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

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."

B. "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, on the other hand, I had no intention of being rumored into marriage."

C. "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!'"

D. "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."



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The highlighted excerpt in The Great Gatsby where Gatsby reaches for the green light symbolizes his unattainable dream and foreshadows his tragic fate.


Explanation:

Foreshadowing in The Great Gatsby: The excerpt where Gatsby reaches out to the green light symbolizes his unreachable dream & the darkness foreshadows his tragic end. This hints at his elusive pursuit of Daisy and eventual downfall.


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