Focus on ... foreshadowing Foreshadowing is a warning or an indication about a future event.
This literary device is used in films or stories to give the reader an expectation of what is to come.
The student got dressed in a hurry and ran from his house. ‘I feel like I am forgetting something,’ he said to himself.
In the example above, the reader is made aware of the possibility that there is something unsettling the student. He has alluded to the idea that he may have forgotten something. This could feature again later in the story when he realises what he has forgotten.
Discuss Can you identify any examples of foreshadowing in this story? Understand
1. Where is Billy Weaver travelling from? 2. What is Billy wearing when he arrives in London? 3. (a) What is the name of the pub that is recommended to Billy? (b) What stopped Billy from going to look at it?
4. Describe what Billy can see when he looks into the bed and breakfast. 5. How much does the landlady charge Billy for a night at the bed and breakfast? 6. What unusual thing does Billy notice when he steps into the bed and breakfast? 7. What two names were already in the guestbook? 8. How does Billy react to the names written in the guestbook? 9. What does the landlady tell Billy about Mr Mulholland?
10. What is the reason for the dog being so still? 11. How many guests has the landlady had in the past three years?
