The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is Set Apart From The Common Man

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“everybody had seen. It is a rich cream color with
nickel and has a three-noted horn.” (64) It has a “monstrous length with
triumphant hat-boxes, supper-boxes, tool-boxes, and terraced with a
labyrinth of windshields and a green leather conservatory.” (64)
Amidst Gatsby's possessions, he develops his personal self. His
physical self appearance sets him apart form the other characters. His
smile is the type “that comes across four or five times in life. One of
those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it.” (48) He
has a collection of tailored shirts from England. They are described as “
shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel.” He has shirts with
stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and
faint orange, with monograms of Indian blue.” (93) Gatsby wears a unique “
gorgeous pink rag of a suit” that sets him apart as a “bright spot.” (154)
Gatsby's mannerisms are different too. He gives the “strong ...

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