Highlight clues about the setting’s role.
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor’s lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires – all for eighty dollars a month. Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there. —The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answers on EDGENUTY:
an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore
the consoling proximity of millionaires
white palaces
fashionable East Egg glittered
the history of the summer

The clues that are regarding the role of setting in the given excerpt would be:

- an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore

- the consoling proximity of millionaires

- white palaces

- fashionable East Egg glittered

- the history of the summer

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an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore

the consoling proximity of millionaires

white palaces

fashionable East Egg glittered

the history of the summer

Explanation:

The first clue is telling us about his house. He is saying that his house was an eyesore which means that it was bad looking for him and it was small. After that, he is saying that the house was near the houses of the millionaire's which was the comforting circumstance for him. In this first sentence with two clues, we can see that he is the character with little money and that he wants to be surrounded by rich people.

Then, he is talking about white palaces(rich people's houses) and fashionable East Egg which was the place of wealthy people. The history of the summer is telling us that everything began that summer when he drove over there.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.