The Economics of the Great Gatsby Curve
Gatsby Economics
“America means opportunity and freedom, the ability to make ourselves out of nothing” – Ralph Emerson. Emerson tries to show the positive side of America, the land of the opportunity but not everything is as seems. Gatsby truly is a loosely used of this “American Dream.” Gatsby did rise out of nothing you cannot deny him that, but he did it illegally. Around the time of Gatsby, the roaring twenties, we see how easy rising up the social ladder was, compared to modern times. In the twenty first century we see how difficult it is moving throughout the social classes and we also comprehend how everyone is not blessed with this “opportunity.”
Money is the heart of society; money is what keeps the world going around. We see how hard it has become to rise up on the social ladder, during the roaring twenties it was quite easy in retrospect the value of ten dollars is a hundred dollars to us in the twenty first century. Gatsby actually shows us how simple it was to rise up the ladder if you just manipulate the system. Gatsby was a mobster although it was illegal, you have to give it to him it was pretty smart. Gatsby saw an opportunity surrounded by dollar signs and he jumped at it. Truthfully, if Gatsby had done in the twenty first century it would have been a thousand times more difficult to complete.
Income inequality is a real and major issue in the real world today. We see in Gatsby when Nick accompanies Tom through the “Valley of Ashes” how run down the area is. The Valley of Ashes is a true representation about Income Inequality, while reading we go from the beautiful and sunny side of West Egg to the run down dark and disgusting Valley of Ashes. Clearly East and West Egg are where people that have the money and the Valley is where people are deprived. Income Inequality is portrayed in Gatsby, as well as everyday life! People all around this great country are divided based on how much money they make. When you drive through Manhattan in the
“America means opportunity and freedom, the ability to make ourselves out of nothing” – Ralph Emerson. Emerson tries to show the positive side of America, the land of the opportunity but not everything is as seems. Gatsby truly is a loosely used of this “American Dream.” Gatsby did rise out of nothing you cannot deny him that, but he did it illegally. Around the time of Gatsby, the roaring twenties, we see how easy rising up the social ladder was, compared to modern times. In the twenty first century we see how difficult it is moving throughout the social classes and we also comprehend how everyone is not blessed with this “opportunity.”
Money is the heart of society; money is what keeps the world going around. We see how hard it has become to rise up on the social ladder, during the roaring twenties it was quite easy in retrospect the value of ten dollars is a hundred dollars to us in the twenty first century. Gatsby actually shows us how simple it was to rise up the ladder if you just manipulate the system. Gatsby was a mobster although it was illegal, you have to give it to him it was pretty smart. Gatsby saw an opportunity surrounded by dollar signs and he jumped at it. Truthfully, if Gatsby had done in the twenty first century it would have been a thousand times more difficult to complete.
Income inequality is a real and major issue in the real world today. We see in Gatsby when Nick accompanies Tom through the “Valley of Ashes” how run down the area is. The Valley of Ashes is a true representation about Income Inequality, while reading we go from the beautiful and sunny side of West Egg to the run down dark and disgusting Valley of Ashes. Clearly East and West Egg are where people that have the money and the Valley is where people are deprived. Income Inequality is portrayed in Gatsby, as well as everyday life! People all around this great country are divided based on how much money they make. When you drive through Manhattan in the