The second man, or rival of Gatsby, was Tom Buchanan. Tom was a person who also had grown up with money and was known as having “Old money”. Tom lived in East Egg. Gatsby lived in West Egg. Where the two are located show significant value. The first settlers arrived from the East and moved to the West. The East is shown to have “old money” and have the most value. The west is shown as “New money” and shows Gatsby done not have a long history is which “East Egg” or the East have. The American dream was to always go west until there was no more to discover. “West Egg” is part of the American Dream in which Gatsby has claimed and not Tom Buchanan. Tom’s home is described as, “A cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking
