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    Frankenstein Literary Analysis In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ the author takes you on a journey through a time of scientific error. As she embraces the horrors of scientific advancement through different frame narratives she uses imagery and foreshadowing to enhance the terror of it all. Imagery brings the novel to life and allows you to visualize the intense details of the dark monster created by Victor Frankenstein. As the story progresses the importance

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    novel Frankenstein is a story about a man named Frankenstein who makes a monster. After creating the monster Frankenstein neglects it. This makes the monster depressed and lonely. This causing the monster to seek revenge on his creator‚ he does this by murdering Frankenstein’s family one by one to bring Frankenstein to the level of despair at which the monster resided. Foreshadowing‚ diction and imagery create horror by creating suspense and repulsion in quotes. Shelley’s ominous foreshadowing creates

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    The Use of Foreshadowing in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein "But I forget I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale; and your looks remind me to proceed." (33) Foreshadowing is an important part of any novel. It can be use to heighten suspense because as a reader is going through a novel the foreshadowing is telling them that something bad is about to happen and it is their job to follow the clues and try to guess what it is. Through out the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley‚ the three

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    The narrative of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is set at various locations around Europe. In the first of his letters sent to his sister‚ the reader sees that the explorer‚ Robert Walton‚ is on a voyage to the North Pole in his ship. The narrative of Frankenstein is relayed from Victor Frankenstein‚ the man whom Walton discovered‚ abandoned in a ship. Victor begins by telling of his adolescent life and the formulation of a hideous creature that he ultimately rejects due to his wretched appearance.

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    Richard Fernando Ms. Giorgio ENG1D February‚ 28‚ 2011 Foreshadowing: Its depiction in “The Interlopers” Many authors use foreshadowing throughout their stories to warn the reader about a particular event that occurs later in the story. It is a literary device defined as being the act of presenting indications beforehand. Saki‚ the author of the short story “The Interlopers”‚ is a great example in how authors use foreshadowing in presenting their work of literature to the readers. In short

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    is referred to as a red herring. A similar device is the flashforward (also known as prolepsis). However‚ foreshadowing only hints at a possible outcome within the confinement of a narrative. A flashforward is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature‚ film‚ television‚ and other media.[4][5] Examples[edit] An example of foreshadowing from the novel and its screen adaptation The Lord of the Rings:[6] —Frodo: What a pity that Bilbo did not

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    devices. These can be symbolism‚ metaphor‚ or irony‚ but one of the strongest is foreshadowing. In Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing for many reason‚ specifically by using the title to foreshadow the plot‚ by using prior events to foreshadow to the death of Curley’s wife‚ to foreshadow the death of George and Lennie’s dream and to foreshadow the death of Lennie. One way Steinbeck uses foreshadowing is by using the title. The title may seem random to many readers‚ but it is truly

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    author of the “The Book Thief”‚ Markus Zusak‚ likes to use the literary device called foreshadowing. He makes the book suspenseful‚ revealing how characters die early on and telling the reader the outcome to certain events. By revealing how characters die early on and telling the reader the outcome‚ Zusak makes the novel more suspenseful with his use of vague descriptions of the scenes which he is foreshadowing. In the book‚ Zusak tells the reader early on that Rudy‚ one of the main characters‚

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    One of the most conspicuous aspects of foreshadowing is Fitzgerald’s motif to driving and car accidents throughout the novel to foreshadow Myrtle’s death. For instance‚ in chapter two‚ Nick mentions that halfway between New York and West Egg lies the Valley of Ashes‚ a desolate area of land‚ filled with ashes and rising smoke moving dimly in the already crumbling air (27). Evidently‚ Fitzgerald describes the Valley of Ashes as a place known for its lifeless‚ grey‚ and empty nature‚ including many

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    Pyle proves this to his audience by his precise and various strategies. Hawthorns dramatic irony both helps build suspense while foreshadowing how blind the Puritans are towards Chillingsworth true character‚ he foreshadows the pain and suffering Chillingworth will soon unravel upon dimmesdale; he does this through foreshadow‚ hyperbole and point of view. Foreshadowing allows the audience to foresee the intensity of an event before it actually occurs. In this case we can foresee the destruction of

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