Foreshadowing
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: 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
Chapter Twenty: New Perils
Explanation and Analysis—The Best They Could Do:

In Chapter 20, Linda goes out to Snaky Swamp to wait until Uncle Phillip has her new hiding place ready. This moment foreshadows the fortitude, patience, and gratitude Linda will have to embody to make it to freedom:

My fear of snakes had been increased by the venomous bite I had received, and I dreaded to enter this hiding-place. But I was in no situation to choose, and I gratefully accepted the best that my poor, persecuted friends could do for me.