his bad driving and intoxication. As he witnesses the incident, Nick mentions that Owl Eyes was “lucky it was just a wheel” (59). Although the reader would not notice this large dose of foreshadowing on the first read, after reading the novel, it is clear that it refers to Myrtle’s death. Nick’s comment that he was lucky it was not anything worse evokes the possibility of a future collision. In reality, there is a fatal car accident later on in the book that kills Myrtle, which is a bigger accident. As the scene of Myrtle dead approaches, Fitzgerald heightens the intensity and increases his application of foreshadowing. One time Fitzgerald precisely hints towards Myrtle’s death is in chapter 7. When Nick, Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom are heading to Long Island, Nick says that they “dr[i]ve toward[s] death through the cooling twilight” (143). Consequently, Nick, Tom, and Jordan arrive at the scene of the accident. As a matter of fact, Fitzgerald utilizes this quote to explicitly hint that they are actually approaching a dead body since they shortly find out that Myrtle has been hit by a car. These key factors influence the story because they are essential in foreshadowing Myrtle’s casualty.
his bad driving and intoxication. As he witnesses the incident, Nick mentions that Owl Eyes was “lucky it was just a wheel” (59). Although the reader would not notice this large dose of foreshadowing on the first read, after reading the novel, it is clear that it refers to Myrtle’s death. Nick’s comment that he was lucky it was not anything worse evokes the possibility of a future collision. In reality, there is a fatal car accident later on in the book that kills Myrtle, which is a bigger accident. As the scene of Myrtle dead approaches, Fitzgerald heightens the intensity and increases his application of foreshadowing. One time Fitzgerald precisely hints towards Myrtle’s death is in chapter 7. When Nick, Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom are heading to Long Island, Nick says that they “dr[i]ve toward[s] death through the cooling twilight” (143). Consequently, Nick, Tom, and Jordan arrive at the scene of the accident. As a matter of fact, Fitzgerald utilizes this quote to explicitly hint that they are actually approaching a dead body since they shortly find out that Myrtle has been hit by a car. These key factors influence the story because they are essential in foreshadowing Myrtle’s casualty.