T.J Eckleburg's eyes are so important and relatable because that's how Fitzgerald meant for it to turn out. Fitzgerald wrote his book, in hopes to spread his predictions on the future of the US society. He believed the 1920’s were a great time, full of hopes and promises of the American Dream, but he knew it wouldn't last forever. Our world, is the new world of cars and cities and broken dreams. Not only did the American Dream apply to people in the 1920’s, but also people in today's society.
This shows Fitzgerald’s symbol of Doctor T.J Eckleburg as the eyes of God, and how she can’t get away with cheating without paying the price. The symbol of T.J. Eckleburg was used multiple times in The Great Gatsby to express that the American Dream is impossible to
Eckleberg's eyes witness some of the novels largest ethical collapses. The first of these is evidenced in Fitzgerald's quote “But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessy over it, you percieve, after a moment, the eyes of T.J. Eckleberg”(23). Nick refers to this area as “the valley of ashes”(Fitzgerald 23). The site of the billboard doubles as a representation for the poverty and class system that persisted in the time period, accompanied by the hypocrisy of the country's wealth boasting attitude. In the most literal sense, Eckleberg's eyes are an advertisement, which eludes to the harsh effects of capitalisim on the people who were unable to make it big.
F scott fitzgerald shows that blind eyes can see the truth, through his use of the eyes of tj eckleburg. At this point in the story, Nick is being tagged along side tom to go see Myrtle, as fitzgerald gives the description of the valley of ashes trough nick“The eyes of dr. TJ eckleburg are blue and gigantic their retinas are one yard high they look out of no face but instead from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which Passover a nonexistent nose evidently some wild flop of an occulist at them they 're too fat and his private practice in the borough of Queens and then sink down himself into internal dinosaur forgot them and moved away but his eyes didn 't a little by many paintless days under the Sun and rain brought on over the solemn
The “Jazz” age was the product of a post World War I sentiment within America that revolved around living life to the fullest while it lasted. This causes the rich to be even more extravagant, thus outlining the divisions between the poor and the rich at this time which some see as an afront to God. Such a division is well represented in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, through several symbols. Within The Great Gatsby prominent symbols are used to portray this topic, such as the oversized billboard, a green light, and the valley of ashes. Although billboards are a staple in advertising, the billboard in question seems to hint at a power greater than capitalism.
Through the description of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s yellow spectacles, Fitzgerald uses the color to highlight George and Myrtle Wilson’s despondent realities of what industrialization to accomplish the American Dream has left behind. Fitzgerald introduces Doctor T.J. Eckleburg in the valley of ashes, an area where ashes grow grotesquely: “The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic — their irises 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” (Fitzgerald 23). With the setting being the valley of ashes, an area full of decays, Fitzgerald uses yellow to convey a representation of the failure of the American Dream.
The symbol that I will be doing today is the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. I have read that the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg actually aren’t the first pair of eyes that we have seen in the book. The first pair of eyes that we have seen in the story is owl eyes. The eyes are over the city which shows that god is always watching over the city. The people in the great gatsby book has ruined the American dream and is bringing death to it because they are all cheating on each other.
As Georges Bataille once said, “The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil.” A person with good morals is one who is able to differentiate between right and wrong decisions and good and bad behavior. At times, people need motivation of the good behavior they should accomplish in their lives. This quote illustrates how T.J Eckleburg’s eyes symbolize morality in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s billboard serves as a reminder of morality throughout the story.
J. Eckleburg, a billboard located in the valley of ashes. The notion that our past actions watch us, lurking in the shadows manifests proudly in the eyes of Eckleburg. At the turn of the century with the domination of Industrialization, consumerism began to dominate American culture. Sarah Pruitt writes in regard to this new culture saying, “With the arrival of new goods and technologies came a new consumer culture driven by marketing and advertising, which Fitzgerald took care to include, and implicitly criticize, in The Great Gatsby.” (Pruitt)
Another dominant symbol within this novel is the billboard eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes symbolize the loss of spiritual values in America. The eyes symbolize the growing of America and how life in America is all about making money. A lot of money is demonstrated by the wealth of people like Tom Buchanan. A man’s success is measured in terms of how much money he is worth, not on what kind of person he may be on the inside.
Tj Eckleburg sign sign symbolized the eyes of God that always watched them but wouldn't interfere. Dr. Tj Eckleburg is a billboard advertising eyeglasses that has two giant eyes and basically nothing else that symbolizes the eyes of God . George is a very poor man that's middle aged that runs a gas station and is a mechanic that's married to his broke cheating wife, Myrtle Wilson. Mr. Wilson finds out his wife is cheating, then he found her body dismantled from a little car kerfuffle. Mr.Wilson then becomes despondent and stops caring about basically everything.
They are “blue and gigantic – their retinas are one yard high” (Fitzgerald 27), and constantly stare down at the motor road through a faceless “pair of enormous yellow spectacles” (Fitzgerald 27). Fitzgerald uses this billboard as a representation of the all-seeing eyes of God. Although the eyes are not able to truly see, they impart the sensation that one is relentlessly being scrutinized and judged for their actions. The billboard assumes a major role in the eighth chapter of the novel when George Wilson attempts to use it to persuade Myrtle that her adulterous acts are immoral, and that God, through the eyes of T.J Eckleberg, is inspecting her. Without the billboard to inspire Wilson to pester Myrtle, she would not have escaped her home and been crushed beneath Gatsby’s lethal
Artwork is everywhere we look and everywhere we go. Art is considered one of the most influential commodities in this world. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, is considered a piece of influential American art. Paintings and other works of art often times tie in with books. In terms of The Great Gatsby, El Greco, a revolutionary artist, drew a painting of Toledo that connects with the book.
Throughout many brilliant works of literature, a common item is placed amongst them: symbols. Symbols are often a key to further understanding a point the author is trying to convey to their readers. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, he utilizes the literary tool of symbols to illustrate a larger picture for his themes and characters within the novel. For example, the color green plays a prominent role in The Great Gatsby throughout the duration of the novel. However, the color has can have various interpretations.
For my creative project I chose to put together a movie poster. I got my idea based off of many movie posters that I seen and they caught my eye. I decided to do it based off of my book because my book has a very intriguing meaning behind it. With the book The Secrets We Keep,you can actually read between the lines with the book. This also reminds me of the book The Great Gatsby,because with every little word it’s always a meaning behind it.
