Gatsby ch. 8 (Part II)

Totally saw that coming. Gatsby dies. F. Scott Fitzgerald starts wrapping up The Great Gatsby with some excitement. As Tom had said earlier, Wilson was so dumb that he did not even know he was alive. Wilson thought he was so smart tracking the car back to Gatsby. Wilson kills the wrong man then kills himself. I guess that is one way to resolve a situation. This certainly does make things convenient for Tom. Tom does not have to worry about Wilson discovering his affair with Myrtle. Also, Tom does not have to worry about Daisy running off with Gatsby anymore.

The constant references to the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg sort of got to the point where they annoyed me, but now I can appreciate it. After Wilson said what he told Myrtle one time, "'You may fool me, but you can't fool God!' Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg...(159)," I can sort of understand this symbol. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg have seen the whole disaster unfold around this group. The way Wilson puts it is someone is always watching including God. In my opinion, these fading eyes represent the fading presence of God in the lives of people. The people surrounding Nick Carraway lack some moral direction, just look at Tom Buchanan. Tom had an affair with a woman then cold-heartedly disacknowledged her at her death.   This is some deep stuff.