Question

According to The Great Gatsby, what is the distinction between East and West Egg? How does one "bridge the gap" between the two?

Answer 1

East Egg is for those with old family money and West Egg is for the newly rich.  The two cities are separated physically by a bay.  However, the social gap between the two cities can not be traversed. One is born into East Egg society, a place among its elite can not be purchased with new money.