Gatsby Chapter 1
What are the differences between the East Egg and West Egg? (IMPORTANT)

The difference between East Egg and West Egg is that East Egg is a place of residence for the people who inherited their wealth, while West Egg is a place where people who worked for their wealth lived.

Explanation:

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.