New Money In The Great Gatsby
Fatima Ramirez Castillo
Mr.Johnston
ELA 11 Honors period 5
March 31, 2017 The Great Gatsby What did gatsby do to become new money ? When gatsby met Daisy he only wanted her for her money and not for her.When gatsby wanted to marry daisy he didn't have enough money to maintain her. He left daisy to go to war and when he comes back from fighting he discovered that daisy married a guy named Tom that is old money but he's cheating with her with another woman. When gatsby met daisy again later on he fell in love but he is married with another woman. When Daisy finds out gatsby is wealthy what wills do does she regret not staying with him when he was poor ? What does New money and old money mean ? In the book the great gatsby it talks about rich people living in west egg and east egg. East egg is old money described to be in the book “Fitzgerald pg.5 chapter 1 East egg Glittered along the water” old money is a term they used when money is passed down by generations in the family. East egg is a place that people can be rude and selfish. West egg is New money it is described in “ pg.5 …show more content…
Gatsby went to war that's what separated gatsby and daisy. Some say ahe became rich because he is a family member of kaiser. “Pg.33 chapter 2 well they say he's a nephew or cousin of kaiser wilhelm's.That's where all his money comes from.” Gatsby gets his money from his family when they all died the money went to him some don't believe him. In chapter 6 it reveals the truth of how gatsby got his money. This all happened when tom and gatsby started arguing tom found out who he really is and how he got rich. “Pg 134 chapter 6 i found out what your “drug stores “ were. He turned to us and spoke rapidly. He and this wolfshiem bought up a lot of side street drug stores here and in chicago and sold grain alcohol over the
Mr.Johnston
ELA 11 Honors period 5
March 31, 2017 The Great Gatsby What did gatsby do to become new money ? When gatsby met Daisy he only wanted her for her money and not for her.When gatsby wanted to marry daisy he didn't have enough money to maintain her. He left daisy to go to war and when he comes back from fighting he discovered that daisy married a guy named Tom that is old money but he's cheating with her with another woman. When gatsby met daisy again later on he fell in love but he is married with another woman. When Daisy finds out gatsby is wealthy what wills do does she regret not staying with him when he was poor ? What does New money and old money mean ? In the book the great gatsby it talks about rich people living in west egg and east egg. East egg is old money described to be in the book “Fitzgerald pg.5 chapter 1 East egg Glittered along the water” old money is a term they used when money is passed down by generations in the family. East egg is a place that people can be rude and selfish. West egg is New money it is described in “ pg.5 …show more content…
Gatsby went to war that's what separated gatsby and daisy. Some say ahe became rich because he is a family member of kaiser. “Pg.33 chapter 2 well they say he's a nephew or cousin of kaiser wilhelm's.That's where all his money comes from.” Gatsby gets his money from his family when they all died the money went to him some don't believe him. In chapter 6 it reveals the truth of how gatsby got his money. This all happened when tom and gatsby started arguing tom found out who he really is and how he got rich. “Pg 134 chapter 6 i found out what your “drug stores “ were. He turned to us and spoke rapidly. He and this wolfshiem bought up a lot of side street drug stores here and in chicago and sold grain alcohol over the