He Is Balancing Himself In The Great Gatsby

In the scene of The Great Gatsby, Nick is speaking about the way Gatsby is driving them both to get lunch, and the typical actions of Gatsby. When Nick first begins to describe Jay, He says, “He was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car..” I believe that this is both symbolic and applying to the plot. The term, “balancing” could mean that he is having a difficult time controlling things, like a “balancing act”. In addition, we know the car is a cream color (good intentions, but corruption is still present), which this physically symbolizes him trying to control how he is trying to attain Daisy for all the right reasons (love,ect..), and yet what he does to do such is illegal. It applies to the plot by representing the overlying issue