The Great Gatsby: Sign of God In the book, The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald's continuous use of the Doctor T.J. Eckleburg sign symbolizes an inept God. He also shows us that even though God is watching; bad things still happen. The Great Gatsby showed a corrupt society under God's eyes. When Nick followed Tom, to meet Tom's mistress, the only thing that Nick really noticed was the sign starring at him as shown in this quotation. "I followed him over a low whitewashed railroad fence, and we walked back a hundred yards along the road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare." (24) Nick felt a little uneasy with this sign starring at them. Nick also saw the s