In "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and " Chicago" directed by Rob Marshall money is consequential to both stories. Money shows the power one can have if they have large amounts of it. In "Chicago" Roxie uses money so she can hire the best lawyer who also made her famous. In "The Great Gatsby" money showed where people were ranked from richest to poorest with Tom being in East Egg (been really rich) whereas Gatsby was from West Egg (newly rich). Power is something a lot of people in this planet crave with power comes so many privilege. In the 1920’s the most powerful were the wealthy, which meant that if you were wealthy, you could literally do whatever you want. In The Great Gatsby by F.Scott
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Luckily for Tom he was born rich and since then was able to inherit the wealth of his family. “ His, family was enormously wealthy… their house was even more elaborated than I expected a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay… His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward the he liked and there were men at New Haven who hated his guts” (Fitzgerald 6-7). The 1920’s had many rich families which were the center pieces of the U.S economy and that’s why everybody wanted to be rich to show off their wealth and the control they could have. The rich side of New York is remarkable, but then one day as Nick and Tom are on a train going from Long Island to the city they stop at the valley of ashes and Tom tells Nick to accompany him. As Nick sees his surroundings he sees that New York’s poor side isn’t really stunning. Tom and Nick stop at George Wilson’s Auto Shop and then Nick realizes as he sees a woman staring at them he realizes she’s Tom’s mistress. I believe the rich were able to do anything they wanted in the 1920’s especially the ability of having women around them all the time …show more content…
And I can be an awfully good sport. Billy: Good, you got the idea system. Listen, you mean just one thing to me. You call me when you got $5,000” (Condon). Roxie isn’t rich but if she was she could've hired Billy with ease and get out of her troubles. Outside of the jail Roxie’s husband Amos is trying his hardest to hire Billy, but since he doesn't have the full 5,000 Billy wanted Billy sees an opportunity and tells Amos he will take Roxie's case and by the end of the week Roxie will be front paper sensation. “ Billy: 2,000? Amos: But I'd give you $20 of my salary every week.I'd give you a note with interest. Double, triple, until every cent is paid, I promise Billy: All I said was, do you have $5,000? You said yes! But you don't have $5,000! So I figure you're a dirty liar and I don't waste my time with dirty liars Amos:Look... I'm really sorry, Mr. Flynn. Billy: On the other hand, your devotion to your wife is really very touching. I'll take your wife's case. And I'll keep it. Because I play square... Allright, this is what we gonna do. At the end of the week,I'm gonna have Roxie's name at the front page of every newspapers in town.Sweetest little Jazz killer in Chicago. That's the angle I'm after. You make an announcement, we're gonna have an auction. Tell them we gotta raise some money for the defense. They'll buy everything that she touched. Everything. Your shoes, your dresses, your perfumes, your underwear,everything” (Condon) That is
Luckily for Tom he was born rich and since then was able to inherit the wealth of his family. “ His, family was enormously wealthy… their house was even more elaborated than I expected a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay… His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward the he liked and there were men at New Haven who hated his guts” (Fitzgerald 6-7). The 1920’s had many rich families which were the center pieces of the U.S economy and that’s why everybody wanted to be rich to show off their wealth and the control they could have. The rich side of New York is remarkable, but then one day as Nick and Tom are on a train going from Long Island to the city they stop at the valley of ashes and Tom tells Nick to accompany him. As Nick sees his surroundings he sees that New York’s poor side isn’t really stunning. Tom and Nick stop at George Wilson’s Auto Shop and then Nick realizes as he sees a woman staring at them he realizes she’s Tom’s mistress. I believe the rich were able to do anything they wanted in the 1920’s especially the ability of having women around them all the time …show more content…
And I can be an awfully good sport. Billy: Good, you got the idea system. Listen, you mean just one thing to me. You call me when you got $5,000” (Condon). Roxie isn’t rich but if she was she could've hired Billy with ease and get out of her troubles. Outside of the jail Roxie’s husband Amos is trying his hardest to hire Billy, but since he doesn't have the full 5,000 Billy wanted Billy sees an opportunity and tells Amos he will take Roxie's case and by the end of the week Roxie will be front paper sensation. “ Billy: 2,000? Amos: But I'd give you $20 of my salary every week.I'd give you a note with interest. Double, triple, until every cent is paid, I promise Billy: All I said was, do you have $5,000? You said yes! But you don't have $5,000! So I figure you're a dirty liar and I don't waste my time with dirty liars Amos:Look... I'm really sorry, Mr. Flynn. Billy: On the other hand, your devotion to your wife is really very touching. I'll take your wife's case. And I'll keep it. Because I play square... Allright, this is what we gonna do. At the end of the week,I'm gonna have Roxie's name at the front page of every newspapers in town.Sweetest little Jazz killer in Chicago. That's the angle I'm after. You make an announcement, we're gonna have an auction. Tell them we gotta raise some money for the defense. They'll buy everything that she touched. Everything. Your shoes, your dresses, your perfumes, your underwear,everything” (Condon) That is