Essays on Old Money

According to Dekun Zheng (1983), China has been one of Asia’s most distinguished countries, and it has been known to have a class structure which has divided it into two Chinas. The upper class and the rural class has had clear demarcations in the country. The upper class of the Chinese civilization has enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle which has been visible from their expenditure, way of living and spending. Moreover, the author mentions the importance of gaining a classical education, which has been important to the Chinese upper class that helped them rise above the rural class of ...

Plot Summary

The Great Gatsby is a book that focuses and tries to give the events of a fictional town and characters. The plot is focused on Nick a former graduate scholar and a war veteran who is the narrator of the story that the novel aims at putting across. Nick takes up employment as a salesperson in the City of New York, where he settles and takes up residence in long island near the exclusive mansion of the rich mysterious jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is known in the town due to the exclusive and huge parties that he holds in his residence. During Nick’s ...

The American Dream is the idea that anyone can fulfill their goals and dreams if they work hard enough. It is rooted in American ideals set out in the Declaration of Independence, and usually focuses on upward social mobility and materialistic success. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the summer of 1922, which is the beginning of the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”; and a golden age of American materialistic success. The stock market was booming, illegal alcohol was flowing and societal norms had relaxed after the horrors or World War I. (Saunders 343-358). In ...