Boats Against The Current: The Meaning of Meretricious Money in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper's premise is that it is not the threat of losing money that troubles the main characters, but rather the realization that the many abstract things money seems to promise status, glamour, and an endless carefree cruise through life are merely worthless illusions. 6 pgs. 12 f/c. 1b. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 2565 Money Great Gatsby.doc Price: 53.70