Gatsby’s mansion is a symbol of wealth it’s a manifestation of his fixations, insecurities, and dreams. In West Egg, the mansion is a sprawling Gothic horror, complete with imported marble, a library of unread books, and a pool that nobody ever swims in. Each and every room in the mansion is designed not to be used, but to be seen. Fitzgerald brings forth the house as a shrine built in order to dazzle Daisy Buchanan. It is a shrine to the life Gatsby believes she desires a grand home enough to wipe out the past and reinvent their future. But with all its size, the home never seems to contain any sense of real connection or happiness. Gatsby gives outrageous parties, yet he stands apart from the partygoers. The home overflows with company, but Gatsby himself remains remarkably alone. After Daisy has rejected him and Gatsby has died, the house becomes empty. The parties stop, the guests disappear, the lawn becomes overgrown. Its neglect mirrors the collapse of Gatsby’s dream. The house is also the face of success in American culture. It glitters on the exterior, but is hollow on the inside, just like Gatsby himself, it’s a performance beautiful but ultimately unsustainable. Through this lavish but lonely setting, Fitzgerald satirizes a culture that is obsessed with image. The house Gatsby constructed to gain love is a symbol of useless endeavors. Through building his castle for Daisy, Gatsby shows that the grandest structures cannot hold a dream.