The Great Gatsby How To Watch

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DoctorT.J. Eckleburg's appearance is significant because it occurrs at a time where Daisy Tom and Gatsby all become the most conflicted. Before this part, Diasy tells Tom to "make us a cold drink," and then continues to kiss Gatsby, something Jordan believes to be "vulgar." This scene parallels the same scene that occurred between Myrtle and Wilson in the beginning of the story. Also, Tom realizes when he is getting gas at Wilson's, that Myrtle too has a life beyond his own. Fitzgerald creates a wonderful, yet terrible situation that comments on society. Now, the one who cheated got what he deserved, but along with this the innocent wife is no longer innocent. Daisy is just as corrupted as Tom is once this scene occurrs. All in the middle of this is Doctor TJ Eckleburg, who watches over all of these happenings. Fitzgerald symbolically displays how morals have been lost, but God still watches over, even though he seems to have been forgotten.

I agree with you. I think that stressing the idea that for them, Good has been forgotten but never the less he still watches over them. It is ironic because the eyes are in the city if ashes abd new daisy is now add add her husband and his mistress

I completely, 100% agree with you Matt. You literally took the words right out of my mouth. I don't believe there is anything else you can touch on regarding the scenes you explained and how they tied in Doctor T.J Eckleburg. Ultimately, readers are reminded of the different morals and way of life.

I agree with the first part. The 2nd part of your comment kind of made me look at this in a different perspective. How Tom got a taste of his own medicine, but them Daisy wasn't as innocent as she seamed anymore.

I agree with a lot of what you said however, when you say "They are all aware of the inmoral things that they are committing" I disagree. In the book surrounding the apperrance of his eyes, they arent really paid attention too, they are ignored. I think this is them not really noticing Gods presseance and once again ignoring him. I dont think that they really do understand.

I agree he is the one who would know all and is, he is the inside reader because like us he see everything. If he can predict what is going to happen, do you think it was right what happened? Do you think it was karma? Gatsby almost had Daisy why would Eckleberg, change that.

I completely agree with you Dong. God is a powerful figure and He plans out peoples lives. This being said, he is plans out Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, and Mr/Mrs Wilson's lives. Everything that has happened so far happened for a reason and will play a significant role in the ending.

I agree that what Nick said is really important Dong. The fact that the sight of a TJ Eckleburgs eyes made Nick think about gas could be a comment on society. Eckleburg, who represents God, only reminds Nick of the need to get gas, but does not remind him of the importance of morals and religion. Although Nick is generally good, the sight of God only brings about the thought of something unimportant such as gas. Fitzgerald is commenting on how society has changed where morals and values no longer exist.

Dong, I agree with what you said about the eyes symbolizing what is going to happen in the future. I hadn't thought it in that way, I just figured that they meant that the eyes were watching over everyone like God would, but I like and agree with how you interpreted its meaning.

Harshita, I completely agree, your connection to all the way back to chapter two is great because it carries throughout the book that God is watching and I feel that is a very significant point Fitzgerald is trying to make. The eyes of God are always watching, but the intensity is mentioned right before all hell breaks lose and things go from bad to worse with the death of Myrtle Wilson.

The all-seeing eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg once again make a significant appearance in the "The Great Gatsby". They were going to New York and Tom, Nick, Jordan stopped for gas, "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil, but I perceived, after a moment, that other eyes were regarding us with peculiar intensity from less than twenty feet away" (Fitzgerald 124). Those eyes were of Myrtle Wilson's. God is still watching over them even though morals and God may be at the back of their minds now. Tom may be left alone with Daisy leaving him for Gatsby and Myrtle going away to the West. Tom and Wilson are in similar positions. All of this occurs under God's eyes. A confrontation is bound to happen to resolve all these matters while being watched by those eyes.

I agree with you ideas since it connect how God see what moral act Tom has committed. God all this time has been watching them, and the reappearance of the "vigil" eyes foreshadow something in the story which may lead to a conclusion for Daisy whether she choose Gatsby or Tom. When the eyes showed up again, I think it is reminding us that God is still watching everything.

