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figobigodigo — 2025-09-18 14:18:42 UTC

The representation of the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg and it's comparison of the eyes of God

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figobigodigo — 2025-09-18 14:34:31 UTC

The connection between the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg and God stems from the way the book uses them. The book uses the eyes of Dr. TJE in any immoral scenes. Many times the eyes of Dr. TJE are used as the eyes of God.

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figobigodigo — 2025-09-19 17:58:01 UTC

“Above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust… you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high.”
(Fitzgerald 23)

This is the first show of the comparison of Dr. TJE's eye's to the eyes of God, showing moral compass.

“But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.”
(Fitzgerald 24)

Again, shows us the moral compass part of the comparison.

“‘God sees everything,’ repeated Wilson.”
(Fitzgerald 160)

This is a direct comparison where even a character is knowing of the significance of the eyes of Dr. TJE.

“Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg… But Wilson stood there a long time, his face close to the window pane, nodding into the twilight.”
(Fitzgerald 160)

Goes more in-depth on how significant it is to the characters about the Dr. TJE eye's is to the characters.

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