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.