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    believe that you alone can be right … the man who maintains that only he has the power … a man like that … turns out empty” (Scene 3‚ line 76). Haimon wants his father to know that is he does not change his ways in the end he will be alone. This is foreshadowing the end of the story where he will “turn out empty”. This is because Creon was stubborn in his way‚ and was “unchangeable.” And though he had good advice Creon would not take them and put them into action‚ and because of his non action it makes

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    to be as they currently are in the present. Multiple flashbacks are seen throughout the film‚ ‘Edward Scissorhands’‚ which exposes the misunderstood characters past. As the film came close to an end a flashback revealed that Edward’s creator died in front of him which immediately caused the protagonist to blame himself for the sudden death‚ locking himself away from the surreal society known as Suburbia. The start of the use of “The Flashback” can be traced to one of his most early pieces of work

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    Steinbeck uses literary devices to reveal the theme by creating tension and sentimental connections to the characters and through their dreams. Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show the how fatal loneliness can truly be‚ it shows this when George and Lennie are talking about how truly lonely they would be without each other. An example of foreshadowing from the text is when George states “ Guy’s like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world‚” ( Steinbeck‚ page

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    of the show is so unique. Bryan Cranston produces and stars in the show as Walter White‚ the protagonist who develops cancer at the beginning of the show. The writers of Breaking Bad use the introductions to new characters‚ plot twists‚ and foreshadowing to critically analyze what it means to “break bad”‚ or to take matters into ones on hands‚ as they watch Walter White transform from high school chemistry teacher to mass meth producer.

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    Literary Analysis of “The Things That They Carried” In the short story “The Things That They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses the literary elements of characterization‚ setting and foreshadowing to support the theme of physical and mental burdens put on soldiers during the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was never the military type. He still wonders why he joined. His rank as lieutenant seems unreal. He never truly demonstrates leadership and separates himself from the rest of the Alpha Company as

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    by utilizing foreshadowing and metaphors throughout the play. Shakespeare utilized foreshadowing to compare fate to the stars. He makes references to the stars or fate in the play quite often through characters and discretely points at the theme. Early into the play he already references the stars. “a pair of star crossed lovers take their life..” (1. Prologue. 6) This first quote represents both Romeo and Juliet being governed by fate’s commands. Shakespeare is foreshadowing the suicide that

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    One example of foreshadowing is Fortunato’s costume. The author illustrates‚ “The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress‚ and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing

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    Intro to Psychology Research Paper People are constantly diagnosed with psychological mental disorders on an everyday basis. A common psychological disorder in today’s society is posttraumatic stress‚ which is a health effect diagnosed with flashbacks. It is a normal disorder people encounter in an everyday basis. We face hardships in life that sometimes may be difficult to control. Everyone may be diagnosed with this mental disorder‚ depending on what they have been through in life which is

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    Foreshadowing Throughout the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ there are numerous examples of foreshadowing that hint at the play’s disastrous ending. An example of foreshadowing would be Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy at the beginning of act two‚ scene. While delivering this speech‚ Friar Lawrence is filling a basket with medical flowers and poisonous weeds in the morning after the Capulet feast. In the soliloquy‚ the ghostly friar muses on how the Earth provides many forms of nourishment‚

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    flooded back into her head yet sad memories also filled her head. He had left her 3 years ago and he had no plans of coming back. As she looked out the window her lips curved into a small smile as she remembered the first time they met. (FlashBack) She was rushing down the busy streets of seoul late for her interview. Although she should be at home spending Christmas with her family right now‚ she found no time to spare as she was frantically trying to find a job to support herself. As

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