White egg, versus brown egg. Or in the case if The Great Gatsby, East Egg versus West Egg.Out of the two, East Egg is the "richer" part of New York, while West Egg
is the poorer part of town. Let's see who will win!
is the poorer part of town. Let's see who will win!So, as we may know, The Great Gatsby takes mostly takes place in East Egg, the more wealthy part of New York. With people such as Nick Carraway, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and of course, the famous Jay Gatsby, East Egg seems pretty flawless! This part of town is easy to recognize against the other, with the voluptuous trees in bloom, the mansions, and you can always tell by the loud orchestra you can hear after sunset, coming from Gatsby's mansion parties. Although some might be corrupted by the fancy living an
d the roaring twenties facade, some find East egg to be "home-sweet-home!" Next and last is West Egg. In the novel, we hardly find out any information or imagery that helps us picture this part of town. However, we do know that the two towns are separated by a "Valley Of Ashes," which is the term used by Nick to describe the desolate land between the two cities, and that West Egg is quite a bit poorer and more poverty-driven, rather then in the West. Also, there might be a quite of bit of prejudice and hostility amongst the people of East and West.
d the roaring twenties facade, some find East egg to be "home-sweet-home!" Next and last is West Egg. In the novel, we hardly find out any information or imagery that helps us picture this part of town. However, we do know that the two towns are separated by a "Valley Of Ashes," which is the term used by Nick to describe the desolate land between the two cities, and that West Egg is quite a bit poorer and more poverty-driven, rather then in the West. Also, there might be a quite of bit of prejudice and hostility amongst the people of East and West. In my view, I like East Egg the best. Although it goes against what i firmly believe about society, i thing The East is just more fun!! Plus- Jay Gatsby would practically be my neighbor! Who wouldn't want that?! Where would you want to live?
East Egg? Or West Egg?
3 comments:
West Egg! 75/75
You know that Gatsby lived in West Egg, with a bajillion dollars, right? Check your facts.
I am an English teacher and stumbled onto this site and i have to say that you are very confused about East and West Eggs. West Egg is just as rich as East Egg, the difference is how they got their money. In East Egg, everyone was born rich, the money has been in their family for generations and so they never had to work for it. In West Egg, the people were born poor and have usually reached millionaire status through illegal means. The Valley of Ashes is the poorest area mentioned in the book, and it is not located between East and West Egg, it is actually located closer to New York City than either of the "Eggs."
Remember, Gatsby lives in West Egg and he is incredibly wealthy, but gained his money through bootlegging and gambling. Tom and Daisy Buchanen live in East Egg and they were both never poor a day in their lives.
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