The people from the East know they are rich, but they are slightly less showy of it.
The East and West Eggs are almost the same, but the East is older mansions, family owned and passed down, while the West has newer, shinier, more made up mansions. It is located between West Egg and the rest of New York, and suggests that behind the richness of West Egg and the calm morality of East Egg, is the same ugliness as in the valley.Īlthough Tom is from East Egg, he is still very rich, and so is the entire Egg. The Valley of Ashes: The valley of ashes symbolizes the oral decay hidden by the facades of the East and West Eggs. The West is the upper class, wealthy, nicer side with large mansions and people with more money than they need - Gatsby's side.Ģ. Older, more modern side - the Buchanan's live here. The East and West are split by just a small body of water, making the East the less shiny,
West Egg & East Egg: These are not just side of New York, they symbolizes a separation in social class. Each aspect of the settings provides a meaning.ġ. Most of the settings in this novel symbolize more than just a place where something took place.
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