... story, without introducing confusion. Fitzgerald's symbols are large, concrete and obvious. Examples of this symbolism are the valley of ashes, T. J. Eckleburg's huge blue eyes, and the green light on the Buchanan dock which Jay Gatsby idolizes. The valley of ashes is "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges ... want one. He was the only person who cared enough to give Gatsby a proper burial. Another symbol in this novel is T. J. Eckleburg's huge blue eyes. "The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic- their retinas are one yard high. they look out of no fa...

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... the Great Gatsby is an appalling place between New York City and the eggs filled with poor, hopeless people who haven't been so fortunate. The giant eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg were "above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust" (23), watching over the Valley of Ashes that ... false and not realistic. They see the ugly, poverty stricken part of New York that no one really likes to talk about. Another way Fitzgerald uses eyes to symbolize realism is the owl-eyed man who appears after Gatsby dies. The owl-eyed man "took of his glasses and wiped them again ... Gatsby was not an admired ...

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... to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It has seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one." Now that Gatsby and ... bay from Daisy, and has parties to gain wide-spread recognition in order to impress her. Yet, Owl Eyes, a minor character who attends Gatsby's parties, compares Gatsby's mansion to a house of cards. Owl Eyes states, "that if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse." Ultimately, the inevitable c...

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... which, Gatsby realized at the end, was "full of money." Fitzgerald wrote, "her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget" (Fitzgerald, ... the postwar modern girl" (Meyers, 44). Fitzgerald was excited-- and sometimes tormented --by other men's love for Zelda, which enhanced her worth in his eyes. This precise uncanny feeling is felt by Jay Gatsby towards Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes, "It excited (Jay) too, that many m...

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... feel responsible for Gatsby's death, for he was the one that brought Gatsby and Daisy together. "After Gatsby's death the East was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes power of correction. (Pg. 178) This quote shows that Nick is feeling responsible for bringing the two together. On the contrary, since Tom's pillars are weak, his conscience is also ... pocket every minute he was in the house-' He broke off definitely. What if I did tell him (Gatsby)? That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did Daisy' (Pg. 180) This shows Tom did not feel ...

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... , but was later rejected because of it when marriage came into the picture. Gatsby was called off to war and lost his love to the hands of a very wealthy football star named Tom Buchanon. This event in Gatsby's past fuels his quest in once again obtaining Daisy for himself, as well as accumulating millions of dollars and property in New York ... 's more elegant community. In light of this quest, Gatsby creates a magnificent background, which he intends to use to fit in with the upper class. " This fella's a regular Bellasco."(50), Owl Eyes insists that Gatsby's house is one big fake to im...

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... through illegal means. The newly emerging middle class is represented by the book's narrator, Nick Carraway. Not too rich and not too poor, he lived comfortably. It is through his eyes and ears that we form our opinions of the other characters. Those many unfortunate souls unfortunate enough to be a part of the lower class were represented by George and Myrtle ... through Fitzgerald's vivid descriptions of an almost dreamlike world. Tom Buchanan was born wealthy into a Midwestern family. Although given the opportunity to be well-educated, he was a former college football star. His days ...

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