At the
beginning of chapter four,recites a lengthy list of people who attended 's parties over the
summer. To some, he attaches their professions, claims to fame or notoriety, or from where they
come.
From East Egg, Nick lists many couples, a doctor, a classmate from
Yale, a couple in which the wife is stepping out on her husband, and some unattached men. There
were also people from "farther out on the island," which could mean the Hamptons;
among them are society types and those notorious for crimes.
From West Egg
came people who are less wealthy or perhaps newly wealthy; among them are a "state
senator," the owner of a film company, various people connected with film-making, a
promoter, and corporate titans who came to gamble.
There were people from
the theater world of New York City, various...
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