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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 Middlesex
Book 1: Matchmaking
Explanation and Analysis—Fire:
In the following example of foreshadowing from Chapter 2, Cal/lie alludes to the fire in Smyrna that tormented their grandparents:
And in the middle of this, before anything had been said outright or any decisions made (before fire would make those decisions for them), right then, mid-waltz, they heard explosions in the distance, and looked down to see, in firelight, the Greek Army in full retreat.
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Book 1: An Immodest Proposal
Explanation and Analysis—Diaspora:
In the following example of foreshadowing from Chapter 3, Cal/lie alludes to a destructive fire in Smyrna that has not yet occurred:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Over a single week, the hundred or so remaining citizens of Bithynios packed their belongings and set out for mainland Greece, most en route to America. (A diaspora which should have prevented my existence, but didn’t.)
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