2006-12-07 03:46:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think there was a movie out called "G" and it set "The Great Gaspy" in the hip-hop world. I didn't see the movie, but I can imagine it would translate well. Gatsby could be an up and coming rap star "new money", Daisy's family and the guy she married (forget his name) could be from a family that started a company similar to Motown or are from an established jazz background and thus are "old money."
I'm not a huge fan of him, but Puff Daddy reminds me a lot of Gatsby. Someone who worked their way up from nothing, someone who may or may not have some shady business dealings (I think he was involved with Suge Knight), and someone who tries to emmulate people with old money (remember when he had that butler, Farnsworth Bentley or something?).
2006-12-07 04:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by ivybear98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donald Trump is too crude to be Gatsby.
Gatsby has a touch of mystery about him, of the unknown, of the suave sophisticate who knows exactly how to treat a women.
I can't think of any contemporary figure that would fill Gatsby's boots, apart from me.
2006-12-07 12:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by Panama Jack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donald Trump
2006-12-07 12:05:53 · answer #3 · answered by tundra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Andrew Firestone from the Bachelor.
2006-12-07 12:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gatsby would run his own corporation and live in Greenwhich Conn.
2006-12-07 11:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by chuck h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donald doesn't cut it because his motivation was purely financial. It would have to be someone who worked their way up from nothing (like Donald), but their motive was to get a girl...can't think of any concrete "real-life" people
2006-12-07 12:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My uncle, who is all about appearances, who often can't see beyond money and the "green light."
2006-12-07 11:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by NietzcheanCowboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