Comparison between Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation

When analyzing Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation, one realizes that there are not many things to compare. After going over both works of literature, a few things began to seem similar. Both Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation include illegal acts. For example, in the novel Great Gatsby, the character that the novel was based upon had an illegal occupation. His job consisted of being a bootlegger, which is a hundred percent not legal. In Fast Food Nation, there were many stories about the factories that help make the food made in McDonalds and other fast food restaurants. These factories employed selfish supervisors and managers. When someone is in the supervisor or manager position, they receive benefits and raises from the lack of injuries in the factory. In order to benefit themselves, supervisors and managers will purposely fail to record minor injuries that occurred in the factory. There were also cases of supervisors allowing and laughing when a female employee was being sexually harassed. These acts are completely illegal. Another similarity between the two books is that they are both told from one person's perspective. The novel Great Gatsby was told from the perspective and experience of Nick Carraway. All of the stories and events were told from how Nick would perceive them. In Fast Food Nation, although it was mainly facts it came from the perspective and experiences of the author, Eric Schlosser. He personally went out to Colorado Springs and many other places such as factories and slaughter houses to experience these things first hand.