In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many themes that are important to Dr. TJ Eckleburg. The billboard was built to advertise the business of an oculist, symbolizing the growth of commercialism in America. The eyes look at the main characters as they pass the billboard towards New York, almost like a god-like figure. At the beginning of the novel, we see the setting as being described as a gray and very terrible land. As Dr. TJ Eckleburg's eyes appear above the hills, people notice the billboard with the colorful blue background and the large eyes that give the impression of a divine figure in the heavens. When the eyes look down, they also see all the lost moral values ​​and disdainful actions of the people, thus symbolizing the corruption of the people. At first we just see a billboard, but towards the end the eyes mean much more than that. Life in America in the 1920s is all about making money and being successful. In those days, success was ranked according to a man's worth. It didn't matter what you were as a person, as long as you had a substantial amount of money. Billboards, like religious views in America, are neglected. Pre-WWI morals have somehow completely disappeared in the East, making it seem like God has neglected America, which Nick decides to reconnect with, leaving Dr. TJ Eckleburg behind to observe the people who abandoned their religious views in order to realize themselves. their goal of wealth. The setting of the novel is described as a very dark and gloomy place. As the eyes appear on the horizon, you notice the bright blue color of the billboard and the large eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg, giving a sense of the sky and him...... middle of paper. .... When the time comes, they discover that Wilson plans to move Myrtle out west as he discovers her disloyalty. Upon returning from New York, Gatsby and Daisy meet Myrtle. Tom concludes that Gatsby was the one driving and Gatsby confesses, even though it was Daisy. Dr. TJ Eckleburg watches over this and many other issues, showing the corruption and carelessness of society. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an extremely symbolic book with many different symbols, but the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg are the most symbolic element. F. Scott Fitzgerald never emphasizes what the eyes symbolize, however, throughout the novel he suggests that the eyes mean different things to everyone and have many different incarnations. The eyes embody the growth of commercialism, God, and show the corruption of people as well as their recklessness..