Although
Some Like It Hot is a comedy and The Great Gatsby is a tragedy, both
works use popular culture to portray life in 1920s America. Focusing on the following elements
(characterization, conflict, and theme), discuss how the two works are similar
and different and what each is saying about American life.
In
Some Like it Hot and The Great Gatsby, both centralize there entire
theme around love, marriage, romance and obstacles. The 1920's was
during the time of prohibition, and some characters are related to this
such as Gatsby being a bootlegger and the crime family bootlegging in
Some Like it Hot. There are both crime and murder in each of the
stories. In the love aspect of the stories, Gatsby and Tom are trying
to fight for the same girl Daisy while in Some like it Hot Joe and
Jerry are trying to fight over Sugar. However they are both different
with the endings. Some Like it Hot ended in happiness for all parties.
In Gatsby it ends in sadness. Gatsby is murdered, Myrtle dies, and her
husband commits suicide.
