Towards the beginning of the story, Jordan Baker tells Nick that she is a good driver because everyone else is a good driver, and it takes two bad drivers to have an accident. As she drives, she simply hopes that she will never meet another bad driver. That is a very interesting statement, because in a sense the first part is true. A good driver would simply avoid being next to a bad driver, and allow him to drive himself to ruin. Thus technically a single bad driver on the road would be perfectly fine. Unfortunately, when the entirety of the American people collectively decided to live with that mentality, things became dangerous. It only took the economy a slight economic downturn (the threat of a bad driver) to crash itself.
It's also interesting how throughout the entire story, alcohol in general is regarded as a thing of the elite, as only Tom, Gatsby, and a few other select individuals can really get access to it. Gatsby, of course, shares his with the populace in his parties (how he manages to not get arrested despite his ties to the police commissioner due to the fact that no doubt large portions of the police force come to his house every Saturday is beyond me). Also, it's funny how due to his alcohol, many have the courage to belittle him (such as the "gentleman" Nick contacts about Gatsby's funeral).
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| To protect and serve....themselves liquor |
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