The Great Gatsby

The traffic jam in chapter 3

Is the traffic jam in gatsby's driveway in any way symbolic?

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I think it reflects the chaos of the impersonal crowd that goes to Gatsby's parties. His "guests" treat Gatsby's place like a drunken amusement park having no respect for their host or each other.

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