The Valley of Ashes is another symbol in the GG. The Valley of the Ashes personifies the moral and social deterioration caused by the reckless pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with consideration for nothing but their own satisfaction. The Valley of the Ashes is located in between West Egg and New York and symbolizes the moral decay between the two eggs. The moral decay is proven when Nick and Tom go down to the valley of the ashes to meet Tom’s mistress Myrtle. “Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine…” (F 28). Myrtle is not as put together as someone who lives in East Egg like Daisy. Daisy expresses her natural beauty in how she dresses. The GG shows four classes throughout the book. The first class is
