... many symbols that F. Scott Fitzgerald uses in "The Great Gatsby". The green light at the end of Daisy's dock, the giant eyes of T.J. Eckleberg, Owl Eyes, the drunk at Gatsby's parties, East and West Egg and the valley of ashes are all examples of some of these symbols. The ... 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 everythin...

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... acquire enough money to impress her. Gatsby tried endlessly to salvage a dream from his past but did not succeed, the same problem many others were facing 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 ... important to the book because as it separates the old and new wealth ...

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... could also have been named "Death of the American Dream" because it shows how Willy's dream come shattering in on him and eventually died. Whether reading or watching "Death of a Salesman", the audience can relate to the tragic hero, Willy Loman. This quotation accurately depicts the very life of Willy Loman. Through his tragic ... ! They will come from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire! Rode Island, New York, New Jersey- I am known, Ben, and he"ll see it with his eyes once and for all. He"ll see what I am Ben! He's in for a shock, that boy!" (Miller 1515) This was a fores...

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... billboard 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 ... 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 is a woman from the middle class; she is Tom's mistress....

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Reading Richard Wright's stories after reading Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God was like jumping into a cold shower and wiping the sleep from my eyes. His writings wake you up for the gross injustices and inhumanities that Blacks encountered in the South, and still today face everyday all ... the white man out of the corner of his eye and grin. To have said "Thank You" would have made the white man think that you thought you were receiving from him a personal service. For such an act I have seen Negroes take a blow to the mouth" (236) The line was from Long Black ... damned if they did...

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