Scott .F. Fitzgerald’s cult novel “The Great Gatsby” and Orson Wells cinematic masterpiece “Citizen Kane” both explore similar themes and ideas and in very unique and different ways. Key ideas such as the theme of ‘the American Dream’, narration, symbolism and characterisation are expressed in both “The Great Gatsby and “Citizen Kane.” The differences in the essential ideas although moderate are very distinct. “The Great Gatsby” and “Citizen Kane” both introduce the theme of …showed first 75 words of 1356 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1356 total…ideas expressed in both “Citizen Kane” and “The Great Gatsby” involve narration, theme, symbolism and characterisation. It is these tools that form the basis of each story and it is these tools that have made these two stories highly acclaimed. The way in which “Citizen Kane” and “The Great Gatsby” use and implement these ideas makes connections between the two stories obvious and direct, however although minor, the differences create two unique and diverse stories.