Cortazar uses foreshadowing within Cyclades to create a tense atmosphere that contributes to the themes obsession and primal nature. Morand is reflecting on the relationship between Somoza and Teresa when he says “it was the first time in almost two years that Morand had heard him mention Teresa, as if until that moment she had been somehow dead to him.” (Cortazar 34) The use of the word “dead” foreshadows the eventual demise of Somoza and the implied sacrifice of Teresa. Morand automatically thinks of death when Somoza mentions Teresa, instead of any other way to describe Somoza’s acknowledgement of Teresa. Foreshadowing is also used when Morand tells Teresa to visit Somoza and him: “But even more strange was to ask oneself why, at the last