Old Money vs. New Money

Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby. By including this aspect in the snicker k, Fitzgerald purpose is to reveal the two faces Of putrefaction in the States by the novel s geography and its characters. The books geography represents the dichotomy of corruption through its establish pole. Two regions of Long Island, due east formal and tungsten Egg, make up the setting of the novo el. These separate entities reveal the corrupt nature of old richesinessiness versus new wealth, and con firm the formers distaste of the latter.When Gatsby invites the narrator, Nick, to one of his extra undirected parties, Nick notices upon first observations that those in the caller from East Egg privy med to themselves the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside East Egg condescending to tungsten Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic g tatty (Fitzgerald 49). Since the residents of West Egg confuse unlaundered wealth, those in East Egg of more estab lished wealth look down upon them as possessing a lower social status. However, both groups are equally corrupt.Despite people of old money condescending the clamorous kinds of corruption demonstrated by those with new money, they themselves Indus GE quietly and Benson 2 discreetly in bribery, blackmail, and manipulation to maintain and consoled et their power (Miller 81). Through Fitzgerald depiction of these reciprocally corrupt groups, h e makes the parallel in the midst of the unrealized corruption of West and East Egg and the Unit deed States blindness to this fact. In addition, the characters residence in the setting directly relate to their set o f values.For example, both Nick Caraway and Jay Gatsby (who live in West Egg) fast(a) lay desire the acquisition of wealth. Nick is a origination broker, and Gatsby gains money by apart captivating in every select of illegal mischief, some of which is so dangerous that people are panicked t o talk about it (Foster 146). These c haracters represent the people in America who were new lay rich and achieved success through their strong desire for money. In contrast, character RSI such as Tom and Daisy Buchanan (from East Egg) represent the values of those with establishes d wealth In their selfishness they lack mildness for others.When Gatsby dies at the end oft he book, the only . Are his father, Nick, a postman, a handful of servants, and the o mourners welled man who at the first party had admired the library (Foster 141). But Tom and Daisy choc SSE to leave Long Island pot rather than attend his funeral. Although it is unlikely that Tom loud go to his rivals funeral navy, he also lacks a series of virtues .. . In the America of w which he is paradigmatic, such as vitality, efficiency, loyalty, and the necessity of a realize able dream (Lena 40).Even though people in East Egg do not have the strong desire for wealth lie eke those in West Egg, they gift a different face of corruption that is no less immo ral. By giving g these traits to his characters, Fitzgerald depicts Americas people as either greedy for wealth or lacking in common values. Benson 3 The geography and characters represent in the book reveal Fitzgerald depict ion off irrupt America through the concept of old wealth and new wealth. Throw ugh the books geography, the indite represents the separation of these groups in a clear w ay and describes the rivalry between them.