The Great Gatsby-- Reflection of home on character

The setting and location of one's house can convey a great deal about a person. In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald uses characters' houses as a way to describe characters themselves. In this novel Fitzgerald relates, through the characters' houses, their temperament, values, and place in society. The fact that Nick Carraway lives in West Egg says a considerable amount about his character and personality. Nick compares East Egg and West Egg as such: "…

…that the only thing of value he has is his wife. After her death, he realizes he has nothing left to live for and, after killing Gatsby whom he believes to be the killer of Myrtle, he kills himself. An accomplished author like F. Scott Fitzgerald can communicate a character's temperament, values and place in society through the description of their house. Not only is home where the heart is, it's where your character lays.