X: AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN-NESS AND THE HISTORICITY OF <THE GREAT GATSBY> IS THAT IT IS ABOUT MONEY. XI: THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PROMISED THE CHANCE FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS. •GATSBY ... DOES ...

The Great Gatsby — 100 years old ... introduces himself in Chapter 1 of the novel by spouting ideas from a popular book on eugenics that he's been reading. Civilizations going to pieces ...