1. Oates' Use of Plot Devices in The Night Nurse
From foreshadowing to flash back and the authors use of suspense, readers are held captive from the moment the story begins. ... Not long after the introduction, Oates uses foreshadowing to hint and suggest what is to come. ... Oates brings together the writing techniques in such a way readers finds themselves inside the mind of Grace Burkhardt from her history to her emotion. ... We are able to cultivate more trepidation of Graces overall situation as Oates' device of foreshadowing implies a possibility of ill fortune to come. ... By incorporating all of the writing techniques and pl...
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