... For most Americans, the automobile was simply a means of transportation, but for the upper crust of society that wasn't concerned about commuting to a factory, the car was a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby both own extravagant cars in order to project their high class and wealthy image. It's ... very expensive. For the wealthy residents of Long Island, the automobile was used as a way to display how wealthy someone was. Gatsby's car was the nicest car that money could buy. The car is a frivolous possession for these people, and is seen much in the same way as...

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... the city. Tom then steps in and agrees with Daisy that it would be a good idea. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Daisy and Gatsby rides together in Tom's car. On the way there they stop for gas at Wilson's garage for some gas. They learn that Mr. Wilson found out that Myrtle is ... when they stopped for gas. Tom also assumes that Gatsby is the driver. Nick learns that Daisy was driving the car that struck Myrtle, but Gatsby wants to take the blame. Nick tells Gatsby that it would be best for him to leave Long Island and to forget ... seeks his wife's killer. He looks...

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... ? Do you know his name? A: I don't know his name. I saw him once when Tom and I were heading towards New York and stopped by his garage. He wanted to buy Tom's car I believe. Q: Who is Tom? A: Tom Buchanan. He is also a friend of mine. We went to the same college. Q: Could you give me his address? I would like to ask him some ... for killing Mr. Gatsby? A: Gatsby ran over his wife Myrtle yesterday. He probably wanted a revenge. Q: Could you please tell us more about his wife's death? A: Gatsby was returning in his car along with my wife from New York. He must have killed her on the way b...

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... Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. In the 1920's, the American Dream was something that everyone struggled to have. A spouse, children, money, a big house and a car meant that someone had succeeded in life. A very important belief was that money could buy you anything. One look at Gatsby's past and it could be seen that ... it would lead to a better life. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The nicest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except what he most desires, Daisy. Appearance is another ...

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... identity given to Mr. James Gats to be realistic and gloomy. The outcome of this novel can be compared to princess Diana's death in the sense of car accidents, money, and a person speeding away from a car crash. "The Great Gatsby" is a man who threw great parties and lived in a mansion. Gatsby although rich, loved Daisy Buchanan, which was one problem he could ... and fortune, yet they still get busted for illegal activities like trafficking drugs. In the climax Daisy killed Ms. Wilson in Gatsby's car and sped off due to the moment. This is similar to when Princess Diana was killed in a...

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... in love with. After a heated battle, Daisy chooses Tom and the weary group heads home. As Nick, Jordan, and Tom pass through the valley of ashes they discover that Gatsby's car has hit and killed Myrtle, Tom's lover. They rush back to Long Island, where Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy was driving the ... that he plans to take the blame. The next day, Tom tells Myrtle's husband that Gatsby was the driver of the car. Mr. Wilson, who assumes that the driver of the car that killed Myrtle was her lover, finds Gatsby lounging in the pool at his house and kills him before turning the gun on himse...

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... of winning her back. This is all that Gatsby can think about; nothing else matters to him except Daisy. When Gatsby allows Daisy to take his car on the wild ride that killed Myrtle, he was prepared to defend his dream. Gatsby's love for Daisy can actually be considered an obsession. Daisy ... Daisy driving?' Yes, he said after a moment, but of course I'll say I was and this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car coming the other way."" (151). By allowing Daisy to drive Gatsby was in part responsible for the death of Myrtle. Wilson thought it was Gatsby that was driving ......

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... took Gatsby by surprise because now his dream has became something intangible. One of the major ways Daisy ended Gatsby's physical life was when she killed Myrtle in his car. "Anyhow- Daisy stepped on it. I tried to make her stop but she couldn't so I pulled on the emergency brake" (Fitzgerald 151). By ... in Jay Gatsby's murder. Tom was heartbroken and revengeful for his mistress's death. "'The god damn coward!' he whimpered 'he didn't even stop his car'" (Fitzgerald 149). After Tom's rare showing of compassion, he soon turned hostile and blamed Gatsby for this misfortune. Tom also ...

