Lines 169–172: What point is Fitzgerald trying to make by including the flash forward at this point in the narrative? In which sentence does Fitzgerald shift time to the present? What literary device does he use to do so?

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.