The Great Gatsby
PRESENTATION
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Summary
After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we can see the importance of the author's use of flashbacks and foreshadowing within the text.
Flashbacks
Flashbacks are used in literature when the author goes back in time to review material or information that was learned in an earlier time. By using flashbacks, an author can further a character's developemnt or reveal parts of the story that we haven't seen yet.
Foreshadowing
Opposite from flashbacks, foreshadowing is when an author hints at information or events that will be revealed later on within a story or plot. By using this literary device, authors can keep their readers engaged and create suspense within the story.
"James Gatz- that was eally, or at least legally, his name. He had changed it at the age of seventeen and at the specific moment that witnesses the beginning of his career..."
Flashback or Foreshadowing?
We can tell this is a flashback because it is looking back on Gatsby's past and reveals information that we haven't learned yet.After this infmation is revealed, we are told many things about Gatsby's past and the significance it plays in the story
Chapter 1
"Gatsby turned out a right at the end; it is what preyed on gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my in terest in the aborative sorrors and short-winded elations of men."
Flashback or foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing
We can tell that this quote is foreshadowing because it hints at the fact that Gatsby will be alright at the end of the story. The author uses this strategy to relate back to after the conclsuion of the story.
Conclusion
All together, flashbacks and foreshadowing are literary devices that help enhance a plot or a characters development in a story. By looking at The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we can see how these devices can hint at information that happened before the story took place, or information that will be revealed later on and how it deepens the plot.
The quote is visiting an earlier period of time regarding Gatsby, visiting information that has already happened
Flashback
The quote is looking into the future and we will see this information later on in the story
Foreshadowing
or
FLASHBACK
The quote is looking into the future and we will see this information later on in the story
Foreshadowing
or
The quote is visiting an earlier period of time regarding Gatsby, visiting information that has already happened
The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby
PRESENTATION
start
Summary
After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we can see the importance of the author's use of flashbacks and foreshadowing within the text.
Flashbacks
Flashbacks are used in literature when the author goes back in time to review material or information that was learned in an earlier time. By using flashbacks, an author can further a character's developemnt or reveal parts of the story that we haven't seen yet.
Foreshadowing
Opposite from flashbacks, foreshadowing is when an author hints at information or events that will be revealed later on within a story or plot. By using this literary device, authors can keep their readers engaged and create suspense within the story.
"James Gatz- that was eally, or at least legally, his name. He had changed it at the age of seventeen and at the specific moment that witnesses the beginning of his career..."
Flashback or Foreshadowing?
We can tell this is a flashback because it is looking back on Gatsby's past and reveals information that we haven't learned yet.After this infmation is revealed, we are told many things about Gatsby's past and the significance it plays in the story
Chapter 1
"Gatsby turned out a right at the end; it is what preyed on gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my in terest in the aborative sorrors and short-winded elations of men."
Flashback or foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing
We can tell that this quote is foreshadowing because it hints at the fact that Gatsby will be alright at the end of the story. The author uses this strategy to relate back to after the conclsuion of the story.
Conclusion
All together, flashbacks and foreshadowing are literary devices that help enhance a plot or a characters development in a story. By looking at The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we can see how these devices can hint at information that happened before the story took place, or information that will be revealed later on and how it deepens the plot.
The quote is visiting an earlier period of time regarding Gatsby, visiting information that has already happened
Flashback
The quote is looking into the future and we will see this information later on in the story
Foreshadowing
or
FLASHBACK
The quote is looking into the future and we will see this information later on in the story
Foreshadowing
or
The quote is visiting an earlier period of time regarding Gatsby, visiting information that has already happened