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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
Key Examples in Memoirs of a Geisha
Chapter 2
Explanation and Analysis—Little Fishies:
When Mr. Tanaka invites Chiyo and Satsu to his company headquarters, Chiyo's description of the fish in the fish warehouse where her father works foreshadows Mr. Tanaka's intentions:
When Satsu and I reached the Japan Coastal Seafood Company, we watched the fishermen unloading their catches at the pier. My father was among them, grabbing fish with his bony hands and dropping them into baskets [...] I climbed up on the wheel to watch. Mostly, the fish stared out with glassy eyes, but every so often one would move its mouth, which seemed to me like a little scream. I tried to reassure them by saying:
“You’re going to the town of Senzuru, little fishies! Everything will be okay.”
I didn’t see what good it would do to tell them the truth.
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