Thread:BlackSwanSRM/@comment-174.109.158.107-20190104013254/@comment-2606:A000:1128:4169:68C6:1479:4115:2A0-20190106181207

And as for the foreshadowing thing (wow I am so sorry, this is getting really long), I for one, SUCK at foreshadowing. But i’ll Give it my best guess.

So, I’m going to look at Shannon’s writing style. She’s one to make tiny hints, sometimes only one or two words, that come into major play later. Rereading her work makes you say “OH I NEVER REALIZED” like five times per page. Quotes such as “Alden was the master of well-meaning meddling”, and the many times everyone talks about how similar Keefe and Tam are. But she’s also one for blatant foreshadowing in dialogue. One specific time I remember was when Teirgan said something about Mr. Forkle being able to somehow be in “two places at once.” Now of course, this was way before Nightfall, so he had no way of knowing about Mr, Frokle’s twin, but it brings an idea into place.

So now about that quote. Shannon Messenger has said that she lets her characters take the lead, which I totally understand. That happens to me all the time. It’s incredibly possible that she put that there to hint at a Sokeefe endgame, but it’s also possible that she put that there because it’s what Keefe really believes. He says it with absolute certainty, because to his mind, there’s no doubt about it. It will happen. So yes, it could be a bit of blatant foreshadowing, or it could just be what her character believes, because they’re the ones telling the story. She has no choice but to put that there.

And this is me realizing that probably made no sense whatsoever, so apologies. Sorry for making this three essays long!

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