Dr Eckelburg & Myrtles gaze

• The juxtaposition of the Doctor's passive stare and Myrtle's peculiarly intensive gaze


  Is telling in that both eyes are ineffective
• The Doctor's eyes


  May watch over everything that happens among the tragic humans, but they ultimately cannot intervene to prevent disasters
• Myrtle's jealousy


  Blinds her and causes her to misunderstand the identity of the driver of the yellow car, and eventually runs infront of it, dying a violent death
• Highlighting the themes of Moral decay and Illusion versus Reality


  The doctor is referred to as god, and the fact they do not do anything to prevent disaster emphasises that the people's 'God' no longer has morals