Foreshadowing By: Katheleen

Foreshadowing: the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
Of course there are many accounts of foreshadow in this novel. We focused on one main part that we found interesting and vital. "Jeremiah didn't know that they had been looking for a man. A tall, dark man. If he had known, he would have stopped when the shout came from behind him. But he was tangled up inside his thoughts. Deep inside himself." page 170, first paragraph. Using context clues we can predict unseen events. The first sentence is what signals a warning because before this sentence Jeremiah describes how he feels light, like flying. This means he's happy. As this sentence follows it's almost like a mood lifter. He was unaware they were looking for a man, and it says a tall dark man. Jeremiah, as we know, is a tall dark man. The third sentence literally tells you that something bad WILL happen to him. If he had known.... But Jeremiah was caught up in his own little world, he could care less about everyone and everything in the world. These were all hints or clues that suggest future action. And as we know, Jeremiah was shot.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Identify two accounts of foreshadow.

- On page 101, Jeremiah tells himself that he's going to kiss Eliie soon, that he doesn't know when or where but he will. Later on, in the very next chapter he kisses her at the end of the chapter. Was what Jeremiah said before an example of foreshadow? EXPLAIN.