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Hemingway uses details of natural and manufactured setting to foreshadow Nick and Marjorie's break up and to emphasize their differences. Hemingway uses water to foreshadow the ugly events that unfold later in the story. Nick and Marjorie coast along the shore line but then the bed of the lake "suddenly" drops off from shallow water to twelve feet of "dark" water. This means something bad is going to happen and soon. Hemingway describes the ruins of Hortons Bay but they are perceived differently between Nick and Marjorie. Nick sees the town for what it is, a ghost town with ruins. Marjorie sees a "castle". This shows that Nick and Marjorie view their relationship very differently. Marjorie sees a fairytale happy ending where her and Nick get

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