East Egg vs. West Egg

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the division between West Egg and East Egg, is a division between the "newly" rich and "old" rich.

East Egg is a fasionable group of social elite, also know as "old money" or people who have always had money. Having lived in wealthy upper class for most of thier lives, Tom and Daisy represent East Egg. People from East Egg are shallow and lack values. They dont care about anyone but themselves and are very selfish. Jordan Baker is a good example of this, she is a proffesional golfer, and says that people should be careful when she is driving because she is a careless driver. The East Egg people are spoiled to the max and dont have good morals. People from the West Egg are constantly trying to copy and be like people from the East Egg.

West Eggers and the "newly" rich, they are people who worked hard for thier money and have become rich quite fast. Thier wealth is based on what they wear and the stuff they have. Gatsby is considered a west egger, because he became rich pretty quickly from his buisness dealings. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, also lives in West Egg. Although both East and West are very rich and materialistic, West Egg has better morals and they arn't so selfish.