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A normal family means that they didn’t inherit any money or social standing from their family. They have to make their own standing and develop their own reputation. A good example of this is Mr. Gatsby
A respectable family is a family that has a good reputation in society and legitimacy because of how long they have lived they and acted during that time. For example Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker all come from respectable families.
When you have a reputation in society that you like you'll do almost anything to maintain it. This is in reference to how even if Mr. Gatsby and Daisy did get back together it would have disastrous repercussions on their reputation. Daisy would have to get divorced and that is looked down upon severely in the 1920s.
There are three social classes in the book. Because of this it makes relationships between the classes difficult. It was considered taboo for someone from a social class marry someone from a different one.
