The Great Gatsby

in chapter 4 of the great gatsby

3. What is significant about the motorcycle policeman incident? How does this tie in with the theme of the novel?

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When Gatsby is stopped for speeding, he flashes a white card at the policeman. The policeman apologizes profusely and does not give Gatsby a ticket. Obviously Gatsby has great sway with the police and is seemingly above the law. This fits in with the corruption and excess which defined the 1920's.

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