In Chapter 2, the setting is completely different than the other settings in the book., The Valley of Ashes is a picture of desolation and poverty. It lacks the glamorous setting of the West and East Egg of New York. This place symbolizes the moral decay hidden by the West and East decay. Does it mean something that there are only poor citizens that live there? Maybe there is a deeper meaning to this concept that I can not figure out. Doctor T.J. Eckleburg's eyes that are gazing down from their billboard makes them troubling to the reader but there is no symbolic value that Fitzgerald provides. The eyes are probably looking down at the valley of ashes to watch over them. The narrator does not explain the symbol in a specific way, leaving the reader to interpret it and I would like to fully understand what those eyes represent. The parties at the valley of ashes and the parties at the West and East eggs can be compared based on the style of the part and the people that attend. We can clearly contrast the various characters that attend the parties. I feel like the other is using these party scenes to build an aura of mystery and excitment around Gatsby because he has not made a full appearance in the novel.