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JayGatsby makes his living selling alcohol illegally. He earns his money quickly and is now showing it off with fabulous parties in his oversized mansion in West Egg.
Old money =Tom Buchanan,
Because he represents old money being the "scion of those ruthless generations who raised up the great American fortunes." Both act out their dreams
http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/5/15/141559/670
Old money refers to families who have been wealthy for several generations.
Almost a century ago in a world inhabited by our grandparents, the chasm between old money and new money seemed unbridgeable, as wide as the Pacific Ocean. In early 20th Century society, old money was viewed as being so much better than new money.
In reality, however, old money in America wasn’t very old. It was simply that the behavior of some individuals who acquired wealth very quickly offended others.
Property in this country is drifting into the pockets of those who can keep it and out of the hands of those who can merely acquire it,”
http://www.fa-mag.com/component/content/article/687.html?issue=32&magazineID=1&Itemid=73
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Good post 75/75
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