In a July 2009 TED Talk called A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success, Alain de Botton suggests that these ideas of success and failure are assumed by some underlying judgments that do not paint a complete picture and cause undue anxiety about our careers.
A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view.[1] It can be used to look up to something to make an object look tall, strong, and mighty while the viewer feels child-like or powerless.[2] A worm's eye view commonly uses three-point perspective, with one vanishing point on ...
Answers 1. The Owl-Eyed Man is similar to the billboard for Dr. T. J. Eckleburg with the all-seeing eyes. Both symbolize an uninvolved, spectator god. They watch all the activities of the humans struggling below, but don't comment on them or try to correct wrongs or lessen burdens. While Owl-Eyes does make a comment about Gatsby's real books earlier in the novel, he still provides Nick with no advice or significant knowledge about Gatsby. He simply makes his observation and leaves it up to Nick to draw his own conclusions.