Topic > Essay on Materialism in The Great Gatsby - 994

Nick observes: “On weekends his Rolls Royce became an omnibus, bringing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and well after midnight, while his station wagon ran like a lively yellow bug to meet all the trains" (Fitzgerald 39). Gatsby not only throws mass parties, but his vehicles pick up his uninvited guests so they can attend his parties with ease. Most guests does not know Gatsby, still come in droves to participate in the excess of pleasure. He believes that hosting a huge number of people will increase his chances of finding someone who can connect him to Daisy Daisy the story of his excesses so that she is impressed by his material wealth. Symbolically, the tools that provide a reconnection to Daisy are Gatsby's gaudy automobiles. Gatsby's automobiles represent his need for attention and his lack of one true identity beyond materialism. These failures lead to its eventual