West Egg

West Egg is a fictional area on Long Island, New York, featured in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby." It represents the location where newly wealthy individuals, often self-made millionaires, live in impressive houses but lack old-money social respect. Situated next to the more aristocratic East Egg, West Egg embodies the rise of modern wealth and social mobility during the 1920s. Its residents are often characterized by their flamboyant lifestyles and pursuit of status, contrasting with the traditional, inherited wealth of East Egg inhabitants.