Classic Literature

Classic Literature

Writers also use a foil character as well as irony of circumstances. A foil character is used to create suspense because the reader doesn't know how the foil character will react in his situation, or how the other characters will react to him. Another element writers use is foreshadowing. Writers reveal some details in the story to lull the reader into thinking something is going to happen a certain way. However, when the writer uses irony of circumstances, the reader is caught off guard because the story didn't end the way the expected it.

rs use foreshadow and irony of circumstances to create suspense in their stories. Kate Chopin uses foreshadow in her story "Desiree's Baby." In "The Story of an Hour," she uses irony of circumstances.

Let's first look at "Desiree's Baby." She uses foreshadowing to create suspense. Writers reveal certain things about characters to prepare the reader for the outcome. This creates suspense because the readers want to continue reading when they catch a glimpse of a character or the character's actions. Through these revelations, readers anticipate how the story will end, so they continue reading to find out what does happen. Kate Chopin uses foreshadow in "Desiree's Baby." When Desiree notices something different about her baby, she talks to Armand. He tells her that the baby's coloring indicates only one thing--he is part black. Armand accuses Desiree of deceiving him. Chopin uses a certain passage to foreshadow things about Desiree that may reveal what will happen to the characters in the end. Desiree told Armand, " 'Look at my hair, it is brown; and my eyes are gray, Armand, you know they are gray. And my skin is fair, ... Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand.' " These details