Abstract

The Great Gatsby, widely regarded as the most important masterpiece of F. Scott. Fitzgerald, has won the praise since its publication. It is a story about Gatsby and his pursuit for the “American dreams”. This article try to dig out the symbolism significance of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg in this novel. And it will be departed into three levels, from the views of characters, story scenes, and image significance of the eyes, to have the conclusion about how the author try to imply by this eyes and you will know about how this eyes become the eyes in that year of America.

Keywords: The Great Gatsby; F. Scott. Fitzgerald; T.J. Eckleburg; symbolism

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby-1

1.2 Literature Review-2

1.3 Thesis Statement and Research Questions-3

1.4 Thesis Structure-3

2. Symbolism and The Great Gatsby-4

2.1 The Definition and Development of Symbolism-4

2.2 The Symbolism in The Great Gatsby-5

The Symbolism of The Eyes of Eckleburg-6

3.1 The Eyes of God-6

3.1.1 The Place This Eyes Was Standing Over--- Ashes Valley-6

3.1.2 The Color of This Eyes---Blue-7

3.2 The Blindness and Fall of God-7

3.2.1 The loss of Wilson-8

3.3 The Lack of Faith-8

3.3.1 The car accident under the eyes of Elckleburg-8

Conclusion-9

References-10