Tom describes Gatsby as shady and disreputable, a man who is living beyond his means and mixing with the wrong crowd. He sees the people in West Egg as being new money and lacking the refinement and breeding of the old, established aristocracy of East Egg.
Daisy and Tom Buchanan live in West Egg in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby." East Egg and West Egg symbolize different social classes, with West Egg representing new money and East Egg representing old money. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are characterized as being part of the old money elite.
Daisy and Tom found Gatsby's parties loathsome because they thought the atmosphere was vulgar and excessive. They were used to a more refined and exclusive social environment, so the opulence and lack of subtlety at Gatsby's gatherings were off-putting to them. Additionally, they saw the parties as a reflection of Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy and his attempts to impress her with his wealth.
The people on horseback who visit Gatsby's house in "The Great Gatsby" are a trio of well-to-do guests from East Egg. They are Jordan Baker, Tom Buchanan, and Daisy Buchanan.
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Jay Gatsby goes to New York frequently in "The Great Gatsby" to visit Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, and attend extravagant parties in West Egg and East Egg. He is constantly trying to relive the past and win back Daisy's love.
In "The Great Gatsby," East Egg represents old money and social privilege, while West Egg represents new money and displays of wealth. Nick, the narrator, sees East Egg as having a more refined and traditional atmosphere, while West Egg is characterized by its flashy and ostentatious displays of wealth. Overall, Nick views East Egg as more elite and exclusive compared to West Egg.
East Egg and West Egg are two peninsulas that, from the air, resemble eggs "flattened at the contact end." Gatsby and Nick live at West Egg; Daisy and Tom at East Egg, the wealthier and more fashionable of the two. Fitzgerald based the two locations on real places on Long Island Sound, Great Neck (West Egg) and Manhasset Neck (East Egg).
In "The Great Gatsby," 158th Street symbolizes the divide between the wealthy East Egg and the less affluent area of West Egg. It serves as a physical barrier that separates those of different social classes.
At the end of "The Great Gatsby," Nick Carraway moves back to the Midwest, to escape the extravagance and moral decay of the East Coast. Daisy remains in East Egg with Tom, while Gatsby is dead and his dream of being with Daisy is shattered.
Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Tom was likely in New York City when his daughter was born in "The Great Gatsby," as it is mentioned that he had affairs with other women and was often absent from his family's home in East Egg.
To be close to Daisy. Gatsby moves into the house in West Egg so he can be across the lake from Daisy. When he is out alone at night "reaching into the distance" he is reaching towards the green light of Daisy's dock; the green light represents Gatsby's dream of being with Daisy (green is a very large symbol throughout the book). Gatsby also buys the house because it is huge and shows off his new money. This is another attempt to impress Daisy and win back her love.