How do the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg relate to the American dream in The Great Gatsby?

The billboard with the
eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg relate to the American Dream because they are a symbol of a business
that did not survive. Presumably, Dr. Eckleburg's practice has closed, and this is why his
advertisement has been allowed to fall into disrepair.assumes that the doctor must have
purchased the billboard as a way to drum up more business, and this doctor was attempting to
achieve the American Dream by working hard and using his skills to advance himself in the world.
It is quite difficult, however, to succeed when one runs one's own businessmore difficult than
the Dream would have one believe, as we see withand his sad garage. Commercial enterprises are
precarious and inconsistent, and the dreams one has of developing a robust business can be
crushed, as Wilson's are. This billboard, then, is a symbol that shows that the American Dream
is actually just an alluringand not a real possibility, or, at least, an incredibly rare
one.