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    eyes. This story talks about the journey of the Fisher family, and the encounters of situations, hardships, fights, and much more.In the novel , Tangerine Edward Bloor uses flashback and irony to convey the theme of growth and curiosity.

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    Alaina Holland HIST 2010 February 15, 2016 Written assignment #2 Flashback to the 1700’s Let’s take a journey back in time! We are always advancing in our thoughts and the ways we do things. What better way to get a glimpse into the past by creating a time capsule? Between 1763 and 1775 tension between the American colonies and Great Britain eventually erupted into war. I have included five artifacts to better understand the historical events of this time period. They include a map of the proclamation

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    flooded back into her head yet sad memories also filled her head. He had left her 3 years ago and he had no plans of coming back. As she looked out the window her lips curved into a small smile as she remembered the first time they met. (FlashBack) She was rushing down the busy streets of seoul late for her interview. Although she should be at home spending Christmas with her family right now, she found no time to spare as she was frantically trying to find a job to support herself. As

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    turns out to be a fox appears and helps him study to pass. These short stories included major parts of foreshadowing and flashbacks. The foreshadowing and flashbacks help the reader along in the story so they know what’s going on or what went on in the past. These two stories use foreshadowing and flashbacks and will have examples of the ways they use them. “Old Ben” uses flashbacks to tell stories of

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    Furthermore, Miller uses flashbacks to show an individual’s responsibility and their deepest weakness. In The Crucible one of the major flashbacks was when John Proctor once and for all ended his affair with Abigail. Miller uses this flashback to show what caused Abigail to stir up so much trouble. Also, Abigail exploits John Proctors weakness by trying to seduce him again as he is trying to take responsibility for his actions and be faithful to his wife. Another flashback miller used was when Abigail

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    this with flashbacks. Burton uses a flashback smoothly in Edward Scissorhands. When Edward hesitates to hug Kim, but finally has the courage to do so, a flashback intrudes the scene to signal the audience the reason as to why Edward is so shy. The flashback sets a sorrowful and heartbroken mood after Edward’s father, The Inventor, dies suddenly. The audience experiences the grief Edward has, through a dark flashback and conveys Edward’s connection and affection to Kim. During the flashback, Burton

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    formulate a story consisting of flashbacks to give the reader insight on information and events not previously given to us. As shown in Oscar Casares’ short story, Mrs. Perez, flashbacks are combined within the story of her life. Her first flashback occurs when she begins telling the readers about the day that her prize possession, her cherry bowling ball was stolen. She proceeds to tell us about the police officer who took the situation very lightly. In her second flashback, she begins telling the story

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    his actions. In this way the entire story is a flashback of the narrator accounts of what happened and why he believes it was necessary. It has been discussed that Poe uses a flashback in this way so that the narrator has more of a chance to prove that he is not mad, which he is. Also, the flashback allows us to get a little insight into his current position after confessing to the murder. It has been argued that the way the story, monologue and flashback are used it makes the story seem true. We believe

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    Morrison's narrative technique of using flashback is what makes this story interesting. This allows the reader to meet the characters without needing to know the entire background first. We know that Sethe killed her daughter, Beloved, but it isn't until we read further into the book that we really understand why she did so. Morrison uses flashbacks because it makes the story more intriguing when there are missing pieces that you have to keep reading to find and put together. If the story were told

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    to Gregory, Faulkner uses two literary strategies that utilize time in order to produce a desired effect: flashbacks and foreshadowing. Flashbacks are used to present action that occurs before the beginning of a story; foreshadowing creates expectation for action that has not yet happened. This tragic story is told by the first-person collective narrator through a chain of irregular flashbacks, and begins from description of the scene

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