aLCOHOL
Gatsby made his fortune off importing alcohol illegally due to Prohibition. -Danny Wright
Nick Carraway drinking at one of Gatsby's parties. They throw back alcohol like it's nothing. -Danny Wright
In the end of chapter 2, we see how alcohol begins to represent choices that characters later regret. Such as, breaking Myrtle's nose. --G. Marslender
“It’s a great advantage not to drink among hard-drinking people.
—Jordan Baker -Danny Wright
—Jordan Baker -Danny Wright
Once Gatsby and Nick have bonded and become friends. Gatsby offers Nick an in on the business but Nick declines due to the risks that could follow -Eileen Porzuczek
Often times bootleggers were linked to gangs and violence making them dangerous -Eileen Porzuczek
The bootlegging business during the 1920's would make you extremely wealthy. However, it required you to work with some sketchy people and be be able exchange things at odd hours. -Eileen Porzuczek