In the 1920s there were two well known societies which are still known as East Egg and West Egg that are separated by the bay. East Egg is composed of families that have been rich for many generations. While West Egg is newly rich people who have earned their wealth. At the end of the day both of these societies are very wealthy, but have many differences from the way they act towards each other and there way of life. Fitzgerald has proven the differences between the two by using the characters in the novel to exemplify the different ways of life styles the West and East have. This offers criticism of both societies, the sophistication and mindset of East ultimately makes it superior to West Egg.
The people in the East Egg are more renowned on materialistic things. One character that shows this is Daisy, Daisy is known as a beautiful, dependent trophy wife of Tom Buchanan who lives in the East Egg. She has never had a hard life and everything has been given to her, so she does not know what real happiness and love is. She uses the comfort of materialistic things to make her happy so she ends up marrying Tom a very wealthy man, “In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago, with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars, and …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald did a very well job in The Great Gatsby on conveying the East Egg and West Egg daily lives and there way they portray themselves in the two societies. The East Egg is very admired by the way he shows they act and perceive themselves in being so classy, calm , and respectful because they have been born into being that way. As though the West is newly rich who have yet to learn how to be classy and conserved. One thing that Fitzgerald conveyed that is not so good about the East is the way they think about money and how it can fix everything. Yet this society has more of an advantage as the author shows because they were born into that
The people in the East Egg are more renowned on materialistic things. One character that shows this is Daisy, Daisy is known as a beautiful, dependent trophy wife of Tom Buchanan who lives in the East Egg. She has never had a hard life and everything has been given to her, so she does not know what real happiness and love is. She uses the comfort of materialistic things to make her happy so she ends up marrying Tom a very wealthy man, “In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago, with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars, and …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald did a very well job in The Great Gatsby on conveying the East Egg and West Egg daily lives and there way they portray themselves in the two societies. The East Egg is very admired by the way he shows they act and perceive themselves in being so classy, calm , and respectful because they have been born into being that way. As though the West is newly rich who have yet to learn how to be classy and conserved. One thing that Fitzgerald conveyed that is not so good about the East is the way they think about money and how it can fix everything. Yet this society has more of an advantage as the author shows because they were born into that