PREDICTION AND FORESHADOWING

Steinbeck provides hints about what will happen later in the story. This technique of giving clues to prepare readers for later events is called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing serves several purposes. It can arouse the reader's curiosity, piquing interest in details and creating an eagerness to continue reading. It can also make later events seem more believable since the author has already hinted at the outcome. A writer who uses foreshadowing doesn't necessarily give away the story. A reader must still interpret the clues and predict what will happen.

Complete the handout which asks for predictions of what will happen when Lenny and George get to the ranch and meet the people there.  We will work on them in class tomorrow, too.