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The valley of ashes is a polluted and depressing area of Queens that Nick encounters on his way to Manhattan. It represents the contrast between the glamorous and corrupt world of the rich and the miserable and hopeless life of the poor in The Great Gatsby.
The valley of ashes is a desolate and decaying area between West Egg and New York, where the wealthy train passengers have to stop. It represents the social and moral corruption of the American society, contrasting with the beauty and privilege of the East Egg and West Egg.
This is a Valley of Ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.
The valley of ashes symbolizes the moral decay hidden by the beautiful facades of the Eggs, and suggests that beneath the ornamentation of West Egg and the mannered charm of East Egg lies the same ugliness as in the valley.
21 de may. de 2024 · The Great Gatsby takes place in New York City, East Egg, West Egg, and the Valley of Ashes. The so-called “nouveau riches” (or “new money”) live in West Egg, while the old aristocratic families prefer East Egg.
Read the full text of Chapter II, where Nick Carraway meets Tom Buchanan's mistress in the valley of ashes, a desolate area of land near New York. Learn about the characters, the setting, and the themes of this classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
26 de feb. de 2010 · A literary blog post that explores the real-life setting of the valley of ashes in The Great Gatsby using a historical map of New York City. The author traces the route between Great Neck and Manhattan that Fitzgerald described in the novel and compares it with the 1924 aerial image of the trash-burning operation.
