Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Birthmark

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“It was not unusual for the love of science to compete with the love of a woman.” The scientist's name was Aylmer. He had so totally given himself to scientific studies that he could not be weakened by a second love. His love for his young wife could only be the stronger of the two if it could link itself with his love of science.” The remark by Hawthorne in his story “The Birthmark” above prefaced the meaning of the overall story, leading me to select it as one of the most important moments in the story. The quote, “His love for his young wife could only be the stronger of the two if it could link itself with his love of science,” foreshadowed what Alymer was going to do to his wife, which helped construct the story’s message about the societal standards …show more content…

A specific example I can recall is from a line I quoted in Section 3, where he stated “But may God shield and deliver me from the fangs of the Arch-Fiend!”, which I was able to recognize as a moment of foreshadowing due to his mention of the Arch-Fiend, or in other words the Devil. Overall, this moment contained a heavy piece of foreshadowing that went toward the heavy theme of witchcraft throughout the story. Section 5: Hills Like White Elephants “The woman came out through the curtains with two glasses of beer and put them down on the damp felt pads. The train comes in five minutes," she said. What did she say to him?" asked the girl to go. That the train is coming in five minutes." The girl smiled brightly at the woman, thanking her. "I'd better take the bags over to the other side of the station," the man said. She smiled at him, he said. All right. Then come back and we'll finish the

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