It would be A.
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People would consider him privileged because he had slaves working for him and he was a white male in the 30's.
A simile is a comparison of one thing to another, for example "smart as a fox".
The only comparison to something else that I find in the lines above is "like the rusty latch" - and this is a simile. The correct answer is then a) .
Homes on East Egg are wealthy from long lines of generations (a son will inherit his father's fortune), whilst homes on West Egg are people who built up their fortunes (ex. people who gain money from working in industries).