The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg

From The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The faded billboard eyes overlook the valley of ashes, functioning as a haunting symbol of an absent or indifferent God watching moral decay.
Chapter 2

First description of the bespectacled billboard eyes brooding over the dumping ground.

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Chapter 8

Wilson points at the eyes saying 'God sees everything'—conflating the billboard with divine judgment.

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