Unlike Connie and Mrs. Bolton, both of whom take issue with their society’s materialism, Clifford’s concern is not philosophical but personal—he does not want to lose his position of power and wealth, as he certainly would were bourgeoisie-toppling Bolshevism to take hold. In a novel so obsessed with delineating traditional, distinct gender roles, the terms “moneyboy” and “moneygirl” are particularly frightening, erasing natural gender differences in favor of monolithic consumerism.