Comparing the Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald to The Graduate

Two recent East Coast college graduates find themselves alienated and adrift in the shifting society of their time. Both question the values of the two very different societies, one the roaring 1920s and one the free-love decade of the 1960s. Nick, in The Great Gatsby, feels like he is being sucked into the socialite world of East Egg and finds this world to be devoid of all meaning. Ben Braddock in The Graduate feels like …

…and the movie are classics. Each emotion and action that the characters go through are ageless because each generation of readers and viewers finds something that they can relate to and enjoy. Whether it is the blinding materialism and superficiality of the world or a simple love story, both Gatsby and Ben will be imprinted on the minds of the American public for generations to come. (the soundtrack to The Graduate is awesome too)