lothes, while he is attempting to straighten out the mess with the car accident (231). This description of imagery on himself depicts his lack of respect for others and conceit when it came to what is more important according to him. Jake can be seen as vain and egotistical in his cause. Near the end of the story he gets back into the car and he took a moment or two to feel both proud and sad about his performance (232).The reader believes it means he is proud of getting away with such rambunctious behavior and attempting to court the young lady all throughout the ordeal. With no such luck, in the end, his efforts are in vein and a distant dream and during the whole thing he is lying to her and himself. Another trait which Jake possesses is that of a dreamer. In the beginning of the passage, the narrator speaks of things Jake would like to do with the 58 Buick and ends it with his life. It [the car] would have crushed velvet interior with electric controls for the L.A. summerheater and defrostercruise controlmellow speakers front and rear of course, he then follows by adding, The fact was that hed probably have to change his whole lifestyle Jake could imagine lots of possibilities when he let himself (230-231). Jake could not even afford a tag, license, registration, or insurance for his Buick, let-alone install these extra accessories. At another instance he shows signs of dreaming is while Jake, fondled the wide dimple near the cracked taillight (231). Not only does he have feelings of her while he fondled the taillight and he showed her how he cares about her situation (on the surface). To say that there was any Love in L.A. according to this story is a huge mistake. Jake can be described an egotistical human with love for only one, that being himself. His persona describes the nature of people in Los Angeles, CA., the three traits being, love of image, self-conceit, and dreaming. Overall, there is a deeper meaning to l...
