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    Destructive WealthDestructive WealthThe Great GatsbyThe Automobile, Symbol of Wealth

    or Destruction

    By Colin Donovan

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    P:P:The automobile brings

    much Convenience into

    the life of millions

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    E:E:They were gone, without

    a word snapped out, madeaccidental, isolated like

    ghosts even from ourpity(Fitzgerald 142)

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    P:P:The convenience of the automobile freed people

    from the need to live near rail lines or stations;

    they could choose locations almost anywhere in anurban area, as long as roads were available to

    connect them to other places. Many states in the

    US established motor fuel taxes that were used

    only to build and maintain highways helping theauto highway system become self-supporting.

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    I:I:The introduction of

    automobiles allows for muchleisure time for travel wasshortened by a lot, and

    allowed people to live furtheraway.

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    P2:P2:The Automobile is a

    symbol of wealth in

    America during and

    before the 1920s

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    E2:E2:When are you going to sell me that car?

    Next week; Ive got my man working on it

    now. Works pretty slow, dont he? No,he doesnt, said Tom Coldly. And if you

    feel that way about it mabe Id better sell it

    somewhere else after all. (Fitzgerald 29)

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    P2:P2:A status symbol is something that indicates the social status of its owner.Usually a status symbol is a mark of high status.

    Status symbols change rapidly along with technological and economicchange in a society and are often a good indicator of such changes. For

    instance, before the invention of the printing press, owning a largenumber of books would be considered a status symbol. After books

    began to become more widespread, owning books was somewhat lessof a status symbol.

    Status symbols can also indicate the cultural value s of a society. In amaterialistic or commercial society, wealth and symbols of wealth are

    often status symbols. In a society valuing bravery or honor, a battlescar would be more of a status symbol.

    In modern-day Western society, some possessions that could be labeled

    as status symbols include a large, expensive house

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    I2:I2:

    The Automobile is a

    symbol of wealth butends up serving as

    Gatsby's death.

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    P3:P3:The Automobile is a

    dangerous tool in thehands of the careless.

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    E3:E3:Auto hit her. Insantly

    killed. instantly killed,repeated Tom, staring She

    ran out ina road. Son-of-a-bitch didnt even stopus car.

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    P3:P3:Road accidents are not caused by speed or by roads beingcrowded; they are invariably the result of individualbad judgment, carelessness, lack of imagination, or

    perhaps a combination of all three factors. To deviseeffective means of bringing this home to people byeducation is well-nigh impossible. In other words, the

    fact must be faced that the elimination of roadaccidents and their reductions lies in the hands of the

    individual through an improved appreciation of his ownfrailties and limitations, whether in the role of driver or

    pedestrian.

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    I3:I3:The automobile is a

    privilege and not anecessity and should be

    used safely not recklessly.

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