The car during the twenties was the most important status symbol. Gatsby's car is one of the most expensive, magnificent cars created then. Nick Carraway is in awe the first time he sees it: "I'd seen it. Everybody had seen it. It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length..." (68). Gatsby is able to make Tom Buchanan jealous with his car. Tom takes the car into the city and tries to insult Gatsby, "I'll take you in this circus wagon" (128). It is Gatsby's dream, his marvelous car that shatters Tom's dream. Gatsby's car hit Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson and kills her instantly. Jay attempts to hide his car: "

Jay Gatsby buys his huge mansion at West Egg in order to be directly across from Daisy Buchanan's house. While he is at the Buchanan's house, he points this out to Tom: "Gatsby's eyes followed it momentarily; he raised his hand and pointed across the bay. 'I'm right across from you.'" (124). Tom is again overcome with jealousy. The way Nick describes Gatsby's house helps the reader it's size and beauty: "...it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden" (9). Gatsby asks Nick to have Daisy over for tea, just so she can see his house. Appearance means everything to Gatsby. In his attempt to win Daisy's love, he decided to wear his best outfit: "Gatsby in a white flannel suit, silver shirt and gold colored tie hurried in" (89). He invites Nick and Daisy over to give them a tour of his house. Everything in every room is pointed out and explained. In his room he opens his closet and dumps out all his shirts onto the floor. Daisy cries in frustration when she realizes he is what she wants him to be: "'It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before" (98). Daisy can not understand how Gatsby can live in such a huge house all by himself: "'.

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)