East vs West
Would you rather be cold hearted but be extremely wealthy, or would you rather be benevolent but be penniless at the same time? Indeed, this is not an easy question to answer. Of course this question is not meant to infer that all wealthy people are cold hearted, or that all poor people are kind. Rather, this question is meant to be relatable to the novel, "The Great Gatsby", when people in America lived in an era of great prosperity and wealth. During the 1920s, Americans from the west flocked to the east in search for prosperity, often losing important values and morals along the way.
To better analyze the divide between the East and the West, let us first talk about East Egg and West Egg. The well established aristocracy lived in East Egg, while the newley made rich lived in West Egg. Another notable difference between these two places is that people who lived in West Egg were usually kinder and more sympathetic than the people who lived in East Egg. This is mostly because the newley made rich were not yet accustomed to wealth, thus maintaing most of their values and morals. On the …show more content…
As a result, he felt upset and uncomfortable when he discovered Jordan Baker as a cynical and dishonest person; he discovered she cheated in her first tournament. Also, similar to most western men at the time, he could not help but use sexism in his everyday life. This is especially true when, on page 58, he justified Jordan 's dishonesty by saying, "Dishonesty in a women is a thing you never blame deeply". This statement allows us to infer that Nick naturally does not expect very much from women. Another situation where Nick 's sexism shines through is when he seems to lack a reaction, when he discovers Gatsby will blame himself for Daisy 's crime. Even though Nick is aware that Gatsby is innocent, he remains silent and
Would you rather be cold hearted but be extremely wealthy, or would you rather be benevolent but be penniless at the same time? Indeed, this is not an easy question to answer. Of course this question is not meant to infer that all wealthy people are cold hearted, or that all poor people are kind. Rather, this question is meant to be relatable to the novel, "The Great Gatsby", when people in America lived in an era of great prosperity and wealth. During the 1920s, Americans from the west flocked to the east in search for prosperity, often losing important values and morals along the way.
To better analyze the divide between the East and the West, let us first talk about East Egg and West Egg. The well established aristocracy lived in East Egg, while the newley made rich lived in West Egg. Another notable difference between these two places is that people who lived in West Egg were usually kinder and more sympathetic than the people who lived in East Egg. This is mostly because the newley made rich were not yet accustomed to wealth, thus maintaing most of their values and morals. On the …show more content…
As a result, he felt upset and uncomfortable when he discovered Jordan Baker as a cynical and dishonest person; he discovered she cheated in her first tournament. Also, similar to most western men at the time, he could not help but use sexism in his everyday life. This is especially true when, on page 58, he justified Jordan 's dishonesty by saying, "Dishonesty in a women is a thing you never blame deeply". This statement allows us to infer that Nick naturally does not expect very much from women. Another situation where Nick 's sexism shines through is when he seems to lack a reaction, when he discovers Gatsby will blame himself for Daisy 's crime. Even though Nick is aware that Gatsby is innocent, he remains silent and