The divide between East and West in The Great Gatsby The divide between East and West is a significant theme in The Great Gatsby. The author projected the historical East/West division of the States onto the class division and society of the 20th century. The Mid-West, representing the new territory of hope and the old pioneer spirit, corresponds to the West Egg of New York. For Fitzgerald there was a certain old-fashioned stability that rested on old immutable values ​​and close relationships. Some of these values ​​are: honesty, human respect, divinity, idealism, romance, 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 the Egg of the West and the Egg of the East. Nick and Gatsby live in West Egg, which means they have maintained their closeness to Western values. The Buchanans, on the other hand, have become oriental, representing 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, drawn by its charm, excitement and promise of success, Nick enjoys living in West Egg. It mentions the friendship between Midwesterners, who are united by their extremely long and cold winters (in contrast to the heat of New York summers). Nick's neighbor, Gatsby, is a rich person, who spends a lot of money throwing parties for strangers. only to meet Daisy, the dream of his life. He is seen as a representative of the "new money" because he has no good education and no family background for several generations. He is self-made, invented by himself. For this reason, he is not accepted as dignified enough to enter the exclusive "old money" upper class. Tom and Daisy are "old money", rich and from old families who live in East Egg, where the millionaires live. The East symbolizes fashionable life, sophistication, "modern society" and the land where anything can happen. This is the world of brutality, corruption, negligence, materialism and failure of emotions. Moving eastward, the Buchanans lose touch with their deeper values. They are superficial, aimless, irresponsible, empty and lonely. They have no desires, their speech is meaningless, and their spiritual values ​​are forgotten or abandoned. Another symbol of the East is Central New York.