The Division Between East and West in The Great GatsbyThe division between East and West is an important theme in The Great Gatsby. The author projected the historical East/West division of states onto the division of class and society in the 20th century. The Mid-West, which represents the new territory of hope and the old pioneer spirit, corresponds to West Egg in New York. . For Fitzgerald, there was a certain old-fashioned stability based on ancient, unchanging values ​​and close relationships. Some of these values ​​are: honesty, human respect, divinity, idealism, romanticism, faith, ambition, community and other spiritual values ​​which are all personified in Gatsby. The novel reflects the East-West divide of the entire country in the division between West Egg and East Egg. Nick and Gatsby live in West Egg, which means they have retained their closeness to Western values. The Buchanans, for their part, have become Orientals, they represent the corruption of the East. The main characters, Daisy, Nick, Gatsby, and Tom are all from the Midwest. While Tom and Daisy Buchanan live in East Egg, attracted by its glamour, enthusiasm and promise of success, Nick enjoys living in West Egg. It evokes the friendship between the inhabitants of the Midwest, brought together by their extremely long and cold winters (in contrast to the heat of New York summers). Nick's neighbor, Gatsby, is a wealthy person who spends a lot of money throwing parties for strangers. only to meet Daisy, the dream of his life. He is considered to represent "new money" because he does not have a good education and no family history spanning several generations, he is self-made, invented by himself. For this reason, he is not accepted as worthy enough to enter the exclusive upper class of "old money". Tom and Daisy are "old money", rich and from old established families living on East Egg, where the millionaires live. The Orient symbolizes fashionable living, sophistication, “modern society” and the country where anything can happen. It is the world of brutality, corruption, carelessness, materialism and emotional failure. As they move east, the Buchanans lose touch with their deepest values. They are superficial, aimless, irresponsible, empty and lonely. They have no desires, their speeches have no meaning and their spiritual values ​​are forgotten or abandoned. Another symbol of the East is Central New York..