Role Of Old Money In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby is criticism of old money and new money because not everyone does the same type of stuff. The old money seems to think that they have more power over the new money. Old money does not seem to care what comes out of their mouths. Old money acts if their all grown up in a boring way. Before saying anything the new money is careful with what they say because they have been in the same position of working class before. New money seems to have fun no matter what's going on. Old money consists of Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan. The new money consists of Nick Caraway the bonds man and Jay Gatsby. The old money class got their money through inheritance from generations. Certain people in the new money often got their

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