9. Tom allows Daisy to drive home in Gatsby’s car so that he can mock Gatsby. He’s sticking the middle finger at Gatsby, letting him drive Daisy home - to Tom’s house. He’s allowing the two to be together, but purely for the purpose of bringing Daisy to Tom.
10. Fitzgerald uses the event of Nick remembering his birthday, and that he’s now 30, to show Nick growing up as a person. Nick realizes that he’s 30 right after denying Tom’s offer of a drink, symbolically rejecting the life of a 20-something year-old. By doing this, Nick also rejects the idea of living like those around him (Tom, Daisy, etc). This is a turning point for Nick’s character, as he’s realized that he can’t live like he did in the past (not judging people, trying to act objectively). …show more content…
It’s symbolic that Myrtle was killed by Gatsby’s car because she was killed by materialism. Gatsby’s car is coloured yellow and green, colours that represent money and materialism. Myrtle vehemently pursued materialism, shown most evidently by her relationship with