What is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?

I was just wondering because I am doing an essay on Of mice and Men and I have to compare it to another piece of literature and people told me the Great Gatsby but the problem is I never really read it but heard of it. So if anyone is kind enough to help me I'd appreciate it thanks :)What is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922.





The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the ';Jazz Age';. Following the shock and chaos of World War I, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity during the ';roaring'; 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires out of bootleggers and led to an increase in organized crime. Although Fitzgerald, like Nick Carraway in his novel, idolized the riches and glamor of the age, he was uncomfortable with the unrestrained materialism and the lack of morality that went with it.





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http://www.awerty.com/greatgp2.htmlWhat is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?
They are both about the American dream destroyed. The Great Gatsby speaks to the corruption of the roaring twenties and Jay Gatsby's corrupted American dream. Of Mice and Men speaks to the American dream shattered through isolation and depression. Of Mice and Men is more than a little book about a certain time and place; it covers friendship and sacrifice, not to mention a healthy dose of the bittersweet futility of holding onto dreams.





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Ignore the stupidity of some of the other answers- whiny little school-kiddies. Heaven forbid you should actually think about what you're reading!





The key theme of the two is dreams. George and Lennie want to run a big farm together, and Gatsby wants Daisy- who represents wealth and perfection.


Of Mice and Men is set in the thirties, depression-era- just after Gatsby, and the roaring twenties. Of mice and Men is the consequence of Gatsby.
I agree with the last answer and would also mention how different they both are. While dealing with the same time period, the financial status of characters in either novels could not be more different. This is indicative of the time period.
Both are same color and of four chambered heart.both have approx.same body systems so the experiments are done by the scientist are on mice.
Both were books that I was forced to read in school. Damn you educational system!!!
They both are boring books forced upon us in 10th grade English class