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Cars in the great Gatsby represent: death, carelessness, and materialism in characters in the novel.

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For instance, the car that Gatsby owns is considered the best of the best; “[o]n week-ends, his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus,” which is a vehicle used to transport people (Fitzgerald 38).

Not only does Gatsby’s fancy car show his obsession with being wealthy, but it also expresses the distinction between the new money Americans and old money Americans. Gatsby will do anything to get Daisy’s attention, even allowing his priceless car to become an “omnibus” in a vain attempt to get her to notice him.

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"Everybody had seen [his car]. It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hatboxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns'' (Fitzgerald 64).

The flashy, creamy car that Gatsby owns signifies the distinction between the classes and how important it is to Gatsby that people know he is rich. It is not enough for Gatsby to simply enjoy his wealth; he is fixated on getting the approval of his peers.

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"Tom ran into a wagon on the road one night and ripped a front wheel off his car. The girl who was with him got into the papers, too, because her arm was broken- she was one of the chambermaids in the Santa Barbara Hotel” (Fitzgerald 77).

Tom is incredibly careless and selfish in his interactions with people. Not only does he hurt his wife by cheating on her multiple times, but he also hurts anyone who is with him, including poor hotel chambermaid.

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“‘It takes two to make an accident”(Fitzgerald 58).

Jordan relies on others to fix her mistakes rather than take responsibility for them. This prove how careless of a person she truly is.

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"The 'death car', as the newspapers called it, didn't stop." (Fitzgerald 137).

Myrtle was ran over by Gatsby's car and instantly killed. His car became known as the "death car" because it was now a symbol of death and tragedy.