Foreshadowing And Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer

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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)
This quote is the first use of foreshadowing which is in chapter five. It
pertains to all of the trouble Gatsby causes as he tries to win Daisy back.
The past is represented by the clock and how Gatsby wants to repeat it with
Daisy. (Eble, pg. 963) This quote foreshadows to the end of the novel when
Nick is left to tell the story of the dreamer whose dreams were corrupted.
(Eble, pg. 963) "they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated
back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that
kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
(Fitzgerald, pg. 188) In chapter six, Fitzgerald focuses on the first
moment of disillusionment which Gatsby has. (Magill, pg. 90) " ...

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