Frankenstein-Foreshadowing

"Alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my Elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. I was bound by a solemn promise, which I had not yet fulfilled, and dared not to break; or, if I did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family!" page 110

This piece of Frankenstein's thoughts foreshadows Elizabeth's death. He basically says that he can't marry her because he's afraid that his creation will kill her and take away the strongest love he has. I find that to be incredibly ironic as well. If Frankenstein had given his creation love in the first place, he wouldn't have lost Elizabeth. All he had to do was accept his creation and love it, and he couldn't do something so small as that. His desire to protect Elizabeth is exactly what leads to her death. At this point, the monster wishes to destroy every ounce of love that Frankenstein has, and Victor's love for Elizabeth and desire to save her make her the easiest target. I don't understand how he could be so stupid as to think that he was the target when his creation went after only the people he loved before then. It seems obvious to me that Elizabeth would be the logical choice.

1984-Foreshadowing

"Of all the horrors in the world--a rat!" page 144

This quote is from a scene in the novel in which Julia and Winston are in Mr. Charrington's upper room. Julia sees a rat and shoos it away, triggering this response from Winston. This quote, along with Winston's narrated warning about rats eating babies, foreshadows Winston's torture involving hungry rats in the Ministry of Love. In fact, when O'Brien reveals the rats to Winston in the Ministry, he even explains the rats' nature to Winston almost exactly as Winston explains it to the reader. The rats are symbolic for Winston. They are his biggest fear, but they represent the last shred of sanity in his mind. When the door of the cage clicks shut, Winston has officially lost his mind to the Party. He is no longer able to think for himself because he is not himself.

A Rose For Emily

First of all, I doubted that this story would be as creepy as it sounded. I was wrong. Way, way wrong. I'm gonna go with the third question from the assignment sheet for this one. The conclusion of the story was definitely foreshadowed. It seemed to me that Emily would still have her father's body in the house based on the way she talked about him. When she said "See Colonel Sartoris," I thought before I finished the story that she had easy access to his body. That coupled with the horrible smell which came from her house led me to believe that she had kept her father's body in the house until Barron was introduced. When the narrator said that Barron was last seen at Emily's house, I still thought that her father's body was in the house too. The fact that Barron was never seen leaving was a huge clue that his body had to be in the house. The fact that she had never had much of a relationship with a man before Barron makes her actions slightly more understandable and predictable but still incredibly creepy.