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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
Foreshadowing
Explanation and Analysis—Deutscher for President:
When Eckels first sees the Time Machine, he imagines using it to escape the results of yesterday's election had the outcome been different. In entertaining the possibility, Eckels foreshadows the irony of the story's ending:
A real Time Machine […] Makes you think. If the election had gone badly yesterday, I might be here now running away from the results. Thank God Keith won. He’ll make a fine President of the United States.
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Explanation and Analysis—The Time Machine:
In the passage below, Mr. Travis lectures Eckels on the grave dangers of the Time Machine, which foreshadows the story's disastrous conclusion:
Unlock with LitCharts A+A Time Machine is finicky business. Not knowing it, we might kill an important animal, a small bird, a roach, a flower eve, thus destroyed an important link in a growing species [...] The stomp of your foot, on one mouse, could start an earthquake, the effects of which could shake our earth and destinies down through Time, to their very foundations […] So be careful. Stay on the Path. Never step off!
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