A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun: 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
Act 1, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Fly-By-Night:

Walter uses an idiom as he foreshadows his own con:

This ain’t no fly-by-night proposition, baby. I mean we figured it out, me and Willy and Bobo.