Owl-Eyed Man In The Great Gatsby

Humans have many ideas and opinions about God. We always ponder on whether he can see and hear all of us at once. We all pray that God is helping us through our struggles and lending us a hand when we need it most. In my eyes, God is watching over each and everyone one of us. Seeing every move we make and hearing every word we speak. In F. Scott Fitzgerald 's book, The Great Gatsby, the oculist sign and the owl eyed man have a much more profound meaning than what the reader may think. Never blinking, the oculist sign sits, watching over the City 's every move. Unlike the sign, the owl eyed man is rarely seen. Keeping to himself in Gatsby 's library, leaving no clues to his personal life. The owl-eyed man and the oculist sign both watch over …show more content…
He is "a stout middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles" (49). Talking with Nick and Jordan the owl-eyed man is always making his own observations and keeping to himself. He never gives out any information about Gatsby and his past. Forcing everyone to draw their own conclusions and never know what the truth really is. I believe "Owl," has a much more deeper meaning than what it stands for. Owl, could possibly stand for wisdom, protection, mystery, or power. All of those attributes can be connected with god and how we view him as our almighty. The owl-eyed man is always sitting back, watching, listening, and learning. He avoids all of the guests at Gatsby 's house party. He does not want to be involved with a whole lot of anything. The owl-eyed man symbolizes a "god," sitting back, observing, not stepping forward and making an appearance. Laying low out of sight, spectating, watching and choosing to stay relativity uninvolved. His presence as one of the few people who actually attend Gatsby 's funeral demonstrates God watching when humans pass away. In his observing of Gatsby, he at least thought that Gatsby was worthy of him being at his burial. Together, the Owl-eyed man and the large eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg make a perfect symbol of god. The Owl eyed man keeps to himself, never really telling us what he knows or what he is thinking. We believe that god is real and there, assuming we know what he is doing. In all reality we know very little about him. Comparing God to the owl-eyed man we think we know who they are and what they are thinking, but we truly have very little information on both of them. Comparing god to the oculist sign is a little more reasonable. We know god is