... effective imagery, presenting a varied insight into the lives of the wealthy. The wealthy elite are first presented in the first chapter of the Great Gatsby. Nick describes where he and the other affluent individuals live, in the towns of East and West Egg on Long Island, an area around ... and other references, such as "the Baedeker girls" of Baedeker Travel Guide Fame, or "the Chrysties," presumably of Christie's Auctioning Fame. These wealthy individuals would have had celebrity status if the book was set in our time, and the names contrast to descriptions of the poor, ... in the G...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate