Foreshadowing In Charles By Shirley Jackson

In the story,”Charles”,by Shirley Jackson a boy named Laurie, a deceitful kindergartner,does bad actions and to cover it up he makes up a boy named Charles to tell his parents each day how Charles is always doing something bad instead of him.
The author also uses foreshadowing throughout the story.Meaning she gives hints and clues to find a theme or find out some plot twisting events.In this case,she hud quotes about Laurie being Charles.Foe instance,this quote,”Laurie grinned enormosely and said,”Today Charles hit the teacher.”(pg. S22)Here you can read that Laurie is using facial expressions and grinning enormously is one that is known today for secretive and acts of bad deed.
The theme that is the most introduced throughout the story