In The Great Gatsby, wealthy individuals are unable to find happiness. The Great Gatsby is set in the summer of 1922 in Long Island and in New York City, a period known in America as the “Roaring Twenties.” 1920’s social, lifestyle, and political tensions are depicted in the novel. Nick Carraway tells the story in both the first and third person. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are examples about social inequality society.

Money is divided into two types: Old money and New money. Characters like Gatsby have new money, because they have made their fortunes themselves. Daisy and Tom inherited some money which they own today. This money is called old money. The discussion of money leads to the discussion of social classes as