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Charles Short Story Foreshadowing

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In the story, foreshadowing convinces us that laurie is Charles. For example, Laurie has to think before he speaks when he tells his mom about his first day of school. He hesitates and comes up with the name Charles. Laurie’s mom asks, “what did he do?” “Laurie thought. ‘It was Charles’... (11) Laurie said this because he was guilty of being the bad kid and he didn’t want his parents to know. This lie was the launch of “Charles”. Why kindergarten? I feel Laurie was acting like this because he is not used to a new environment and being around other kids and sharing, etc. The lie that Laurie made about Charles will forever haunt Laurie and when his parents find out he will have strong consequences and lose his parents trust. There are multiple
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