Throughout the F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Nick describes a Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, whose eyes appear up in sky. Eckleburg most likely symbolizes some all-knowing figure, most likely God. His eyes appear as warning to Nick in chapter seven.
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"...I turned my head as though I had been warned of something behind. Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept thier vigil..." (Fitzgerald, 124).
The Doctor's warning definately foreshadowed the unfortunate turn of events. I find it interesting that Nick seems to be the only person to acknowledge Doctor Eckleburg. It's ironic that Nick is aware of the representation of God watching them, while the others are not. After all, Nick definately sins the least out of all. The fault can really be blame on none or all of the party. Although Daisy was the one driving, Jay allowed her to drive away after hitting Mrs. Wilson and to drive upset in the first place. Tom obviously was the reason she was so shaken up to begin with. In the end, it is not the reader, author, or even other character's right to judge. That right belongs firmly in the hands of a certain Doctor T.J. Eckleburg.
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