Analysis Of The Valley Of Ashes

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In the beginning of chapter 2 the Valley of Ashes was introduced, the place where the poor people lived. Ashes grow like wheat into ridges, and the air is powdery, there are ashes everywhere. They make it seem as if everything is covered by ash, it’s a sad place, where no one wants to be. There is a small river that has a drawbridge for whenever something has to ge through. Everything there represents hopelessness and sadness, the only color that you are bound to see there is grey. Something else in the Valley of Ashes is that you feel like you’re always being watched. There is a billboard that has big blue eyes with no facial features. Those eyes belong to Doctor T.J. Eckleburg , he a vanished eye doctor and the people feel like

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