What Does The Car Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

Symbolization is key in writing. In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald creates symbols to develop characters, his story follows Nick Carraway through his travels to west egg and meeting of new friends. Nick meets Jay Gatsby a wealthy man with love problem. Nick helps Gatsby reunite with the love of his life Daisy Buchanan. Throughout their encounters, Fitzgerald creates symbols. In his novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald develops his characters through symbols like, Gatsby's books, Gatsby’s car, and the light at the end of Daisy’s dock.
Fitzgerald uses Gatsby's library to symbolize different characters in the novel. The library, seen at Gatsby’s first party by Nick Carraway, the main protagonist, who encounters “ A stout middle-aged
Gatsby arrives at Nick's house to pick him up for lunch, “it's pretty isn't it old sport you’ve seen it before haven't you? It was rich in cream color bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat boxes and supper-boxes” (64). Fitzgerald uses Gatsby's car develop Gatsby’s personality. The car represents Gatsby’s splendorous outstanding and yearning natures, it embodies everything he strives to carry out. Gatsby wants to be this astounding figure of power and wealth, he wants more than anything however to leave a legacy “He knew when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like that of a god.” (110) Gatsby has this dream of leaving a legacy, Gatsby strives for this and ultimately comes up short. Gatsby’s car also represents his ultimate downfall, its outstanding features tie him to the murder of Myrtle Wilson “ I just got up here a minute ago from new york I was bringing you that coupé we’ve been talking about. That yellow car I was driving this afternoon wasn't mine.” (140) Tom explains to Mr. Wilson that Gatsby's car was not his. Mr. Wilson shortly after finds Gatsby and his car and kills him, the car helped Wilson track Gatsby due to its distinct qualities. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby's car to symbolize his personality and develop his downfall, he does this
This green light represents Gatsby's never attainable goal, the light has been his drive and motivation to do everything he has done. Gatsby's will do and has done anything he can to meet his goal, not worried about what he does, more so worried about what people will think if they find out, “ I found out what your drug stores were he and this Wolfenstein bought up a lot of side street drug stores and sold grain alcohol over the counter.” (133) Tom has investigated Gatsby’s past and found the source of his wealth. During the prohibition era Gatsby sold alcohol illegally to obtain his wealth. Gatsby’s dedication towards his goal allows him to do whatever it takes to meet it. However Gatsby’s concern lies with what other people think, he constantly tries to improve people's opinion of him through parties and large displays of wealth “There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (39). Gatsby’s party perfectly represents a