The Drowned World
by J. G. Ballard

The Drowned World: 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
2. The Coming of the Iguanas
Explanation and Analysis—New Eden:

In Chapter 2, Kerans personifies the "genealogical tree of mankind" as a kind of God-like force trying to recreate a "new Eden" under the conditions of the climate apocalypse. This passage foreshadows both the imminent introduction of Beatrice Dahl and also Kerans's understanding of himself at the end of the novel as "a second Adam, searching for the forgotten paradises of the reborn sun":

The birth of a child had become a comparative rarity, and only one marriage in ten yielded any offspring. As Kerans sometimes reminded himself, the genealogical tree of mankind was systematically pruning itself, apparently moving backwards in time, and a point might ultimately be reached where a second Adam and Eve found themselves alone in a new Eden.