Question

The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. What does this description about Gatsby’s house reveal about his character?

Answer 1

I believe that the description of Gatsby's house paints him to be upper class, lofty, and aloof.

Answer 2

The answer is:

He is newly wealthy individual who aspires to project a false image of himself.

In Francis Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," the narrator describes how Jay Gatsby's house creates a better version of him. He is actually a dishonest, faulty man with great ambition for power and appearances, and who trades goods which are forbidden by law.