Eckleburg's eyes watch over the Valley of Ashes. ... These eyes, like the eyes of God or any other higher power, watch over the sins of the Valley of Ashes. ... Eckleburg's eyes watch over all the sins that occur in the dark vile, sinful Valley of Ashes. ... Eckleburg's eyes after a statement about God further shows the symbolism of the eyes to God's eyes. The eyes watch over Tom as he breaks Myrtle's nose " with his open hand" (41) The eyes are unmoved and fixed, they serve as a neutral party watching everything that occurs, but not taking any sides or forming any opi...

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The symbol in this novel that I noticed the most was the eyes of Dr. ... This symbol, to me, portrays the eyes of God watching over everything. ... The fact that daisy hit the woman who was having an affair with her husband is ironic and shows that God was watching the sin that was going on and ended it. ... When Machiaelis asks him about it he replies that God sees everything. ... But as soon as their love reawakens, the sun begins to come out. ...

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They eyes of Dr. ... The eyes watched Tom Cheat on his wife! ... They watch out over everyone, they see everything everyone is doing, and they know the truth. ... "(27) These eyes represent God. ... God saw, and sees everything, and He knows the truth. ...

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Eckleburg; they are enormous and always seem to be watching the misdeeds of those in the community. The eyes represent the loss of spiritual values as well as the vigilant eyes of God. ... Eckleburg's eyes with the omniscient eyes of God. ... You may fool me, but you can't fool God!... This exchange accurately symbolizes how some people believe God is always watching their actions, while the majority choose to either discount God entirely or disregard their spiritual values to pursue their selfish desires. ...

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They are just walking along, minding their own business, doing their day-to-day activities, and suddenly get caught up in an impenetrable mess. ... Eckleburg are said to represent the eyes of God at one point. His eyes make Wilson, the husband ofTom's mistress, kill himself because he thinks that God is actually looking at him in shame for murdering Gatsby. When in the valley of ashes, the eyes of the doctor are also like the eyes of God, though it is not stated. ... Like God, he is watching over the waste created by the spiritless society, and then later on his eyes represent God to a ma...

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Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, Chaim Potok's The Chosen, and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. ... Subsequently, Tea Cake Woods and Joe Starks, characters from Their Eyes Were Watching God, differ greatly. ... In conclusion, the characters from The Great Gatsby, The Chosen, and Their Eyes Were Watching God are what creates some great depth to the stories. All the characters show great contrast with each other but deliver their emphases on life. ...

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"The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. ... The eyes look out over the valley of ashes and symbolize an almighty god watching over everything immoral and disdainful that happens in between West Egg and New York. ... Eckleberg serve as a reminder of the guilt of their actions. ... The rich have no concern for the poor and so they just dump their waste in the valley. ...

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On a billboard are the luminous blue eyes of Dr. ... Fitzgerald uses this to indicate god watching over them, but the billboard has been abandoned and forgotten, showing their corruption as they are turned from god when religion is forgotten in their pursuit for wealth(The Symbol I). The blue in his eyes shows the corruption of the spirit. ... The characters and all their materialistic and illusion like romances play a large roll in the final corruption of the American dream. ... The characters pursuit of the true American dream could never be obtained because their immense wealth makes the...

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For example, "The eyes of Doctor T.J. ... Fitzgerald may have used the eyes of doctor Eckleburg in order to create the illusion that God is watching over and judging the people in the valley of the ashes, namely Tom Buchanan and how he's flaunting around his indiscretions in front of everyone. In the novel, the eyes appeared faded, dull, and lifeless which could send a message that their society is crumbling and turning into vast nothing. ... Fitzgerald depicts that the millionaires of the 1920s rely more on money to determine their status in society, and to fix their problems. ... What i...

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