Nick lives in a bungalow that is placed in extreme contrast with Gatsby's mansion next door and the Buchanans' mansion across the bay. Daisy and Tom both seem to assert themselves as members of an exclusive elite class and their home serves as one vehicle to make that assertion clear. Gatsby, on the other hand, asserts his membership through his lavish home only to win Daisy's attention. For both Gatsby and the Buchanans, their mansions reflect their social position in the upper class and lifestyles of wealth and excess.
Nick's bungalow is much more modest, as is Nick himself. He comes from the Midwest, which is a much different world from the East. Though his family is well-off, his lifestyle is not lavish or boastful.
Myrtle and her husband George live in "the valley of ashes." Myrtle tries to live above her means and has the opportunity to do this through her relationship with Tom Buchanan. Their apartment represents her materialistic desires. However, her home with George is much less fancy.
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