Examples Of Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is shown in legend in many different points but it all leads to the government. Some examples of foreshadowing are on pages 225,88,89,93,118, and 279, but some important quotes that show foreshadowing are “what if Commander Jameson took them out to hide something from me?” said by June on page 225, this quote shows how the government is hiding big things from people and it also shows that the government might be behind Metias’s death. Another quote is on page 88 and 89 in days point of view “when I pull away frame it and look closer at the metal, I notice symbols carved on its surface. One of these is a Republics flag imprinted faintly agenst the metal. Another is a small red number: 318” also shows on page 118 when day is watching

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