The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are seen as the eyes of God in Wilson's mind. The billboard with the advertisement containing the eyes looks over a desolate wasteland and is created by an oculist who has a desire to make money. Because the eyes are linked with God, the above fact is proof that God no longer exists to the people as a spiritual figure but as an empty use for advertisement. The earlier encounters of Tom and Gatsby have been either at Tom's house or Gatsby's house. The Plaza Hotel symbolizes neutral ground. This neutral ground allows both men to openly argue heatedly.

The wedding march that can be heard in the hotel room from the reception below serves to imply the irony of Tom's accusation of Gatsby breaking up his marriage. It also symbolizes the marriage problems that Tom and Daisy are experiencing due to their affairs.

The mention of Gatsby's drug stores by Tom is placed in the argument between Gatsby and Tom to convey the distinctions of wealth. The fact that Gatsby has amassed his fortune by bootlegging shows that he is a "new rich" and has only recently come about vast wealth. This is contrasted with the "traditional wealth" of the Buchanans whose

The uncut novels represent the ignorance of man. Since the novels' pages are not cut, they cannot be read and so the knowledge that is available cannot be retrieved. Just as man needs to open his mind to the knowledge that is being offered, the books need to be cut open so that anyone seeking the knowledge inside will be able to get it. Moreover, Gatsby's lack of knowledge, later on, leads to his downfall.

Although Gatsby and Nick live by each other, the worlds they live in are different. Gatsby has a huge mansion with a lawn that extends to the beach and a need for several gardeners. Nick on the other hand, just cuts his own lawn and takes care of his own house. Therefore the first time Nick steps onto the lawn of Gatsby, he has entered a new world. Nick steps into the party and Gatsby's world. Also this first step onto Gatsby's lawn symbolizes his stepping into the affair that will start between Gatsby and Daisy.

family has been wealthy for some time. This is the one insurmountable obstacle separating Gatsby and Daisy. Financially, they are similar, but socially they are from two different worlds.

Nick suddenly realizes that it is his thirtieth birthday in the midst of the argument between Tom and Gatsby. At first the realization of his birthday may seem irrelevant, but in fact it symbolizes the passage of youth into adulthood. This realization occurs during the argument in which Gatsby loses his youthful dream of reuniting with Daisy. The vigil Gatsby holds outside Daisy and Tom's house at the end of the chapter holds an important

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