What is the literal and figurative meaning of "raw" in the following excerpt from the first chapter of The Great Gatsby? The one on my right...

The literalof the word "raw" in this passage is new and therefore sparse. The
ivy on Gatsby's walls is compared to the wispy beard of an adolescent boy, as the thin covering
merely serves to accentuate the newness of the building. The connotations of the word
"raw" (and its literal meaning in other contexts, when not referring to ivy) are
"unpolished" and "unfinished."

In North America, even the
old money is not very old. Ivy is therefore a plant of some importance, since it covers
buildings quickly, lending them an air of ancient distinction. A faux gothic mansion can look
centuries old within a few years. It is no accident that the most prestigious group of
universities in the United States is called the ivy league. Nor is it a coincidence that ,andare
all ivy league alumni, whereasis not. The point of the ivy's rawness is that Gatsby's money is
not just new, it is brand new. The ink on the banknotes is barely dry.
Given a few years, the fake...