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... romance. Instead, Gatsby has full intentions in regaining Daisy through the most prominent way possible, money. He buys an expensive house and a new yellow car. When Daisy and Gatsby meet for the first time in five years; Gatsby tries to surprise her with his wealth by having piano music in the ... dream for that of higher living comes to a halt. Myrtle calls Tom to pick her up from the garage. Myrtle runs desperately at Gatsby's yellow car, assuming Tom was driving, and dies. The accident kills not only Myrtle's dream of higher living but it is also the start of the departing of ... He...

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... love with Gatsby. They all end up going to the city, with Tom driving Gatsby's yellow car and Gatsby driving Tom's. On the way, Tom stops at Wilson's gas station, to tease and convince Myrtles husband that the car he is driving is in fact his. Tom learns that Myrtles husband suspects she has a secret ... they are in love, but she denies it. So Tom, who is feeling victorious, insists that Daisy and Gatsby return to Long Island together in his yellow car, to say their final goodbyes, as Daisy will not be seeing him anymore. On their return, with Daisy at the wheel, they pass the gas stat...

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... moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting; before he could move from his door the business was over. The "death car,"" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment and then disappeared around the next bend ... . Michaelis wasn't even sure of its color " he told the first policeman that it was light green. The other car, the one going toward New York came to rest a hundred yards beyond, and its driver hurried back to where Myrtle Wilson, her life violently extinguished ... backwards. The se...

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... and Gatsby were driving home from town after an argument amongst the group of friends when they passed the Wilson's gas station. Mrs. Wilson ran out to Gatsby's car, because they were driving Tom's car, and was hit. Mr. Wilson went positively crazy, and Nick felt torn by his mixed feelings towards his supposed friend Gatsby.I disliked him so much by this ... for Gatsby has rekindled. One day while in town, Tom and Daisy fight, so Gatsby drives Daisy home in Tom's car. On the way, they hit a woman who turns out to be Mrs. Wilson who was thought the person in the car was Tom, and was tryi...

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... a simple object of his desire. Myrtle is incredibly jealous of Daisy. After with a fight with her husband, she runs out into the street and is hit and killed by Gatsby's car. George Wilson: Myrtle's husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle, and is devastated by ... her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him. When Nick, Jordan, and Tom drive through the valley of ashes, they discover that Gatsby's car has struck and killed Myrtle, Tom's lover. They rush back ...

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... version of yellow. Another way Fitzgerald used yellow to represent corruption and decay is in the color of Gatsby's car. The car was the subject of conversation when it became the cause of Myrtle's death. Witnesses referred to Gatsby's yellow car as the "death car" (147). The color green was most frequently used to illustrate Gatsby's love for Daisy. Daisy did not marry Gatsby ... daisy as honest and pure but instead she was seduced and corrupted by money. Yellow symbolized death and the unethical standards of both East and West Egg. Most important, the car with which Daisy caused Myrtl...

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... suggests that all five of them go into the city. Gatsby and Daisy drive in Tom's coupe, while Tom, Nick, and Jordan go in Gatsby's car. As Tom drives along, he is constantly looking over his shoulder to make sure Gatsby has not turned down a side street taking Daisy out of his ... their marriage. Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby become excited and they decide to leave the city and head back to East Egg, Gatsby and Daisy in Gatsby's car, while the others drive Tom's coupe. As Gatsby and Daisy are driving home, they pass George Wilson, Myrtle Wilson's husband, and his garage. George has ... suspec...

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... she pretends to be something she's not. The color signals to the reader of a flaw in the integrity of a character. Yellow signifies corruption as well. Gatsby's car, the one that kills Myrtle is described as "a yellow car. A big yellow car" (147). Fitzgerald tries to stress the depravation of the actions Daisy takes after the accident. Once striking Myrtle with Gatsby's yellow ... car, instead of stopping, Daisy accelerates away from the scene. Her choice to flee the crime scene points to her moral impurity. Even her name fittingly describes that of a white-pedaled ... ...

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... thirtieth birthday. Proprietor Michaelis that he had locked his wife up. Later, Myrtle runs in front of a car from the city, and is killed. Nick resumes his perspective as Tom's car pulls up to the commotion at the garage. It becomes clear that the "death car" was Gatsby's. Arriving back at the Buchanan's, Nick finds Gatsby keeping a watch for Daisy, worried about Tom ... . Nick gathers that Daisy was driving the car that Myrtle ran in front of because she probably believed that Tom was in it. Wilson then found out that Gatsby killed myrtle and shoots Gatsby. Later on nick sets ... ...

