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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 17
Explanation and Analysis—No Place For Children:
Bruno’s father wonders aloud if he should take his family away from Auschwitz, and Boyne uses foreshadowing to hint at the devastating events that are fast approaching for both Father and Bruno:
I'm afraid that the Fury will not relieve me of my command just yet. Mother, on the other hand, thinks this would be a good time for the three of you to return home and reopen the house, and when I think about it [...] when I think about it, perhaps she is right. Perhaps this is not a place for children.
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