Journal 21

The two movies are very similar. The main characters of both, Sugar and Daisy, and alike in that they are both very materialistic. They both view men as something beneficial to themselves. Gatsby and Joe are alike because they both try extremely hard to impress girls. Gatsby is actually rich, and lives a lavish lifestyle, and he throws parties in order to impress Daisy. Both stories, however, focus on romance. However, Joe tries to act rich, and pretends he owns a yacht. They both use their social status and wealth, rather it be concrete or not, to impress women. The main conflicts are both very different, however. Some Like It Hot involves escaping from mobsters, while The Great Gatsby just focuses on romance.The first conflict in Some Like It Hot is much more serious then the conflict in The Great Gatsby. Social class is much more important in The Great Gatsby then in Some Like It Hot. Some Like It Hot has characters that have goals to be rich, but do not have money to begin with. They do not revolve their lives around money. It focuses more on crime and morality.