How Is Old Money Presented In The Great Gatsby
The second relevant issue that Fitzgerald depicts in his work is “The 1%” of rich people in the American social ladder. Fitzgerald demonstrates the corruption of “Old money” through the behaviors of Daisy and Tom after Gatsby’s death. In the novel, he characterizes Daisy as “The 1%” of American who abuses her power and wealth. She never admits her crime of killing a woman and did not pay for respect Gatsby’s death. Likewise, her husband, Tom, takes revenge by informing Gatsby’s killer. Fitzgerald expresses, “I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated