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What Are Some Examples Of Foreshadowing In Seventh Grade By Gary Soto

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In the short story “Seventh Grade” Gary Soto incorporated foreshadowing. To start foreshadowing was a big part of the story, for example, “They would stand, one arm around a beautiful woman, with a scowl on their face.” Its says just before this quote that Michael had read a CG magazine, and believed a scowl would impress girls. And so, this specific quote foreshadowed that victor and michael would try to scowl, and in turn impress the girls at their school. In addition to scowling there was this quote, “He raced to the metal shop. After metal shop there was biology, and after biology a long sprint to the public library, where he checked out three French textbooks.” In this scene Teresa had asked Victor to teach her French. This scene foreshadows

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