Name: Date: Period: One of the hardest things to understand in The Great Gatsby has to do with the extremely lavish lifestyle of the characters. The main characters are billionaires, something that is difficult to comprehend for normal people like us. Today, we are going to explore what it means to be so rich. Part 1: Old Money vs. New Money New Money - buy few new possessions, - people that have earned spend on property their riches recently maintenance - includes business people, - behavior is discrete, celebrities, entrepreneurs Old Money restrained and focused on - spend on the latest luxury - people from etiquette goods (mansions, cars, wealthy families - prejudiced against new clothes, jewelry) that have inherited money - behavior is extravagant and - money is invested in showy, throwing/attending properties, antiques, art, etc. lavish parties Directions: Classify each of the following rich people as new money or old money. Explain your answer. Kim Kardashian Ted Kennedy Hilton Oprah Winfrey George W. Bush Peyton Manning Part 2: Real Estate of the Rich Most of the houses that are listed for sale right now on are over a million dollars. Most of us agree that this is a lot of money. Go to Google Maps and type in . Zoom in and check out the houses that are built there. List three reasons why you think living there would be worth a million dollars: The characters in The Gatsby live near in . The real house that Gatsby’s house was based on sold for $30 million before it was demolished. Now search for King’s Point, NY in Google Maps. Zoom in and
Name: Date: Period: One of the hardest things to understand in The Great Gatsby has to do with the extremely lavish lifestyle of the characters. The main characters are billionaires, something that is difficult to comprehend for normal people like us. Today, we are going to explore what it means to be so rich. Part 1: Old Money vs. New Money New Money - people that have earned their riches recently - includes business people, celebrities, entrepreneurs - spend on the latest luxury goods (mansions, cars, clothes, jewelry) - behavior is extravagant and showy, throwing/attending lavish parties Old Money - people from wealthy families that have inherited - money is invested in properties, antiques, art, etc. - buy few new possessions, spend on property maintenance - behavior is discrete, restrained and focused on etiquette - prejudiced against new money Directions: Classify each of the following rich people as new money or old money. Explain your answer. Kim Kardashian Ted Kennedy Hilton Oprah Winfrey George W. Bush Peyton Manning Part 2: Real Estate of the Rich Most of the houses that are listed for sale right now on are over a million dollars. Most of us agree that this is a lot of money. Go to Google Maps and type in . Zoom in and check out the houses that are built there. List three reasons why you think living there would be worth a million dollars: The characters in The Gatsby live near in . The real house that Gatsby’s house was based on sold for $30 million before it was demolished. Now search for King’s Point, NY in Google Maps. Zoom in and