I found the blog post Doc Oc made really interesting. The debate in Winnetka about allowing "affordable housing"(if you can consider $75,000 and less a year low income) and the fact that all these "lower income" people come to claim the old goods of the North Shore dwellers is fascinating. Obviously there is contempt for the lower class among these people. They are jumping to conclusions and assuming this housing could bring "criminals". This brings up a good discussion not just about class, but the attitudes and interactions of different classes towards one another. The Great Gatsby oozes with aristocratic class, but there are also references to the "valley of ashes" where the lower classes dwell. How does the upper class' attitude towards the poor compare in The Great Gatsby ? How have these attitudes changed over time? Has progress been made?
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