Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.
I lived at West Egg, theâwell, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.
The phrase, âI lived at West Egg, theâwell, the less fashionable of the twoâ reveals
the narratorâs upper-middle-class, socioeconomic standing.
the narratorâs awareness of social judgments and their central role in the novel.
the narratorâs deep desire to fit in and be friends with the fashionable crowd.
the narratorâs insecurities as he befriends a new group of individuals.