Journal 21

The stories of Some Like It Hot and The Great Gatsby are similar and different in many different aspects, especially the utilization of characterization, theme, and conflict.  Moreover, there are characters in both works that relate to each other through characterization such as Gatsby and Joe because they belief that they need money to establish a relationship with the girl that everyone wants who is Daisy and Sugar.  Another example of characterization is with Jerry and Nick Carraway chiefly because they are the characters that often get in the middle of other's personal life by helping them through situations like Nick helping Gatsby meet Daisy or Jerry allowing Joe to take Sugar on the yacht.  Though characterization offers a lot of similarities in the two works, theme also is a key in comparison.  For example, wealth is a theme throughout both stories especially in the fact that both Daisy and Sugar are interested in marrying men with a lot of money.  Also, love is a strong theme in that it is the reason why Gatsby becomes a rich man and moves to West Egg, and it is the reason why Joe disguised as a man born into the oil business.  Though the theme of love is shared, the difference is that love fails in The Great Gatsby and Joe is able to win over Sugar in Some Like It Hot.