• Comparison between " The Great Gatsby" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley"

     

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Published: 06.08.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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Extract

What do you see as the relationship between the two texts you have studied?
How are form, structure and image used in each of the two texts you have studied?
The study of F. Scott Fitzgerald's definitive American novel "The Great Gatsby" and Anthony Minghella's emphatic film, "The Talented Mr. Ripley", portray to me that the prevalent theme relating the two texts is the corruption and disillusionment of The American Dream.
Both texts articulate the corruption of The American Dream relative to their specific contexts. "The Great Gatsby", conveys values of social acceptance and the importa…

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