Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of
the water,
a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires-all for eighty
dollars a month.
Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history
of the
summer really begins on the evening I drove over there.
The contrast created between East Egg and West Egg suggests that
the main character feels comfortable in all social situations
Nick will experience a series of financial pitfalls as the story unfolds
the story's conflict will be based on wealth and appearances.
O the story will be presented from a number of differing perspectives.