The 1920s were America’s golden age. People had rights, alcohol was cheap, money was plentiful, and life was good. But yet there were 3 distinct separations between people in Fitzgerald’s “Great Gatsby” : the Low, Middle, and High class. These classes determined where and how you lived.
The Great Gatsby has examples of the low, middle, and the high class people. Characters like Tom and Gatsby are examples high class characters. These characters live a life where they don 't have to work for their money and possibly couldn 't even spend all the money that they had. This is present in the beginning of the novel when we see Tom with Myrtle. We see that, not only does Tom own a giant Mansion where Daisy lives but he also has an apartment where he has …show more content…
We are told many times by Nick that his job is selling bonds and working in Wall Street. The only way for Nick to stay in the place he is, is for him to work. Unlike Gatsby, Nick still has to work to maintain his lifestyle. Gatsby did work for his wealth, but since he earned so much he doesn’t have to work anymore. We see Nick 's “middle class ness” when he is comparing his house to the neighboring Gatsby mansion. Also, we never see Nick throwing any parties. We only see Nick partying when someone else is the host such as Gatsby. For example at Gatsby’s first party, Nick criticizes Gatsby for being a bad host saying, “This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host” (Fitzgerald 3)Another character in the same class as Nick is Jordan. Jordan does play professional sports but we never see her hosting any events. Jordan does not really have to work to stay wealthy but technically she does work to maintain her status. Jordan is pretty much a side character and we don 't know much about her, but because she does not act like Gatsby or Tom we can assume she has the same amount of wealth and discipline as Nick so she is apart of the middle
The Great Gatsby has examples of the low, middle, and the high class people. Characters like Tom and Gatsby are examples high class characters. These characters live a life where they don 't have to work for their money and possibly couldn 't even spend all the money that they had. This is present in the beginning of the novel when we see Tom with Myrtle. We see that, not only does Tom own a giant Mansion where Daisy lives but he also has an apartment where he has …show more content…
We are told many times by Nick that his job is selling bonds and working in Wall Street. The only way for Nick to stay in the place he is, is for him to work. Unlike Gatsby, Nick still has to work to maintain his lifestyle. Gatsby did work for his wealth, but since he earned so much he doesn’t have to work anymore. We see Nick 's “middle class ness” when he is comparing his house to the neighboring Gatsby mansion. Also, we never see Nick throwing any parties. We only see Nick partying when someone else is the host such as Gatsby. For example at Gatsby’s first party, Nick criticizes Gatsby for being a bad host saying, “This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host” (Fitzgerald 3)Another character in the same class as Nick is Jordan. Jordan does play professional sports but we never see her hosting any events. Jordan does not really have to work to stay wealthy but technically she does work to maintain her status. Jordan is pretty much a side character and we don 't know much about her, but because she does not act like Gatsby or Tom we can assume she has the same amount of wealth and discipline as Nick so she is apart of the middle