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An analysis of the contrasting lifestyles and attitudes of individuals with 'old money' and 'new money' as depicted in f. Scott fitzgerald's the great gatsby. The essay explores the differences between the east egg and west egg communities, focusing on the characters of tom and daisy buchanan, jordan baker, and jay gatsby.
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Money, very much like whatever else, can be either new or aged (old). A few groups in our nation have been affluent for quite a long time, and the abundance of their linage can go incredibly far back. Be that as it may, the demeanor of individuals having what is deemed as “Old Money” rather than individuals who have “New Money” can be very extraordinary. This paper aims at analyzing the topic of Old Money vs. New Money using The Great Gatsby in context to East Egg vs. West Egg. Tom and Daisy Buchanan along with Jordan Baker all dwell in East Egg, New York, furthermore, are considered "Aged Money," while Jay Gatsby, who lives in West Egg, New York, is thought of as "New Money." Johansson says, "In the morning the sun tossed my shadow toward the west as I rushed down the white gaps of lower New York to the Probity Trust. I knew different representatives and youthful bond-sales reps by their first names. I ate with them in dim, swarmed cafés on little pig hotdogs and pureed potatoes and espresso.” Individuals who portray themselves as "new Money" are pompous. In contrast, individuals marked as "aged Money" are wealthy, practical, and have significant preferences. Mr.
Gatsby, who lives in West Egg, is tagged "new Money" and is depicted as selfish. Mr. Gatsby, the well-off hero in this fable, has a massive chateau. It is enormous to the point that it is silly. Nick portrays it as, "My home was at the actual top of the egg, just fifty yards from the Sound, and crushed between two immense spots that leased for twelve or fifteen thousand a season. The one on my privilege was a titanic issue by any standard-it was a genuine impersonation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a pinnacle on one side, punishing new under a slight facial hair growth of crude ivy, and a marble pool, and in excess of forty sections of land of yard and nursery. It was Gatsby's manor." (Fitzgerald 5) The house is so monstrous; be that as it may, it is just occupied by one man. This unmistakably shows how significant material belonging is to Mr. Gatsby. Gatsby additionally owns a Rolls-Royce and puts on pink outfits to his enormous evening gatherings that he tosses week after week (Fitzgerald 13). This portrays what most of the area resembles." Americans, while at times willing to be serfs, have consistently been resolute about being lower class." (Donaldson 187) The methods by which individuals in West Egg live mirror their internal characters as nervy individuals. Gatsby, together with other individuals who stay in West Egg, is depicted as exceptionally materialistic. They are marked as "new Money," given how they flaunt their abundance through their tasteless belongings. Tom Buchanan, an individual from the East Egg people group, appeared to have stunning