The Great Gatsby: Art Connection

My favourite part of The Great Gatsby is the connection between the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg and a great power as well as the connection to art. We are watched every day and every minute by a greater power that watches our every move. In The Great Gatsby that higher power is the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg which is a billboard that looks down upon the people that have disregarded their spiritual values so that they may pursue the value of wealth and love. 

The second connection between the billboard belongs to art. The billboard resembles a type of art called Byzantine. This art is the type of work that looks back at the viewer. Its quite complex but a stunning idea. If you have looked at a piece of art that has a person or a face on it and it seems like it is watching your every step then that is a Byzantine.

This all co-relates to how the eyes of T.J.Eckleburg is a greater power or a watcher of New York and is looking down on the city.

- Adam Appugliesi