Foreshadowing In Mrs Shachter's Behavior

In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses foreshadowing to tell us that a lot of people going to be killed by the Republic. At this point in the story there are hundreds of people rioting outside of Batalla Hall. They are rioting because Day was recently captured by the republic and was sentenced to death. Day at the moment is in a gurney getting his leg and upper thigh repaired while this is happening. Commander Jameson is very angry because she's afraid her soldiers will get hurt by the crowds. She makes them stop repairing Day and he has to go back to his cell. That's when Day realizes the rioting in front of Batalla Hall. “Then we arrive at the elevators and the soldiers shove me inside. They're protesting because of me. The thought fills

“I didn't realize for a long time what the thing was that showed behind…but now I am quite sure it is a woman,” (7.1). In this scene, it shows that she is coming to her own form of realization. She has compensated and created her own person because of the lack of other human contact. The narrator had not realized the woman before because she had not been isolated long enough to be insane, until now when she is sure she sees a woman in the wallpaper. From this point on, she continues to show more signs of hallucinations. Specifically, “…I have finally found out. The front pattern does move-and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it,” (7.5). Again, this shows how the severity of her insanity is growing due to the amount of time in isolation. The longer she is secluded, the more she continues to see this woman that does not exist and the more she starts to build a relationship with her.

When Mrs. Schachter was howling and pointing through the window. Saying she see a fire and it was not one really there. I think it was a sign that she only could see and that it was of sign of bad. And she knew that what

Shortly after the passage above, there is another change in the mental state of the narrator. She begins to show symptoms of paranoia, another classic sign of schizophrenia. Speaking of how glad she is that her baby does not have to stay in the room with the yellow wallpaper, the narrator says "Of course I never mention it to them any more— I am too wise,— but I keep watch of it all the same" (Gilman 430). She again shows her mistrust of the people who are caring for her when she says "The fact is I am getting a little afraid of John. He seems very queer sometimes, and even Jennie has an inexplicable look" (Gilman 431). At one point she catches Jennie looking at the yellow wallpaper. She says "I know she was studying that pattern, and I am determined that nobody shall find it out but myself!" (Gilman 432). This kind of paranoia is a solid indicator that the narrator's psychological state is deteriorating towards schizophrenia.

The irony from the poem “Ordinary Life” by Barbara Crooker shows that this day is nothing but ordinary. For example, lines 2 to 4 says that “the children went off to school without a murmur, remembering their books, lunches, gloves.” However, this is rarely the case, as children are bound to forget things and make lots of noise as they leave the house to go to school. Even as an intermediate student, I have left the house and forgotten my things a countless amount of times. Another example would include line 19. “I peel carrots and potatoes without pairing my thumb.” Now I am no professional cook myself, but I do have to say this is merely impossible. Lastly, lines 22 to 23 state that “And at the table, actual conversation, no bickering or

In Chapter two of Night, by Elie Wiesel there is a story involved following around a woman, Mrs. Schachter, who had lost her mind, to empathize how quickly the prisoners are changing. The section involves the people from the ghetto on a cattle car together, and since they were from the ghetto together most of them already knew each other which helped demonstrate the sudden change in demeanor. Wiesel mentioned; “I knew her well. A quiet tense woman with piercing eyes, she had been a frequent guest in our home” (Wiesel 24). This illustrates how Mrs. Schatcher changed on the ride, and how she became an entirely new person it seems. Even though Mrs. Schatcher went hysterical, not everyone else on the cattle car did. Some tried their best to stay

In the poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’, Tennyson addresses the isolation of women which was present due to the increasing gender divisions at the time. Tennyson may be responding to the anxieties surrounding isolation since the Victorian era; rigid class systems were put in place and women were most at risk as they had to abide by traditional British values which were to remain behind closed doors and be subservient to men.

The story, “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, takes place in Bath, United Kingdom. In this Mystery, the main character, Billy Weaver finds an interesting lodging that might just change his life forever. Being too trusting is a great quality to have, but when Billy is a seventeen year old who is in a new place, trusting might not cut it. Roald Dahl creates the theme ‘Be cautious of the reader’s surroundings’ by using Foreshadowing and Imagery.

In Abduction by Peg Kehret, Matt is a 5-year old boy who suddenly gets kidnapped by his father that he didn’t even know was alive. When Bonnie realizes that her brother, Matt, is missing she also realizes that her dog Pookie is also gone. As Bonnie, her mom, and the detective try to piece things together and find out who took Matt, Bonnie coincidentally sees him at a ball game. She decides to follow them to get her brother back once and for all. The author uses foreshadowing, reader knows more than the character and a dream to help build suspense, get the reader predicting and to help give background information to the reader.

There is a reason for the narrator’s “madness” and that is partly due to the fact that she had lost her child earlier in her life. The irony about this whole thing is that the room she is locked in is an old child’s nursery. The husband

After observing Madame Schachter’s behavior, it seems as if she is suffering from psychosis. A person suffering from psychosis may hear or see things which are not real. Madame Schachter is experiencing this symptom on page 22 when she says, “Fire! I can see fire! I can see a fire!” In the dark train car, there is no fire and she is simply imagining it. Another symptom of psychosis she undergoes is the difficulty in maintaining her usual level of functioning. On page 22, the novel gives us insight on her normal level of functioning. “...And it was she who worked to support the family.” Now she has psychosis, she can no longer care for her child or herself. The roles have reversed and the son is now trying to care for her. On page 23, “It’s

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing throughout the novel to predict what is going to happen to Curley's wife at the end of the novel. One of the foreshadowing Steinbeck used is what happened in Weed. For example, Lennie likes things that are soft and red, and in Weed a girl had both things on her dress therefore Lennie wanted to touch it. Another thing Steinbeck used for foreshadowing is when Lennie first saw Curley's wife, she had on red everything and so Lennie thought she was pretty. For example, she had rouged lips and red nail polish, and she had on a cotton dress. Another reason of foreshadowing is that when Lennie was in Crooks' room, Curley's wife came in and was thanking Lennie for crushing Curley's hand. For example, Lennie was referred

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Mrs. Sommers' life was different of what it is now than what it was before she got married. During this century, women who had jobs had to quit after they married because when they got home, their job was to be responsible for everything in the home and eventually their children's needs as well. There are several symbols that contrast how Mrs. Sommers' life was and one of those is symbolism. Symbolism for Mrs. Sommers is the symbol of her life before marriage and having kids, she probably had a job when she was younger, but had to quit when she had gotten married. In her life, Sommers' was a hard working woman with a job providing for herself and any family, but when she married had to quit that job which was a symbol of her hard work being independent and providing for