Charles Foster Kane. Mr. Kane’s parents had been struggling to make ends meet. In this way Gatsby and Kane are similar because they both did not come from wealthy families as everyone assumes they did. Other than coming from similar backgrounds Gatsby and Kane also hold much power as adults.
Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane both held a great amount of power as adults. For example the time period The Great Gatsby takes place is during the prohibition which means liquor was illegal. Gatsby had many “connections” in getting all the
The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both classic American stories about the so called “American Dream”. The main characters in both stories are Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane. They each come from similar backgrounds. They also both hold much power as adults. A difference between the two is one chose their way of living the other did not. He was almost forced to go into that way of living. Thus Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane are very similar in many ways yet also very diverse.
Both Gatsby and Kane are men of mystery and come from very similar backgrounds. Throughout The Great Gatsby Mr. Gatsby throws various extravagant parties. At first nobody really knows Mr. Gatsby or who he is and where he had come from. Many of the guests who attend these parties only go to enjoy the liquor and also to gossip. Various rumors are said about Mr. Gatsby and where he resided . One guest at his party states “... it’s more that he was a German spy during the war.” (chapter 3). Eventually Gatsby reveals his past to the only person who he is comfortable knowing this which is Nick. Mr Gatsby was born on a North Dakota farm as James Gatz. In Citizen Kane Mr. Kane is a very powerful man who owns a newspaper company and was raised by a banker named Walter Parks Thatcher. Mr Kane was born in Little Salem, Colorado as Charles Foster Kane. Mr. Kane’s parents had been struggling to make ends meet. In this way Gatsby and Kane are similar because they both did not come from wealthy families as everyone assumes they did. Other than coming from similar backgrounds Gatsby and Kane also hold much power as adults.
Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane both held a great amount of power as adults. For example the time period The Great Gatsby takes place is during the prohibition which means liquor was illegal. Gatsby had many “connections” in getting all the