Ch. 2

This photo is significant to chapter two because it is suppose to show Mr. Wilson's garage is the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes becomes important in chapter two when Tom and Nick go to New York and must travel through the valley of ashes so they can get there. On their way their they stop at a garage much like this one to pick up Tom's mistress who just so happens to be Mr. George Wilson's wife. The valley is a very dismal and dark place with extremely thick fog that makes it hard to see which is used to symbolize the dismal nature of the people who inhabit the region.