Essay Archive - The Great Gatsby: Sign of God
The Great Gatsby: Sign of God
In the book, The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald's continuous use of
the Doctor T.J. Eckleburg sign symbolizes an inept God. He also shows us
that even though God is watching; bad things still happen. The Great Gatsby
showed a corrupt society under God's eyes. When Nick followed Tom, to meet
Tom's mistress, the only thing that Nick really noticed was the sign
starring at him as shown in this quotation. "I followed him over a low
whitewashed railroad fence, and we walked back a hundred yards along the
road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare." (24) Nick....
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