F. Scott's Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby often uses locations
             as metaphors for the qualities of the characters and for the themes of the
             novel. This occurs with West Egg and East Egg, where the distance between
             the two sides represents Gatsby's distance from Daisy, his longing for his
             dream, and the fact that the dream may not be attainable. West Egg and
             East Egg also represent the differences in the characters of Gatsby and
             Daisy, especially communicating that Gatsby's attempts to reinvent himself
             can only take him so far. The valley of ashes is also important because it
             contributes to the theme of the novel by showing the result of wealth. The
             all-seeing eyes of the billboard looking over the valley of ashes also
             represents that the characters cannot escape judgement. These metaphors
             will now each be discussed in more detail to show how Fitzgerald uses them
             The first metaphor occurs with West Egg and East Egg, two egg-shaped
             islands lying opposite each other and separated by a bay. West Egg is the
             island where Gatsby lives and also the less fashionable of the two islands.
             While West Egg is less fashionable, it is also the more real of the two
             islands. This includes that it is the island where the narrator Nick lives
             in a small rented bungalow. West Egg still has its share of mansions but
             there is also a sense of reality to the place. In contrast, East Egg is
             all mansions, with the sense of elite making it the least real of the two
             islands. The first reason this location is relevant is because it
             represents Gatsby's physical separation from Daisy and his longing for her.
             Gatsby lives on West Egg and Daisy lives on East Egg. This makes Gatsby
             quite close to her, yet he remains separated by the body of water. His
             longing is captured by the way he gazes across the bay at the green light
             "that burns all night at the end of your dock" (Fitzgerald 94). N
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