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... to Jay Gatsby is to have as many material possessions as possible. He thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. Gatsby has the best of everything; the fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth. On the other hand ... success is measured by how many people attend your funeral. Gatsby tries to reach his goal by displaying his wealth. In America during the 1920's the car was one of the greatest status symbols. Gatsby's car is one of the most expensive and...

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... they"re on their way home, a woman named Myrtle Wilson runs into the middle of the street. They hit and kill her. Instead of getting out of the car like decent people, they just keep on driving. Daisy was behind the wheel of the car. Because Gatsby is in love with Daisy, he decides to let people think he was driving the ... car. Instead of thanking Gatsby for taking the blame, Daisy leaves town with her husband without giving Gatsby so much as a phone call. Before Tom and Daisy leave town, Tom ... tells Wilson, Myrtles husband, that Gatsby was the one driving the Car that killed Wilson...

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... and says that she loves Tom as well, and has an obligation to her family. Tom is pleased with him self, and easily sends Daisy and Gatsby in the car together, as he knows that Gatsby has lost. Things do not get any better, Daisy decides to drive home to cool herself off, but hits Myrtle Wilson Tom's ... mistress on the way, killing her instantly. Daisy in a panic does not stop the car. George Wilson, Myrtle's husband is devastated, and when Tom arrives on the scene, George keeps saying he knows who did it, and that someone saw the ... car. George is led to believe that his wife cheated ...

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... sent down "?- that weren't in he tried to force this way upstairs. He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owed the car. His hand was on the revolver in his pocket every minute he was in the house-' He broke off definitely. What if I did tell him (Gatsby)? ... it. Examples of this are Gatsby's expensive Rolls Royce and Tom's polo horses that he flew in from Chicago. Nick mentions that everybody had seen Gatsby's car (pg 63), pointing to the fact that Gatsby flaunted the vehicle and by association his wealth, and Tom flying in polo horses from another city would ... lav...

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... Daisy as an object to be won rather than someone he loves, making his idea of the dream corrupt. The yellow car in the story is a symbol that the enormous wealth Gatsby has, is corrupt. "The car lurched up the drive." The car is a symbol of Gatsby's money and status, and shows how he has achieved the Dream by working from rags to ... ...

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... East Egg, as West Egg longingly admires East Egg. Distinctly focused on flashiness(PaPP), the main example of new money in the novel, Gatsby, drives "a nice yellow [car]" (130). The color of Gatsby's car symbolizes his new money's naive focus on making a spectacle of his money without care for true significance. Here, Fitzgerald uses yellow to display the tacky and feeble attempt ... of Gatsby, and new money as a whole, to appear old money. Gatsby's showy car color symbolizes new money's true intentions, for others to recognize their wealth. Fitzgerald's repeatedly describes Gatsby, and...

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... between Daisy and Gatsby was a hefty reason to why Gatsby died, Daisy's personality was also to blame. If Daisy had just told people the truth to what happened in the car on the night of Myrtle's death, Gatsby would not have been a target to George Wilson, Myrtle's husband. Although it was technically George Wilson who physically killed Gatsby by shooting him ... and all luxuries. The most obvious reason to why Daisy is most responsible for Gatsby's death is the fact that she was the one who hit Myrtle Wilson with Gatsby's car, as Gatsby was the one in the passenger's seat. Gatsby was k...

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... , Gatsby, and Jordan as the big showdown between Tom and Gatsby comes to light and Daisy tells Tom she's leaving him. (Fitzgerald 133) Afterwards, Nick and Jordan get into the car with Tom and head for the city. They happen upon the scene of Myrtle's death in which both Mr. Wilson and Tom are devastated. Mr. Wilson at first believes it ... was Tom who killed her but then Tom leads him to believe it was Gatsby driving the car and Nick himself is unsure. Nick gets confirmation that it was indeed the yellow car, but not Gatsby at the wheel, "Was Daisy driving?", "Yes". (Fitzgerald 143) Nick...

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