A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess

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A Clockwork Orange: Foreshadowing 1 key example

Definition of Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition

Key Examples in A Clockwork Orange

Part 1, Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis—Alex Doomed:

At the end of Part 1, Chapter 5, Alex foreshadows his unhappy fate:

And so I led my three droogs out to my doom.