The Great Gatsby Geography

In the early 1920s, New York was one of the largest growing cities in America. The 1920s were known as the era of prosperity or the roaring 20s because many were very successful. Although, not everyone was as successful as others in the New York area. We learn through “The Great Gatsby” that there are poor or not wealthy people and then there are the people with mansions and lots of money on the shores of the Long Island Sound. Geography and setting is important to the story’s theme and personalities of the characters. One theme that is reflected upon this story’s geography is that love comes at a high price. For Jay Gatsby, he was in love with Daisy when they were in the military together in Louisville. However, they both couldn 't get married and live the rest of their lives with each other because of the famous quote: “A poor boys never marries a rich girl.” Fast forward five years later and Gatsby is one of the richest on West Egg with crazy amounts of money. Jay had waited five years to become rich--which he inherited …show more content…
Gatsby struggled five years without Daisy trying to find and get her back, but later in the book, love came at a high price for him. The placement of where Daisy and Tom’s house and Jay Gatsby’s house is what makes this book a story about Jay getting together with Daisy in the end. Nick’s house plays the connector factor for the relationship of these two. The personalities of the character is shown by the house they live in. Wilson’s house is above a repair shop and they don 't have money. Gatsby’s house is very big, has butlers and maids, and lives on the Sound, thus explaining why he has a lot of money. For Nick, his house is well overlooked by the neighbor’s mansions and lives in just a house on the Sound. These factors are what makes the geography important in this