How Is Eckleburg's Eyes Do You Like God

The allusion is placed in this phrase because Gatsby also knew from a young age that we was destined for greater things- outside of his poor family’s farm. Although Gatsby may see himself as the Son of God, he is not the representation of God in this novel. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent God because of it’s wise awareness, not the glamorous richness of Gatsby.

These eyes, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, represent many things to the characters in this novel. He represents, hope, despair, and God, all while staring

Fitzgerald uses the image of T.K Eckelburg’s eyes to symbolize a godlike figure who happens to see everything going on within their lives. George Wilson stated, "I spoke to her, I told her she might fool me but she couldn't fool God. I took her to the window--and I said 'God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me but you can't fool God!... God sees everything"

While reading The Great Gatsby, we see a symbol of God in the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg and the character of Owl Eyes. Dr. Eckleburg represents an all-seeing, uninvolved God who sees the immoral actions, but does not interfere. In a conversation with Michaelis, Wilson says, “‘I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to the winds’ - with an effort he got up and walked to the rear window and leaned with his face pressed against it - ‘and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!’’ Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg, which had just emerged, pale and enormous, from the dissolving night” (Fitzgerald 167). Wilson believes that the one person who has the right to judge is God and He is watching.

Another symbol that Fitzgerald uses in The Great Gatsby is the bill board with T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes. “But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness, or forgot them and moved away. But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.”(Fitzgerald 23-24). Fitzgerald uses T.J. Eckleburg's as a symbol to represent God’s

The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, symbolic of a higher power, loom over the Valley of Ashes, ever-present and watchful, passing judgment on not only the immorality of individual characters, but also on the East as a whole. When Nick first notices the painted eyes, he comments, “above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J.

It is clear in Fitzgerald’s description that the eyes of T. J. Eckleburg are displeased upon looking at the remains of the dumping ground. This displeasement could be representative of God’s own displeasement when looking down at the deceit of people such as Tom, who literally cheats on his wife under the eyes of T. J. Eckleburg. Later on when heading towards New York with Tom and Jordan, Nick describes T. J. Eckleburg as keeping vigil, “ ...locality...was vaguely disquieting...over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg kept their vigil…” (131). It appears as if T. J. Eckleburg is warning Nick of what is to come in the not so distant future. He keeps watch over them in a knowingly way awaiting the weight of their actions to fall upon them.

One of the most significant associations between religion and this world renown novel is the connection between the ‘eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’ and God himself. The ‘eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’ are first introduced in chapter two, and the literal presentation of this symbol is that it is a billboard of an oculist (eye doctor), and its purpose is to serve as an advertisement to this doctor's business, “But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg”. (Fitzgerald 23) In chapter eight, Mr. Wilson is talking to his neighbor, Michaelis, about the events that occurred right before Myrtle's death, ““I spoke to her," he muttered, after a long silence. "I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to the window"..."and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!’" Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg.” (Fitzgerald 160) Wilson had found out that Myrtle has been having an affair with another man, (Tom) and explains that the eyes on

Through the repetition of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes, it becomes clear that the motif is more than the superficial meaning. Fitzgerald’s choice of setting is in the Roaring Twenties, where people fixate on their materialistic desire and in the process, neglect their spiritual values. In New York City, where wealth and fame are valued over all others, human moral slowly diminishes. As a reminder, Fitzgerald used Doctor T.J Eckleburg to represent that all unethical acts cannot escape God’s eyes. Nick is punctilious in noticing the strangeness of those gigantic eyes that overlook the entire city, yet his feeling is unspeakable. Nick recounts, “But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground” (Fitzgerald 24). As time goes by, the eyes witness more and more defunct humanity leading to the dimming of the eyes, symbolizing God’s dwindling faith toward mankind. To add to this disapproving tone, Fitzgerald portrays the road to New York City as sullen through phrases like “valley of ashes” and “small foul river”. The “valley of ashes” also symbolizes the moral decay from the continuously pursuit of wealth and the deteriorating beauty of nature due to industrialization. From the pessimistic introduction, it foreshadows the later downfall of the plot. Starting from the first encounter, Nick has an indescribable feeling derived from the cogent stare. For example, as Nick and Tom slowly “walked back a hundred yards along the road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent

Blair Richburg 9/30/17 AP English III Gatsby Essay F. Scott Fitzgerald includes many motifs and symbols within The Great Gatsby. One important motif is the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. Fitzgerald ultimately uses the eyes to show disapproval and criticism of society and how God watches over everyone and everything. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg represents the all seeing, overlooking eyes of God. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg develops religion as the desire of wealth and social class have replaced spiritual values in American society during the 1920s.

I drew the eyes of doctor T.J Eckleburg because it was the most important symbol to me, in the book. And it stood out the most because it was the biggest. The symbol represents the eyes of God/truth. The symbol is represented by two eyes looking over the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes is where the Wilsons live. It seams from any direction you were looking at the eyes the eyes of doctor T.J Eckleburg were directly looking at you. This caused the characters to try to hide what they were doing from other characters, but in the end almost everything that was not told came out in truth. The eyes were not really talked about by the characters. They did not truly have an effect on the characters, because they continued to lie and cheat. The

Another symbol used in The Great Gatsby is the Valley of Ashes. The Valley of Ashes is located between West Egg and New York City, and all it is, is land with the dumping of industrial ashes all over it. It represents the moral and social decay that results from wealth, as the rich enjoy nothing but their own pleasure. It also symbolizes the poor who live among the dirty ashes and lose their strength as a result. “This is a valley of ashes-a fantastic farm where ashes grown like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powder air.”(27) Looking over the valley of ashes are the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. “The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic…they look out of no face, but instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles.”(27) The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg could represent God staring down on the American society. They’re just a pair of fading eyes painted on an old billboard over the valley of ashes. Fitzgerald uses the eyes to suggest symbols only mean something because of the characters put meaning in them. George Wilson makes the connection of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes symbolizing God. They could also represent the meaninglessness of the

Among the ash heaps, the dark bridge, and the eyes of Dr. Eckleburg, there is no greater sense of religion. In this purgatory of New York, however, where sins bite and consciences nag, "the giant eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg [keep] their vigil" (131). He watches, as God does, as the worlds of George Wilson and Myrtle, Gatsby, Daisy and Tom collide and dissolve, leaving the tangled mess that had arisen shattered and dead among the debris of his universe.

Another major symbol in this novel is the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. These are a pair of spectacles painted on an old billboard in the Valley of Ashes. The significant aspect is that this symbol only has meaning when other characters instill it with meaning. The eyes represent a higher power looking over the

The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg also represent the terrible downfall of the depressing people. The