Foreshadowing And Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
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Foreshadowing and Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A
" 'Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.' 'I hope
I never will,' she [Jordan] answered. 'I hate careless people. That's
why I like you.' " (Fitzgerald, pg. 63) Jordan is explaining to Nick how
she is abl ....
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.... about the characters. In The Great Gatsby, the
structure of the novel is influenced by foreshadowing and flashback.
Fitzgerald utilizes foreshadowing to the best of its ability to
help organize the novel. "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt
dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it
with trembling fingers and set it back in place. 'I'm sorry about the
clock,' he said. 'It's an old clock,' I told him idiotically."
(Fitzgerald, pg. 92) ....
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