The Great Gatsby Researcher for Chapters 1 & 2:

East Egg, Long Island: A city in New York in which aristocrats who have always been wealthy live in because they are fully developed and fairly rich. This is where Tom Buchanans lives with his wife Daisy. People living in East Egg are snobby, greedy, and focus a lot more on the material items that cost money.

West Egg. Long Island: A city in New York where developing individuals are working their way up to become someone wealthy. The people that habit West Egg area bit more humble since they have not been accommodated to the material items yet, and this is where Nick lives.

Setting during 1920s: Chapter one takes place in 1922 which was when the "Roaring Twenties" first began where fashion trends began to change, and women began to vote. During this time period, a group of outgoing women, the Flappers, came out to celebrate the minimum freedom they had. Most people during this era thought that the more money owned would be the path towards happiness.