When one looks at the Great Gatsby and The Notebook one cannot help but notice that both of these books appear to mirror one another. Although there are many plot related similarities, there are many stylistic differences in the way that F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nicholas Sparks write his novel. Such style differences include the difference in the hubris of the main male character, Sparks' use of cacophony language for his female protagonist, and F. Scott's use of epigraph from the main female protagonist. Both Fitzgerald and Sparks coin the idea that in some way or another, their main male character is a tragic hero. This is not to say that they were going for an appeal that is of decent from a hero "saving the day." Rather this is toying with the idea that "first love" is tragic for everyone. The way that separates the two writers on this topic is how they piece together the story. Both main male characters were originally poor, fell in love with a rich girl and then left for war. But the way that Fitzgerald goes about the portrayal of his "tragic hero" is that he makes the Gatsby become a good guy with bad intentions. Gatsby becomes rich and powerful through his own self-pride and ambition to win over his lost love. Stated by the given idea, Gatsby let himself…show more content… Much too similar sounds of Sparks' book, the character did have a few awkward moments that one must read, think about and then read again to fully understand the picture. Daisy is quoted as saying, "Well I hope she grows up to be a stupid rich girl. That's the best thing a women can be nowadays." There are other moments in the book as well that allude to famous incidences including the crucifixion of Christ, Gatsby taking the blame for the death of the person that Daisy hit and being beat for it. The written style of allusion and passion towards an ever-growing sophisticated class is ever more present in Fitzgerald's work than Sparks'
