# Doctor T.J. Eckleburg — The Great Gatsby character guide

> Doctor T.J. Eckleburg in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Doctor Eckleburg

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

The eyes of an old optometry billboard overlooking the valley of ashes, serving as a symbolic motif.

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