Middle Class In The Great Gatsby

Rarely has the world seen such a unique decade in time as the Roaring Twenties. It was an age of prosperity and change. The United States experienced a recession that was followed by a period of unlimited prosperity. Although the United States encountered both positive and negative experiences, it proved to be very influential in the future. The 1920's were definitely "Roaring" in more ways than one. There were major changes in American Society during the 1920's that took place. Many new industries emerged during this decade that influenced society and the American way of life. Even the federal government had different feelings about the business industry. The characteristics of this decade made the 1920's

Throughout the classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the rich and the poor are constantly juxtaposed against each other. The rich as ployed as being colorful and full of detail, while the poor is described as being "ashes" in a "desolate" landscape. This juxtaposition of the rich and poor makes it clear to the reader that Fitzgerald wanted the distinction to be blunt. Fitzgerald adds this distinction because he wants the reader to understand that the rich and the poor lead completely different lives. The rich are described in elaborate colors and detail because the they live lavish lifestyles. The rich own extravagant mansions, expensive cars and hydroplanes, and lead exciting lifestyles. On the contrary, the poor are described in

The Roaring Twenties were a time of wild enjoyment, loud music and booming economy. In 1920, for the first time in American history, more

The 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was an age of dramatic changes in societal expectations. It was a time of economic progress for Americans, which meant many people from the lower class had the opportunity to earn enough money and improve their position in society. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby, the protagonist in the novel, came from the lower class and thought that his new wealth could win over Daisy Buchanan, who originally came from the higher class. Fitzgerald symbolizes Daisy as Gatsby’s American Dream, or his success and prosperity. This eventually created conflict between the higher and lower class. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the difficulty of upward social mobility due to the rigid class structure, which ultimately resulted in the realization that the American Dream was unattainable to those of the lower class.

F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel, The Great Gatsby. One of the

Through the repeated use of the word “money“, Fitzgerald develops the theme of the division between social classes, in the novel, The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald portrays the differences between the classes of old wealth and new wealth, as well as the impecunious class. Upon moving to West Egg, Nick Carraway describes the volume of books he bought for his new home as “gold like new money from the mint” (8). With gold representing old wealth, this juxtaposition with new money symbolizes Nick’s desire to become a part of the new wealth, through old wealth’s secrets, “that only Midas and Morgan and Mæcenas knew” (8). Nick has aspirations of new wealth, but Jay Gatsby is the epitome of this lifestyle.

During the Roaring Twenties, the Middle-Class Americans live life really happy and had a lot of luxury goods. Industries have also had an economic boom during the 1920s. Many people in the middle class had lots of things to do that were exciting, new ideas were starting to develop and people felt invincible and overconfident believing that the age that they are living right now won’t ever go away or ever end. The main reason why people called it the Roaring Twenties was that there was a rise in consumerism and lots of people were encouraged through media to buy new products and spend more on things that advertisement persuade them to buy. Advertisements increased sales and with that knowledge in industries people were

Roaring Twenties were created when World War I ended and The Great Depression. That was the time that everybody wanted to celebrate and have a joyful life. This was the era of the flapper with her rolled stockings, and short skirts. The most celebrated time in the Roaring Twenties was Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is on every Fat Tuesday and they have these huge parades that are 60 miles long.

Money is an enigma; it can drive people to perform great or horrible things. It is not clearly positive or negative. It is essentially the engine of our world, giving everyone an incentive to either work or die. Numerous people devote their entire lives to money, as soon as they can they get a part time job at a local store or restaurant, attend a school for something that they know will be lucrative, work a high-income, albeit tedious, 9-5 job for the bulk of their life, storing a couple dollars away every week so that they can finally spend the last few years at a somewhat relaxed state. Unfortunately, this has grown to become the norm.

The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald takes place in the 1920’s that reflects how society was in this time period. World War one had just ended and society was disillusioned with all the death the war led to. The author uses his setting to separate people based on how they gained their money and the working class(Columbia College). Fitzgerald develops the theme that people in the upper class are careless, the leave a mess behind but are able to to get away with it, and that American dream is possible with hardwork. However, one may easily get distracted by someone with through the use of characterization, symbol, and plot

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald published made around the 1920's when the war had just ended. The economy was beginning to develop and immigration was rising, but there was still segregation between social classes. Throughout The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald disapproved of the idea that the ideal person should have an equal opportunity to achieve success, through hard work and determination. First of all, those lower class who work hard do not attain the prosperity they deserve. Not only that, but those who try to climb the social class will be brought down by people who are of the upper class because of there social status.

In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald analyzes the different social class in America, specifically New York, to demonstrate how they are intertwined and one’s action can affect another. The interaction between people of different classes has not been witnessed in any civilization or country to such scale. This interaction is found to be harmful to the lower class while benefiting those in the higher class who exploit the perks of their status. Considered to be at the bottom of the social hierarchy, the people in the valley of ashes are working daily to move up from their status and achieve this American Dream. The efforts of these people are hindered by those of higher status who can do what they want, but never pay for their actions and this is

In this quotation, it demonstrates the theme of social class between men and women in the 1920s, even when the American Dream was everyone should be equal. At this point in the novel, readers were able to have a glimpse into Daisy Buchanan’s character, which nevertheless, she is a woman in society with no intelligence, independence, and very indecisive. When Nick arrives at her house, immediately he notices her abnormal behaviour and actions. Daisy would often switch from one topic to another, and her idiotic laugh made it obvious that she is hiding something. She also questions Nick about his bond businesses and new home, constantly smiling and laughing to draw Nick’s, and perhaps Jordan’s attention away from the “fifth guest”. To conclude,

According to CNN the top 1% make 20% of the U.S. income while the bottom 50% take the lesser 12% of all the income entering the United States. Just like in the Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, were it shows the difference between the privileged upper class and the poor lower class. This novel is set in New York during the 1920’s. The story is dictated by the protagonist (nick), about what happened to him during this time period. Like try to help rekindle the relationship between his cousin Daisy and his neighbor Jay Gatsby, while daisy's husband (Tom) has a mistress named Myrtle who is married to a mechanic named george. Almost everything that occurred in this story occurred because of money. Money affects those who have it very different

During the book “The Great Gatsby” something that stood out to me was the different themes that we experience throughout the book. The first theme that I felt that was introduced was class within society. I think this was a very much prevalent theme throughout the book, considering that’s when one of our main characters Nick Carraway tells us about his experience in the West Egg. Here Nick states “ I live in West Egg, the -well, the least fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented twelve or fifteen thousand a season. The one on my right was an eyesore, but it was a mall eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbors lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires - all for eighty dollars a month.” (1.14) This quote helps us see the class that is distinguished between the different people among the society. Throughout the book we can basically distinguish the different classes from the Upper Class, Lower Class and the Middle Class. Thomas and Daisy Buchanan are definitely part of the Upper Class who are extremely wealthy. Nick you could say would fall into the Middle Class, this is because is does have an income and works in the bond business. Someone who falls into the Lower Class would be George and Myrtle who