How Does East Of Eden Relate To The Great Gatsby

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F. Scott Fitzgerald is an instantly recognizable classic American author. His most influential works came about in the early 20th century, and his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby holds the most influential take on the 1920’s and gilded-age conspicuous consumption. His lesser known novel, East of Eden, is the precursor to this work.

The Great Gatsby is about the title character Jay Gatsby, and told through the eyes of the narrator, Nick Caraway, who is his close friend and confidant. The plot begins with the start of their friendship, so the subject matter is separate from its narrator. The narrator is not constantly in the presence of Jay Gatsby throughout the novel, so we spend the book far and near to its subject. Nick Caraway is written to