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

The element of setting present in this excerpt from The Great Gatsby is the geographic location of the house on an "unusual" island due east of New York with "two unusual formations of land."