In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald states differences between the characteristics of West Egg compared to the characteristics of East Egg based upon the information Fitzgerald provides us in the Great Gatsby.During Chapter 1, Fitzgerald says “ I lived at West Egg, the-well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them” (9).These words suggest West Egg is average, it is not poor or rich, but it is somewhere in the middle of the two.An example from the story is Nick’s house.Furthermore into Chapter 1, Fitzgerald says “ Across the courtesy bay, the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water and the history of the summer really
