It is almost too symmetrical. On the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby, it is Elon Musk, titanic car manufacturer and destroyer of worlds, who defines the spirit of a new America. The American car, emblem of power, speed and social mobility, happens to be the dominant symbol in F Scott Fitzgerald’s tour de force. “Car” is mentioned 87 times in the 180-page book. A car conveys the characters towards their reckonings. A car delivers the novel’s bloody denouement.
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