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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
Chapter 8
Explanation and Analysis—Replacement by a Gadget:
Chapter 8 ends with what could be a glimpse of the future as Bud foreshadows Paul’s job loss. Laid off by the machine he had constructed himself, he suggests that Paul could well be next in line:
“As far as that goes,” Bud was saying, “it wouldn’t be much of a trick to replace him with a gadget.” Paul had a good idea where Bud’s stubby index finger was pointing.
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Chapter 9
Explanation and Analysis—The Messiah:
During Paul’s visit to the bar in Chapter 9, James Lasher picks up a conversation with him about plans for revolution. In sharing with Paul his prophecies—in which an uprising puts an end to the “crusading spirit of the managers and engineers”—the reverend foreshadows a seismic change:
Unlock with LitCharts A+“That is a frightening question,” said Lasher, “and also my favorite rationalization for drinking. This is my last drink, incidentally; I don’t like being drunk. I drink because I’m scared—just a little scared, so I don’t have to drink much. Things, gentlemen, are ripe for a phony Messiah, and when he comes, it’s sure to be a bloody business.”
“Messiah?”
"Sooner or later someone’s going to catch the imagination of these people with some new magic."
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