He is called "Slam" because of his dunking ability
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Depicting a staff as snakelike could possibly mean that it is just shaped a way a snake is; what I mean is that it may just be twirly or curvy. However if you are relating it towards symbolism it may represent evil, and possibly sneaky because snakes tend to be associated with being sly and representing the devil, which is again evil/darkness.
Nick refers to Tom and Daisy Buchanan as careless people because he's witnessed them ruin lives and simply disappear by hiding behind their wealth.
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