The 1920s were a time of great industrial growth in America. The influx in car ownership was tremendous and they became a common aspect of daily life. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses cars consistently throughout his novel, "The Great Gatsby." The novel takes place in New York in 1922, a highly industrial and large city of the time. Cars are used as transportation between the different neighborhoods and communities of New York, appearing in several scenes. Fitzgerald takes great care in explaining the details of the mentioned cars and uses them in peculiar ways to introduce major plot points. A closer look at Fitzgerald's descriptions and usage of cars in the novel reveals that automobiles are more than just a means of transportation for the characters of The Great Gatsby. Cars symbolize many traits of Fitzgerald's characters and they act as getaways for characters to be and act in their more desirable realities. Automobiles are highly important in understanding Jay Gatsby's desires. Gatsby has created and shaped his life to win the approval and love of Daisy Buchanan, his "golden girl". He showcases his material wealth with his car, a dashing Rolls-Royce that "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. Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory (Nick and Gatsby) "started to town" (64). This car adds to his façade of what he wants others to see; that he is very well-off. By analyzing the qualities of this Rolls-Royce and what Gatsby does with it, his desires and realities are further explained. Green is commonly seen as a motif for money and prosperity. The green leather of Gatsby's car reveals his greed for money and material wealth. This green interior is covered by the many layers of glass windows and the cream-colored exte