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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 Their Eyes Were Watching God
Chapter 19
Explanation and Analysis—Janie's Gun:
Tea Cake's death, by Janie's rifle shot, is foreshadowed often throughout the later part of the book, most explicitly by Tea Cake teaching Janie how to shoot. Tea Cake first has the idea that Janie should learn to shoot a gun after their move to the Everglades. Janie is skeptical, but Tea Cake is quite certain: "Oh, you needs tuh learn how. 'Tain't no need uh you not knowin' how to handle shootin' tools. Even if you didn't never find no game, it's always some trashy rascal dat needs uh good killin'."
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