1. Successful Surprises in Literature
The authors of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Lottery" did an astounding job at keeping the audience from guessing what the ending will be by writing the story in such a way that almost distracts the reader from the true outcome. ... Furthermore, throughout "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" the author gave subtle examples of foreshadowing that made the element of surprise by the end of the story leaving the reader wondering why they didn't pick up on the clues. Foreshadowing has to be skillfully presented for it to work the way it's suppo...
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