Summary Of Chapter 7 And 8 Of The Great Gatsby

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In chapters 7 and 8 of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses events from the roaring twenties to express the theme of those who are born rich and those who were not born with wealth. In class we talked about the trend in society with people who are rich by birth and people who are rich by the lottery or other quick ways. This trend seemed to be that those who are born rich, will stay rich while those who gain wealth fast, tend to lose it quickly as well. This trend held true in the 1920’s as we saw a big boom in the stock market and overall wealth with the introduction of credit cards. Yet, it all came crashing down unexpectedly causing The Great Depression. This is portrayed in The Great Gatsby near the end of the book, when Wilson comes