Examples Of Social Class Hierarchy In The Great Gatsby

Furthermore, The Great Gatsby is viewed as a Great American Novel because it displays the social class hierarchy. During this time, what social class a person belonged to really mattered. Those who had money tended to think they were the best while they believed those who worked towards the same position as them are to be looked down upon. Tom shows the same feeling about someone who was not already born rich. He shows that he is very prejudice about hard work. In the hotel room, Tom confronts Gatsby and violently says, “‘I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody, from Nowhere make love to your wife’”(130). He knows that Gatsby actually did not study completely at Oxford. Also, he knows that Gatsby was poor and worked his