October 3, 2013
AP Lit
5th Period
Writing Assignment #2 In the book The Great Gatsby, Nick, The Buchanan’s, and Gatsby all have unique and different houses to fit their own personality. Nick comes from a hard-working and absolute family which makes him fit perfectly in his house. Nicks house is kind of middle-ground between Gatsby’s and the Buchanan’s homes. He lives in West Egg which is the “less fashionable”. He is not the very flashy type and likes to keep to himself sometimes. His home is described as a “weather-beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty a month”, meaning this may look as though it is worn out but is in good shape and is big enough for space for him and more. Gatsby did not come from old money