Examples Of Old Money In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby: Old Vs. New Money Before the 1920’s, even before the French Revolution, lower class citizens have seen, in their eyes, a “system” of privilege given to the wealthy. While their false accusations have been debunked pertaining to this “system”, the Great Gatsby clearly portraits a fictitious and biased view that many back in the roaring 20’s concluded, regarding to wealth and a form of “entitlement” with laws. However, there is a privilege within the upper class between old and new money, socially speaking. The Great Gatsby shows examples of this among dialogue between Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, and deeds that Daisy and Tom have done together. In the real world, there is not a real privilege between new money and old money, but the only differences is how they react to money.

Priviledge in the upper class between old

Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out […] Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white." (Chp 7) Another example of privilege between classes is when Nick analysis what happens when Tom and Daisy do something bad, and have little accountability for their actions. Nick says: “I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” (Chp 9) Instead of Tom or Daisy being charged with any crime of the hit and run, all they have to do is move away with their money and all will be fine, compared to Gatsby and his unjust outcome. Even little things hint at what money did. Nick brings up Daisy’s voice and how it is “full of money," (Chp