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Why Is West Egg Important In The Great Gatsby

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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the author uses the novel’s different geographical setting to represent the American Dream and its downfall. The book shows the differences between old and new money through the geography of East Egg, West Egg, and the Valley of Ashes. All these locations symbolize how different people achieve the American Dream differently and how some have it easier than others. In the novel, the geography of East and West Egg shows the division between social classes. East Egg is where people born into wealthy families live, while West Egg is home to those who acquired wealth. This indicates that the American Dream is not equal. Gatsby, who comes from a lower-class family, must do illegal activities to achieve
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