Jerz: Am Lit II (EL 267): O'Connor, ''Greanleaf''
If there is one story that foreshadows it is "Greenleaf" by Flannery O'Conner. I didn't really understand this story, but the one thing that I did know was that Mrs. May was going to end up dying in the end and that is what I believe happened in the end. I think what tipped it off to me would be the line in which she says "The next day she had gone to her lawyer and had had [her will changed]."
Do you think that there are other times where foreshadow played a part in this short story? Where and why?
Tiffany
Scott made a good point on my blog entry on this story that he knew the bull was going to ram into her car just like he'd rammed into the boys' truck. I figured her complaining about the bull all the time was a pretty good tip that something was going to happen between her and a bull.
Posted by: moira at March 31, 2005 12:14 PMEverytime the bull showed up it was a reminder that it was the beginning of the story--a harbinger of what was to come. It began with the bull and ended with the bull... how apropos.
Posted by: Karissa at March 31, 2005 2:33 PM