Question

connotation vs. denotation in the great gatsby
what type of connotation is the underlined word of the following passage from the great gatsby?
\jordan baker instinctively avoided clever, shrewd men, and now i saw that this was because she felt safer on a plane where any divergence from a code would be thought impossible.\
denotation: the literal meaning of a word can be found in the dictionary
connotation: the idea or feeling that a word invokes - the cultural, historical, or societal meaning of a word - contains tone/mood positive - a word with an uplifting tone or mood negative - a word with an unfavorable tone or mood neutral - a word that does not evoke a tone or mood

Explanation:

The word "shrewd" in the context of Jordan Baker avoiding such men, along with the connotation definitions (negative as unfavorable tone/mood), implies a negative connotation.

Answer:

negative