however, he was in the car accident. He seemed to be everywhere like God is. At the end of the story, Owl Eyes was at the funeral and one other. As a reader, it is inferred that Owl Eyes, like God, never judged Gatsby and loved him; that is why he attended the funeral.
Owl Eyes symbolizes the true American Dream by doing things that he knows are morally right rather than doing things to try and gain materialistic items. During one of Gatsby's parties, when Owl Eyes was first introduced in the novel, he was found in the library admiring Gatsby's collection of books.
What is the significance of the owl-eyed man's attendance at the funeral? Again, he is associated with the omniscient eyes of the sign. He somehow knows about the funeral without Nick's summons and he comes to pay tribute to Gatsby.
There's a lot stuffed into that paragraph, so let's unpack it: first, the owl-eyed man is surprised (and a little delighted) to find out that the books are real. So, Gatsby's done his due diligence in trying to fool people: he's actually gone out and purchased real books.
Finally, there is the car crash, and the owl-eyed man involved in it. Before the crash, the man with large owl-shaped glasses raves over Gatsby's full library of real, yet unread, books. The man could symbolize truth or the inspection of Gatsby's life or of the society altogether.
They have one important habit that sets them apart from other avian predators: Most of them hunt at night. And that means they need to be really, really good at seeing in the dark. Owls' enormous eyes help them take in enough light to see, even after the sun sets.
So, he compares Gatsby to Belasco, a director known for his very realistic sets. This suggests that Gatsby disfavors the class he was born into because of his excessive attempts to leave his current class of new money. The Owl Eyes represents the ability of the people to see what happens to them in their lives.
An incredibly intuitive yet drunk man, Owl Eyes expresses great sadness when Gatsby dies, disappointed by the fact that no one shows up to Gatsby's house to mourn his death. He symbolizes the few people that actually care about and take an interest in the enigmatic Jay Gatsby.
Owl Eyes makes his final appearance as one of the few guests at Gatsby's funeral. He sympathizes, “'Why, my God! they used to go there by the hundreds. ' He took of his glasses and wiped them again, outside and in.
Meyer Wolfsheim, who was very close to Gatsby, uses this as an excuse not to attend Gatsby's funeral. He says that, now that he's old, he can't "get mixed up in all that"—by which he means he doesn't want to be affiliated with Gatsby's death because Gatsby's illegal dealings could unveil his own.
Even Daisy, Gatsby's beloved, did not attend the funeral, which shows the superficial nature of their relationship. In the end, Gatsby's extravagant parties and his attempts to win Daisy's love were all for nothing, and his death was a lonely and isolated event.
One of his guests, Owl Eyes, is surprised to find that his books are real and not just empty covers designed to create the appearance of a great library.
"Nobody came." No one attends Gatsby's funeral except Nick and his father. Proves that everyone just used him – he had no real friends and he only cared about Daisy – she does not attend.
Owl Eyes sees the Gatsby mansion as a kind of decoration. When he sees that the books on the shelves are real, he says: “Absolutely real – have pages and everything. I thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard.” This character unconsciously realizes that everything in their society is staged and fake.
Who is Owl Eyes, and what does he represent? He is a guest at Gatsby's party. While everyone else is caught up in the pursuit of wealth, fame, and experiences, the owl-eyed man seems to be the only one who "sees" the truth. He seems to represent the reader, in that he says what the reader is feeling.
Henry Gatz, Gatsby's father, hears about Gatsby's death and come to the funeral from Minnesota. He is in awe of his son's accomplishments. No one except the owl-eyed glasses man that Nick had met at one of Gatsby's parties comes to the funeral.
What was ironic about Owl Eyes not being drunk? He usually is drunk.
Although George Wilson pulls the trigger to shoot Jay Gatsby, the victim's death is not solely George Wilson's fault. Gatsby's death is a chain reaction involving different parties. However, Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, George Wilson, and Daisy Buchanan are the key characters responsible for Gatsby's death's causal nexus.
Many people could fall within this spectrum without even being completely aware of it. One that shows many signs of mild autism through social behaviors is James Gatz, also known as Jay Gatsby, the titular character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
A stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books.
The second similar instance is that Owl-Eyes, accused of the crash by lookers-on, is not, in fact, the driver. He takes the blame at first, only to pass attention to a second nameless passenger; the true driver who is far too drunk to recognize he has even been in a wreck.
Daisy's major flaw is weakness. She lets others control her life as long as they entertain her with material goods. She is also very shallow and dependent on others. “I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
And while an owl's eyes may look human, their capabilities are superhuman. Enormous eyes help owls to see in near darkness. An owl's retinal anatomy is similar to that of cats, which rival owls in seeing in dim light. Owls see well in daylight, too, but their color vision is probably very limited.
Gatsby's funeral is ironic because only three people attend, while enormous crowds attended his parties. Despite being a popular figure in the social scene, once Gatsby passes, neither Daisy, his business partner Henry Wolfsheim, nor any of his partygoers seem to remember him or care.
Some say that Daisy was afraid of Tom, and others say that Tom kept the story about Gatsby's death from her, but the book is fairly clear that both Tom and Daisy didn't want to be bothered with what they probably considered to be a messy affair.