In this post, I analyzed a quote from The Great Gatsby and concluded that one reason Nick Carraway felt resentment towards Jay Gatsby was because Jay was considered new money, unlike Nick. I then dove deeper into the difference between "new" and "old" money, the main difference being how someone earned their money and the number of connections they have in the upper class. I started analyzing how my community and my family fit the definition of "old money".
In my post, I say, "My father, like many New Trier parents, grew up in this district". The fact that my father grew up on the north shore and then returned is just one indicator that Winnetka has "old money". This continues the "old money" cycle. I then used that personal connection to my father to explore how money and connections makes the class system in America more rigid. It is hard to move up with out connections so "old money" communities keep their connections strong.
I have loved blogging this year and I can see how much stronger of blogger I have become. I see the world in a new way and continue to ask myself:"Why do Americans do this?" "Has it always been that way?" and "Will it ever change?"
