Flashback and Foreshadowing

Flashback Flashback is a technique used by authors and filmmakers to show readers/viewers something that happened before the time frame the story.

Flashback Interrupts the current action of the story to show a scene from the past Includes memories, dreams, stories of the past told by characters, or even an interruption by the author.

Why Flashback? The purpose of the flashback is simple: it is a technique that bridges time, place and action to reveal information about the character, or move the story forward. Many times, a writer throws a flashback into the story because he or she doesn't know how to move the story forward any other way

Flashbacks The Way Into the Wild Titanic I am Legend

An Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0j1EHF 8Y0

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Flashback Practice I oil my hair and brush it soft. Then, with the brush in my lap, I gather the hair in my hands Pull the strands smooth and tight, And weave three sections into a fat shiny braid That hangs straight down my back. I remember Mama teaching me to plait my hair One Saturday afternoon when chores were done. My fingers were stubby and short. I could barely hold three strands at once, And my braids would fray apart No sooner than I’d finished them. Mama said, “Just takes practice, is all.” Now my hands work swiftly, doing easy What was once so hard to do.

Flashback Practice The flashback in the poem is when the narrator remembers one Saturday when she was young. She remembers her mom teaching her to braid her hair. The flashback contributes to the poem because it shows how the narrator feels good about her past and how she feels towards her mother. It also shows her growth of time.

Foreshadowing Foreshadowing suggests events that have yet to occur in a work of literature or film. Writers use foreshadowing to build their readers expectations and create suspense. Foreshadowing may also come from the mood that an author creates.

Foreshadowing The author provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later in the story.  It’s like the music in a scary movie when we know that something bad is about to happen.

Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y

Foreshadowing Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xtYp8l0 xiY

Foreshadowing Examples 1. A weapon found in a drawer might foreshadow a future crime in the story. 2. That morning on her way to work, Mary Ann took a gun from a cabinet in the garage, loaded it, and thrust it into her coat pocket. What do you think the gun in the second example foreshadows?

Foreshadowing Example The second example could foreshadow Mary Ann doing something with the gun, such as robbing a bank, or attacking someone at her work.

Another Foreshadowing Example “The roads are slick and dark on the path to Duke’s village. People fear the drive, because so many accidents have occurred over the years, and individuals go missing biweekly. Tonight, Taylor will venture into the unknown darkness alone.” What do you think the author is foreshadowing?

Another Foreshadowing Example The author may be foreshadowing that Taylor is going to go missing or that he may discover why so many people go missing.