the great gatsby: class and wealth

Gatsby flaunts

________ wealth through purchase and parading of hydroplane and ‘monstrous’ rolls- royce.

Epigraph

________ is by thomas parke dinvilliers- a fictional character in fitzgeralds debut novel this side of paradise.

Gatsby

________ is inherently good and suffers the consequences.

Buchanans

________ set the stereotype of the selfish, careless aristocracy who understand the ability of their money and class to ease their way through life, allowing them excess privileges.

Fitzgeralds

________ uses different characters wealth to explore motif of materialism and consumerism and how it affects morality and ethics of society.

all characters are driven by wealth

involvement in the 1920s consumerist culture which emerged following the post WW1 economic boom

epigraph is by thomas parke dinvilliers

a fictional character in fitzgeralds debut novel this side of paradise

‘wear the gold hat’

use material deception ostentatiously to capture the heart of a woman

hat and high bouncing is clownish and highlights absurdity of advice

fitzgeralds satirical undertone

includes the buchanans and nick

elite of american society and have fortunes dating back for generations

wealth and privilege is inherited

no justification or extravagant display as they hold undisputed family titles