... eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg are seen on a billboard advertisement in the ash-heaps around the house and garage of George Wilson. These gigantic blue eyes without a face look out at the valley of ashes from behind a pair of yellow eyeglasses. This billboard advertisement takes on an added significance in Chapter 8. A grief-stricken George Wilson refers to it as God. While looking at the giant eyes ... morality. The desolation of the area where this billboard is located is seen in Fitzgerald's use of the billboard. Thus, God is watching over the land which once was paradise, but now has been...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School