Question

Highlight clues about the setting’s role.

Answer 1

Answer: an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore

the consoling proximity of millionaires

white palaces

fashionable East Egg glittered

the history of the summer

Explanation:

The first clue is telling us about his house. He is saying that his house was an eyesore which means that it was bad looking for him and it was small. After that, he is saying that the house was near the houses of the millionaire's which was the comforting circumstance for him. In this first sentence with two clues, we can see that he is the character with little money and that he wants to be surrounded by rich people.

Then, he is talking about white palaces(rich people's houses) and fashionable East Egg which was the place of wealthy people. The history of the summer is telling us that everything began that summer when he drove over there.