Great Gatsby Symbolism
The symbols in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in chapters 6-9 suggest that not everything is always as it seems and people may believe they know the whole truth, but that is not always the case. In chapter 6 of the Great Gatsby, everyone created a false sense of happiness in their lives, but in reality no one, but the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg were the only ones that saw the harsh truth. T.J Eckleburg's eyes symbolizes that not everyone knows the whole truth but the eyes of Eckleburg, and that his eyes are always watching... “over the ashheaps the giant eyes of T.J Eckleburg kept their vigil” (Fitzgerald 124). The illusion is that there is always someone watching, but the reality is that just because it seems someone is watching
doesn't mean that the truth is always known. In the Great Gatsby a lot of characters imagine the lives they want to live, but they all in reality live a life full of illusions. The fact that only Gatsby's dad and Nick show up at Gatsby's funeral symbolizes how even though some people may seem like they have many friends, doesn't mean that is the case... .”The minister glanced down at his watch... I asked him to wait for half an hour, but nobody came” (Fitzgerald 174). Illusion plays a role by Fitzgerald making Gatsby seem well loved and cared about in the beginning of the book, but the reality is that when Gatsby died no one came and that all those people who seemed to be Gatsby's friends really are not and that it was all an illusion. Just because things seem to be the truth doesn't mean that it is always the reality and can sometimes be an illusion.
doesn't mean that the truth is always known. In the Great Gatsby a lot of characters imagine the lives they want to live, but they all in reality live a life full of illusions. The fact that only Gatsby's dad and Nick show up at Gatsby's funeral symbolizes how even though some people may seem like they have many friends, doesn't mean that is the case... .”The minister glanced down at his watch... I asked him to wait for half an hour, but nobody came” (Fitzgerald 174). Illusion plays a role by Fitzgerald making Gatsby seem well loved and cared about in the beginning of the book, but the reality is that when Gatsby died no one came and that all those people who seemed to be Gatsby's friends really are not and that it was all an illusion. Just because things seem to be the truth doesn't mean that it is always the reality and can sometimes be an illusion.