Question

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

Answer 1

The correct answer on Edgen is:

(A.) . . . 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.

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Answer 2

Foreshadowing is a literary device where the writer uses phrases or words that hint about events that are to unfold later on in the story. From the passages, the best answer to your question is:

A.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.

It gives a hint as to what Gatsby thought of America, in the eyes of Nick.