... are seen in this novel is in chapter eight. This is the point in the novel when George mourns the loss of his wife Myrtle. While his neighbor, Michaelis tries to consol him,George turns to the billboard and says, "God sees everything". (Pg167) George believed ... the eyes were the eyes of God, while Michaelis assured him that it was, "only an advertisement!" (Pg167) Obviously to Wilson, the eyes had a deeper meaning, while to Michaelis it meant nothing. During the 1920's, society was breaking away from its spiritual side, and ... society, that it might build itself up again. I feel symb...

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