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Foreshadowing can suggest events that yet to have occured in the story while the author drops some hints that can easily seen or some that are just brushed of due to readers thinking it’s a small detail but can impactful in the near future.In the story Desiree’s Baby the author Kate Chopin foreshadows that the marriage between both character will be short lived.hints can be found in the first couple of paragraphs in the story. Early in the story,the author hints the first problem that can ruin their marriage in the unforeseen future when the author wrote the following,”Monsieur Valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered:that is,the girl’s obscure origin.This is important since during this

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