A Wrinkle In Time

Foreshadowing There are many examples of foreshadowing in A Wrinkle In Time. Read the passage below and see if you can describe how the author uses foreshadowing to give the reader clues about what will happen later in the story. "Wet socks don't bother me. I just didn't like the water squishing around in my boots. Now don't worry about me, lamb." (Lamb was not a word one would ordinarily think of calling Mrs. Murry.) "I shall just sit down for a moment and pop on my boots and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, pet, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." Mrs. Murry went very white and with one hand reached backward and clutched at a chair for support. Her voice trembled. "What did you say?" Mrs. Whatsit tugged at her second boot. "I said," she grunted, shoving her foor down in, "that there is" -shove-"such a thing" -shove- "as a tesseract." (Chapter 1, page 21)

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Look at your book, can you find any other examples of foreshadowing? Hint: Turn to chapter 4, page 71.

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In chapter 4 on page 71, Mrs. Whatsit shows Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin The Black Thing for the first time. I think that this is an example of foreshadowing because the children immediately realize that The Black Thing is evil, and they are scared. Later in the story, the children try to stop The Black Thing.

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