... during this time period as well. Throughout this book Fitzgerald uses an immense amount of pathetic fallacy. Gatsby and Daisy's reunion takes place in the middle of a storm and just as the storm fades away, their love begins to rekindle. Gatsby's intense confrontation with Tom occurs on the hottest day of summer and Gatsby's murder occurs on the first day of fall ... and ironically he is swimming in his pool which is symbolic for his attempt at preserving his relationship with Daisy. There are many symbols throughout the book, three of which stand ... wealth and houses the poor. Last t...

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... , a giant billboard in the valley of ashes. "The eyes of Doctor T.J. 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 pass over a nonexistent nose" (27). The eyes look out over the valley of ashes and symbolize an almighty god watching over everything immoral and disdainful that happens in ... 't "real" and may not be telling the whole truth about himself. Gatsby was always throwing exuberant parties for people he didn't even know. Owl Eyes tells us that most people were brought to Gatsb...

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... are the luminous blue eyes of Dr. T. J. Ecklberg. 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. Slow changes of color are also seen in the book to ... Daisy with his materials "Gatsby stands for a deeper malaise in the culture- he thinks that riches can obliterate the past and capture hearts of their dream girls.""(Donaldson 9) Myrtle Wilson i...

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