Climate Change In The Great Gatsby And The Valley Of Ashes

Climate change has caused many changes and effects in the world but has affected chiefly those in poverty and living in bad situations with limited resources. Climate change has swept away people's homes, taking away many necessities and resources, especially for those in poverty. The Great Gatsby in The Valley of Ashes portrayed the poor and how the air and weather were over that and the different lifestyles and resources they needed to survive. In the novel, they also show that the Valley of Ashes is for the poor to go escape there and stay there rather than East and West Egg where the rich and wealthy stay. The Valley of Ashes portrays that not all necessities and resources are there as well as are progressively getting worse as the climate

Climate change doesn't really impact those of higher income because someone having a higher income causes them to be able to spend more money or resources and a place to live which is essential to staying alive and safe. In How Climate Change Impacts Poverty written by the World Vision it states, “But climate change doesn’t affect everyone to the same degree. Within Canada and around the world, the poorest people are often most drastically impacted. Wealthier nations and families have more power to shield themselves from the impacts of climate change” This here shows that depending on your financial situation and status it can really affect your life and the way you live. Those of higher power and wealth can shield themselves from the effects of climate change. On the other hand, those in poverty are so highly impacted due to

In When poverty meets climate change: A critical challenge that demands cross-cutting Solutions written by Akihiko Nishio it states, “ Unchecked, climate change will push up to 130 million people into poverty over the next 10 years—unraveling hard-won development gains—and could cause over 200 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050.” This shows that within the years' climate change has caused so many degraded resources within these years. This has caused more and more people to fall into poverty and lose their homes and what they called homes by using what they had and creating a space for themselves and their families. In The Great Gatsby, it states, “Men who move dimly and are already crumbling through the powdery air.” This here shows poverty and helplessness and that people go to the Valley of Ashes to get away from the wealthy and live different lives. These here are both examples of how within the next few years due to climate change many more people will continue to fall into poverty as the resources become more limited and as they continue to increase in