The Great Gatsby

How is the setting in the opening of Chapter Two different from that of Chapter One?

Comparing Chapter 1 and 2 of The Great Gatsby.

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Chapter one describes the posh area of the super rich East Egg. The second chapter begins with a description of the valley of ashes, a dismal, barren wasteland halfway between West Egg and New York.