I agree with your idea that Eckleburg's eyes continue to symbolize the eyes of God, still watching the actions of all the characters. However, in chapter 7, I feel that Nick describing the billboard with, "faded eyes" (Fitzgerald 122) shows that the immorality of the characters is getting worse and that morality is becoming less and less important. I also feel that it foreshadows the worsening of morality; As if God is finished with the immorality of the 20s and is leaving, allowing sin to take over.

I agree with you that Doctor TJ Eckelburg's eye's view the morals and actions of the characters in the novel and that Doctor TJ Eckleburg's eyes point to the upcoming conflict in the novel. As, "the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil" (131), the novel's tone starts to change. Tom's love life is crumbling apart and the tone within the group of Gatsby, Tom, Nick, Daisy, and Jordan has started to turn sour. Doctor TJ Eckleburg's eyes maybe a symbol that the presence of his eyes brings out the truth and reality in society.

The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg come up again in chapter 7, and I think that this is because Fitzgerald is referencing the immorality that is taking place at this point in the novel. "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil..."(Fitzgerald 124). This refers to the idea of God watching over all and the idea of religion. At this point they had stopped for gas in the valley of ashes, and it is showing how no matter where they are that God is still watching all of their actions. I think that the eyes also symbolize all of the immoral things that the characters are doing, and that it is a foreshadowing to something bad that may happen in the future.

I really agree with you. The characters have done some horrible things. Each time, God was watching over, looking at all of the immoral things. No matter where they are in the book, God is always watching. This is one of the most important symbols that is in the novel and is also one of the more obvious one.

I agree with you on how God is always watching over these characters just like the eyes are. The eyes have witnessed all of their horrible actions and so has God. I also agree that this is foreshadowing that something bad will happen in the near future because they have committed so many immoral actions.

I agree that Doctor T.J. Eckleburg represents the all seeing eye, and that this can be directly referenced to God being able to see everything that they're doing, even immoralities. I also agree this may foreshadow later events that may come later on in the story

I agree with you Julia. I think that the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg represent the eyes of God, and how He is always watching over the characters. It does show that no matter what happens or what they are doing, someone is always watching. I also think since God is able to oversee the horrible things that some people have done, something else really bad is going to happen with the characters that Eckleburg will see with his eyes.

The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg come up again when God and religion seem to come into play again. Before reaching the valley of ashes Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby all play one another for their own benefit. All of them are basically not thinking about being fair but using each other for their gain. Gatsby is using Daisy against Tom because he feels he deserves her more than Tom because he constantly lives in the past. Tom is using Daisy because based on who Tom is he has to have it all the perfect house perfect life with the perfect wife that is innocent and naive like Daisy. Which leads to Daisy that uses Gatsby for her own benefit to cheat on Tom but then clings to Tom because she has everything she needs. These conflicting aspects leads into where the eyes appear over the valley of ashes where Tom learns that Myrtle has a life that doesn't involve Tom in it and it upsets Tom to know that it seems as though him life is falling apart due to his choices. After the fighting between Gatsby and Tom in the city, Daisy surrenders her efforts and decides to go back to a normal life. So when her and Gatsby go back through the valley of ashes the eyes appear again when a murder of Myrtle occurs judging the choices chosen by all the characters involved. Which after all of this determines the path in which God sets forth for the rest of the story and it's characters.

I see Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's eyes as the all seeing spectator. When it says, "Then as Doctor T. J. Eckleburg's faded eyes came into sight down the road." For me this means that he is watching Nick and everyone else, but faded means that he might not see everything so something will go wrong in the story. Seeing Dr. T.J Eckleburg's eyes again at this point in the novel, when tensions are at their highest, when George finds out that Myrtle has another lover and Tom and Gatsby clash is like a message. I think that despite the absence of religion in the story, God is still there, watching everyone, but as Nick points out, frowning.

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