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Essay / A comparison of interpersonal relationships in the...
In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's well-known novel The Great Gatsby was published. Since its publication, three film adaptations of the book have been made. The most recent was released on May 1, 2013 with Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway and Leonardo "Still Haven't Won an Oscar" DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. The Great Gatsby contains relationships between several characters from both platonic and romantic relationships. What is analyzed is how each main character's relationships with each other relate to concepts associated with the psychology of interpersonal relationships. The beginning of the film begins in 1929, with Nick in a mental hospital to treat his alcoholism. During one of his sessions with his doctor, he talks about Jay Gatsby and his experience during the summer of 1922. Set in the 1920s, where prohibition was heavily enforced, Nick Carraway returns to the West Egg of New York. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 2013 film adaptation shows relationships between characters that can be compared to concepts of interpersonal relationships. The communication, conflicts, romantic styles, and how relationships are perceived between the main characters resemble those studied by psychologists of interpersonal relationships. Some examples of two characters, Tom and Daisy, both have extradyadic sexual relationships in their marriage. There are gender differences between the two, for Tom it is strictly physical compared to his wife's infidelity. Her affair was emotional as her husband rejected her feelings and found other women to become physically involved with. Gatsby's eros, manic, and playful style of love motivates his desire to be with Daisy and causes conflict to achieve his end goal. Gatsby only became close to Nick and Jordan because of their direct connection to Daisy; However, Nick did not befriend Gatsby for any gain. He considered his neighbor one of the most important people he came in contact with after moving to New York.