?F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, "The Great Gatsby," takes place in the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of post-war euphoria, glamour, prosperity, decadence, and excessive consumption. Among other themes, the novel explores in great depth the significance of social status and class. The author divides the 1920’s society into groups defined by wealth. The social structure in, "The Great Gatsby," revolves around money. The novel depicts the clashes among the old money, new money, and no money that leads two of these groups to never surmounting the social ladder. The encounters among these social divisions cause unfulfilled dreams, heartbreak, and death amongst the privileged and those aspiring to emulate them. The levels of class structure in, "The Great Gatsby," are not just defined by upper, middle, and lower classes, but rather the author further divides social groups into old money, new money, and no money. The wealthy divisions center around the old money and new money. “Old money” characters include Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan. They represent inherited wealth while “New money” characters including Dan Cody, Jay Gatsby, Jordan Baker, and Meyer Wolfsheim represent acquired wealth. Nick Caraway, who plays the narrator, does not side with either one of them. As an individual, Nick is not rich even though he comes from an old money family. Thus, “he is firmly placed in the middle of all other characters,” (“Class and gender in The Great Gatsby” 2) regarding his relationship as Daisy’s cousin. Other characters including George Wilson and Myrtle Wilson represent the “No money” class whom are also classified as the working class. Primarily, Fitzgerald uses setting to demonstrate the separation between old money and new money. East Egg belongs to the home of the newly rich, whereas West Egg belongs to the home of old aristocracy. Yet the two locations are across the bay from each other. “The water that separates them physically is symbolic of the social distance between them,” (Magher). The Valley of Ashes also plays a part in social division. “The location down from East and West Egg shows the people are symbolically lower in worth,” (Magher). The Valley of Ashes is where the poor and working class live. Besides that, parties further divide the social classes. When it comes to Tom and Daisy’s party, it is purely simple. Their types of parties are majorly seen as dinner parties. In contrast, Gatsby’s parties are displayed vastly opposite to Tom and Daisy’s. His parties are over the top, flashy and loud. The different parties separa