Journal 21

The Great Gatsby is a famous tragedy and Some Like It Hot is a famous comedy. Although they are a different genre, they have many similarities. The Characters, plot, scene, and theme are all similar. For example, both stories take place during the 1920's in a rich towns. In Some Like It Hot each character can be compared to characters in The Great Gatsby. Joe/Josephine/Junior is similar to Gatsby. They both use their wealth to win over the girl of their dreams. They are different because, unlike Gatsby, Joe is not actually rich. Jerry and Nick are similar because they both are side-kicks in the story. Jerry and Nick are different because they have different goals. Sugar and Daisy portray similarities in both stories because they both want to marry a rich man. Osgood is similar to Tom and Spats is similar to Wolfshien because they both are gangsters in the stories. They both are involved in crime, but Spat ends up dying at the end of the story and the results of Wolfshein remained unstated. The plot in both stories are focused around money, love, and death. Money plays a large role in each character's life, whether they have a lot of money, spending it, or trying to marry into it, it becomes an issue among several of the characters. Another huge issue in both stories is love. In The Great Gatsby there is a love triangle between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. In Some Like It Hot love plays a big role between Joe, Sugar,  and Jerry. Sugar falls in-love with Joe who is dressed as a girl. Jerry likes sugar, but he also is dressed as a girl and attracts a rich man. So love is very intertwined with the plot in both stories. Both stories also involve a lot of death. In The Great Gatsby Myrtle and Gatsby die due to certain events in the story and they change the whole situation. In Some Like It Hot death forces Joe and Jerry to move and start over as girls in a new town, which ultimately starts a new story. Although the stories are not the same and focus on different things, they can easily be compared and found similar if comparing the plot, scene, or characters.