Question

Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby is the best example of foreshadowing?

...he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have
sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light,
minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had
vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.

Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn't even vaguely engaged. The fact that gossip had
published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East. You can't stop going with an old friend on account of
rumors, and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage.

I said lightly that I had heard nothing at all, and a few minutes later I got up to go home. They came to the door
with me and stood side by side in a cheerful square of light. As I started my motor Daisy peremptorily called:
"Wait!"

"Her family is one aunt about a thousand years old. Besides, Nick's going to look after her, aren't you, Nick? She's
going to spend lots of week-ends out here this summer. I think the home influence will be very good for her."

Answer 1

The best example of foreshadowing in the provided excerpts from "The Great Gatsby" is:

"...he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have

sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light,

minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had

vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness."

This excerpt foreshadows the theme of Gatsby's unattainable dreams and his pursuit of a distant green light across the water. It hints at his longing and the sense of an elusive, unreachable goal. The green light represents Gatsby's aspirations, particularly his desire for Daisy, and the mysterious, distant nature of his dreams.

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