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Gatsby:
P&P
Directions:
In your small group, find evidence to support the idea the divisions of old and new wealth between characters:
Jay Gatsby vs. Tom Buchanon
Charles Bingley vs. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Consider each character's:
1760-1840: Industrial revolution
1920's: Stock market boom, prohibition
U.S.
England
Upper class= "old money" families/ colonial gentry
E.g., The Kennedys, The Astors, The Vanderbilts
Upper class= noble families with hereditary titles: Kings/Queens, Dukes/Duchesses
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Gentry: Wealthy landowners who lived off of income