A Circle in the Fire | Style
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a technique that lets a reader guess where a story is headed even though the characters participating in the drama aren’t aware of it. Rather than slow the story down, it allows the story to function on a higher level of meaning: The reader no longer wonders what will happen, but when and how?
From the outset, O’Connor establishes Mrs. Cope as a woman who deeply fears fire on her property but who is stubborn and refuses to see warning signs about others’ natures if those signs are unpleasant. She repeats frequently that she fears...
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