Old Money VS. New Money

New money in "The Great Gatsby" was money that people were making illegally. In the novel, Gatsby was making new money, he was selling illegal alcohol and making a tremendous amount of money because of it. Gatsby was getting money fast and it was making him rich. Because he was getting his money fast, he was able to throw extravagant parties, have a nice house, nice cars, and get anything he wanted. Money was not a problem for Gatsby, whenever he needed money; he got it.

Old money in "The Great Gatsby" was money that people were making the old fashion way. Tom was getting money the old fashioned way, he was making old money. He was a good citizen and he obeyed the law. He got his money from his job and he didn't get his money by doing anything illegal. All of his money was earned legally through hard work. Tom didn't know what Gatsby's job was, but he guessed since Gatsby got rich fast, and had everything that he wanted so he guessed that he was doing something illegal. Tom suspected that Gatsby was a bootlegger and that he was selling illegal alcohol.

So the better way to earn money would be through old money. You could learn life lessons and feel like a success and that all your hard work paid off. As opposed to pretty much just getting money handed to you. You would get cocky and think everything else is easy to do; there’d be no discipline or respect. It is easy to say yes and take the easy way out than it is to say no and take the harder way out. There should be some self-control. Then you’d feel more better about yourself because you’ve earned your money the legal and right way. (http://www.fa-mag.com/component/content/article/687.html?issue=32&magazineID=1&Itemid=73)