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Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Great Gatsby

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The emphasis refers to foreshadowing what will take place in the hotel room. Heat is compared with anger and passion; similarly, it foreshadows the emotions which will be shown by Tom and Gatsby. Gatsby wants to forget the past, and her child is living proof for the five years. More so, it shows that Daisy had possibly had feelings for Tom at one point. It portrays his downfall as, the once center of the universe, is now losing his wife and mistress. It shows the insignificance of life. More so, in the beginning, Daisy asks what the plans are. Gatsby views Daisy’s voice as rich and believes it is entangles with the physical beauty she portrays. However, Nick believes the voice sounds careless. It is because it shows that there will be some event that takes place later on associated with his car. …show more content…

He is ignorant of his surroundings causing him to not realize that he is not the centre of the universe. They both have acknowledged that their wives had cheated on them. Wilson is upset and takes it to heart where Tom is only angry because Daisy had cheated on him with someone who is socioeconomically inferior. Well in their drive to town, Gatsby and Daisy go alone while the other three come in a separate vehicle. It was the person who had fainted on Daisy’s wedding day as it was really hot. They stayed at her father’s house for three weeks and then once he left, her father died. This foreshadows Myrtle’s death on the hot day. He is pleased because Nick is tired of the duplicity of others and finally there is someone who is being truthful. The fact that Daisy had cheated on him with someone of lower class makes him

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