Symbol-The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg
Through the eyes of George Wilson, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent God looking down on the people of America with a harsh judgment and overall generalization that it has become a corrupt society. They show the naive nature of Americans when it comes to interpreting meanings in symbols. Each character has a different attitude towards the fading depiction of Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes.
“-and I said ‘God knows what you have been doing, everything you have been doing. You may fool me but you can’t fool God.”
“. . . the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg which had just emerged pale and enormous form the dissolving night. ‘God sees everything.’”
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Bernice Soto and Celeste Cardenas
Through the eyes of George Wilson, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent God looking down on the people of America with a harsh judgment and overall generalization that it has become a corrupt society. They show the naive nature of Americans when it comes to interpreting meanings in symbols. Each character has a different attitude towards the fading depiction of Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes.
“-and I said ‘God knows what you have been doing, everything you have been doing. You may fool me but you can’t fool God.”
“. . . the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg which had just emerged pale and enormous form the dissolving night. ‘God sees everything.’”
www.imdb.com/title/tt0071577/photogallery
Bernice Soto and Celeste Cardenas
3 comments:
The eyes in away are like someone looking over you.
Nick F. period 8
To expand on Nick's comment, the eyes that stare down on the world are hinted to be like the eyes of God, judging the immorality and corruption of the wealthy upper class of New York, and the degenerate, reckless poor.
-Dan P.
i like teh eyes because they are looking at you, this could mean that God's eyes are always looking down at you
steven m 6th
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