Is this still true at the end?- I think this could be answered either way.
I think that Nick hates the way money makes people act and that the rest of the characters are so caught up in this that it causes the outcome (or tragedy) at the end of the book.
They were made to believe or feel like nothing really bad could happen, especially as long as you were in the city. You couldn't fall or hurt yourself.
Answer:
Joplin plan.
Explanation:
Basically it is a device for grouping children in the intermediate grades homogeneously on an interclass basis.