Chapter 9 Symbols

In Chapter 9 you see a real connection between Wilson and  T. J. Eckleburg.  With Wilson grieving about his wife's  death, T. J. Eckleburg to him is God even though other people just see a huge sign.  He is is the only person who realizes the real symbolism behind the sign.  He believes that it is the eyes of god watching everyone in the towns sin and corruption.

Chapter 7 Minor characters

During chapter 7 the minor character Wolsheim only appears once for a brief moment.  Tom points out that Gatsby worked with Wolshiem and he is a bootlegger.  This shows that Gatsby did not earn some of his money legally and that makes Gatsby seem corrupt.

Another minor character that pops up is Michaelis.  He is the the neighbor and drops by to see if everything is ok with Wilson.  Michaelis seems like the neighbor would would be there in a flash if you need anything and is not corrupt like the others in The Great Gatsby

Chapter 5 Symbols

In chapter 5 the main symbol in the chapter seems to be the clock at Nick's house.  Gatsby walks into the clock and almost knocks it over, but catches it before it breaks.  Gatsby is nervous because Daisy is there and does not know what to do.  Finally Nick walks out and Gatsby and Daisy talk and laugh just like old times.  I believe that the clock symbolizes lost time or time that was lost between the two.  Gatsby wants to stop time just like the clock has stopped.