This led to the black market of alcohol and secret places in which people could go to drink alcohol. These places were known as speakeasies. Within The Great Gatsby, it is hinted that Gatsby made his wealth through pharmacies in which he sold alcohol illegally. The class of unclassified social statuses emerged between Old and New Money. Old Money described those who were born into wealth usually coming from European royalty. New Money were those who, through hard work, obtained a great amount of wealth. On the imaginary status structure, Old Money was more respected than New Money, though neither got along with the other. Tom Buchanan hated Gatsby’s saying, “Old Sport,” for he believed it was a sign of disrespect and Gatsby’s way of trying to get on the same level as the Old Money people. During the 1920’s, the nation’s wealth doubled and more people moved into the cities. With this came a new woman known as the flapper. A flapper is a thin, young woman with a bobbed haircut, who drank, smoked, and acted more unladylike. Daisy is an example of a flapper girl who is attracted to the extravagant lifestyle of the
This led to the black market of alcohol and secret places in which people could go to drink alcohol. These places were known as speakeasies. Within The Great Gatsby, it is hinted that Gatsby made his wealth through pharmacies in which he sold alcohol illegally. The class of unclassified social statuses emerged between Old and New Money. Old Money described those who were born into wealth usually coming from European royalty. New Money were those who, through hard work, obtained a great amount of wealth. On the imaginary status structure, Old Money was more respected than New Money, though neither got along with the other. Tom Buchanan hated Gatsby’s saying, “Old Sport,” for he believed it was a sign of disrespect and Gatsby’s way of trying to get on the same level as the Old Money people. During the 1920’s, the nation’s wealth doubled and more people moved into the cities. With this came a new woman known as the flapper. A flapper is a thin, young woman with a bobbed haircut, who drank, smoked, and acted more unladylike. Daisy is an example of a flapper girl who is attracted to the extravagant lifestyle of the