In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the upper-class is divided into the old money at East Egg and the new money in West Egg, however both the West Egg and East Egg both equally ignore the gruesome living conditions of the lower-class living in the Valley of Ashes. This picture symbolizes the lively and more reckless West Egg, the class and etiquette of East Egg, and the weight that both of them impose on the Valley of Ashes, taking advantage of them with their wealth and status.
The West Egg is represented as more wild and party-like because of all of the parties that Gatsby hosted, and the way they are depicted through their names. Gatsby throws many parties showing off his wealth to people. In chapter 4, Nick lists all
The West Egg is represented as more wild and party-like because of all of the parties that Gatsby hosted, and the way they are depicted through their names. Gatsby throws many parties showing off his wealth to people. In chapter 4, Nick lists all