In the novel "The Great Gatsby", Fitzgerald uses the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, a pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes, to represent the omniscient God in the dying society Fitzgerald seeks to depict. The eyes are referred to several times sporadically throughout the novel. In the very much abandoned Valley of Ashes, the billboard stands as a solitary landmark. Fitzgerald chose these huge, …showed first 75 words of 709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 709 total…bible scripture, "I will do this because they have forsaken me...and have not walked in my ways, nor done what is right in my eyes." (194 NIV). Through indicators such as Mr. Wilson's conversation with Myrtle and Nick feelings of being scrutinized, Fitzgerald clearly portrays God's role in his story through the eyes. Works Cited: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Collier, 1992. New International Version. Holy Bible. Grand Rapids Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. 1984.