Question

It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York — and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land.

—The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Which element of setting is present in this excerpt from The Great Gatsby?

Answer 1

Place (geographical location / physical surroundings). The passage locates the story on a slender island east of New York and describes its physical features.