Ineed but above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of doctor t. j. eckleburg. the eyes of dr. t. j. eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. they look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. what is the most likely purpose of the symbolism used in this passage? a. to signify the omniscience of god who looks disapprovingly on what he sees b. to add humor and interest to an otherwise barren and depressing landscape c. to establish the setting in which the action of the novel unfolds d. to stand for the invisible people who inhabit the valley of the ashes