Read the excerpt below, and answer the question that follows. I sat by, watching and listening to this man until I was dragged away by my friends. The place was now almost
deserted; only a few stragglers hung onWe passed into the street; the lamps were pale against the sky, day
was just breaking. We went home and got into bed. I fell into a fitful sort of sleep, with ragtime music ringing
continually in my ears.
Which portion of the excerpt above could most likely be considered foreshadowing, and why?
"The place was now almost deserted...". This portion foreshadows the symbolic loneliness of the music club.
"...the lamps were pale against the sky, day was just breaking": This portion foreshadows the death of the narrator's mother.
O"...until I was dragged away by my friends.": This portion foreshadows the narrator's inability to find true friends.
O "I fell into a fitful sort of sleep, with ragtime music ringing...". This portion foreshadows the narrator's conflict of identity.