There can be many differences in modern films and novels. They may have kept the same plot or main points, but changed some details, whether large or small, thus changing the story drastically. Changing certain details can change the mood or feel of the story or the characters in the story. Before we can determine the differences, we must first examine the similarities. One of the major differences between the two works lies in the first meeting between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway. Gatsby and Nick met at a party Gatsby threw at his mansion. Nick had been invited to this party because he was Gatsby's neighbor, and Gatsby knew that Nick and Daisy were close, because they were cousins. Daisy is the girl Gatsby let get away. This basic plot is the same in the film and the novel. However, the details change within the two plots. In the book version, Nick and his friend Jordan Baker cross paths at the party, and Jordan decides to look for his friend Gatsby so Nick can meet him. They looked around but couldn't find him anywhere. At one point, they end up sitting at a table with other people. "We were sitting at a table with a man about my age... 'Your face looks familiar,' he said politely" (51). The two men started talking about war for a while and then their conversation turned to partying. "This is an unusual party for me. I haven't even seen the host. I live there... and this man named Gatsby sent his driver with an invitation... "My name is Gatsby,” he said suddenly. (52).” The meeting in the film went differently. They were still at a party at Gatsby's house, but Gatsby met Nick in a crowd and it seemed like he was looking for Nick. When they met,... ... middle of paper ...... use. The film shows the scene in which Gatsby is relaxing in his swimming pool, waiting for a call from Daisy telling him that they can run away together. The phone rings and Gatsby rushes over. to get out of the pool, Wilson shoots him, leaving Gatsby to bleed out in the pool. Gatsby's death is not described in the novel, it is barely mentioned that they found him in the swimming pool with blood floating around him and "...the gardener saw Wilson's body a little further in the grass..." (170), rather than in the patio. In the novel, Fitzgerald never mentions where Nick is writing from or even implies it. In the film, it is implied that Nick checked himself into the sanitarium and wrote from there while attending counseling sessions. It also implies that The Great Gatsby had a huge impact on his life. Overall, the 2013 version of The Great Gatsby followed the novel very closely.