How is Meyer Wolfhseim’s Cufflinks a symbol in the Great Gatsby?

In the novel The Great Gatssy, what are Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks made of human molars a symbol of?

I was thinking the cufflinks show hes sophisticated but it also shows that he is barbaric becuase they are made of human molars. or do they have a historical reference?

help!

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  1. augie6_1 says:
    July 21, 2009 at 12:46 am

    They are a visual reference that he is not part of the society and class structure of the Buchanans. You can dress the man up but he still has a brutal life and will never be accepted.

    From Shmoop Lit/The Great Gatsby

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