is a
literary device used by authors to hint at events that will come later in a story.uses
foreshadowing masterfully in the short story "."
The very first
paragraph foreshadows the ending as the narrator describes the change in her son. He used to
wear overalls, which are often attributed to young children. Now he is wearing the more grown-up
attire of jeans and a belt. The word choice that Jackson uses, "renounced," suggests
the plot twist that is to come. He didn't just casually change his mind, he refused to abide by
the rules of his mother's choice of clothing any longer.
The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began
wearing blue jeans with a belt; I watched him go off the first morning with the older girl next
door, seeing clearly that an era of my life was ended, my sweet-voiced nursery-school tot
replaced by a longtrousered,...
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