W.W. Jacob used foreshadowing in clever ways throughout this short story. Foreshadowing is when the author gives hint in the story leading to the climax or resolution, what’s going to happen. Firstly he wrote “He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives and those who interfered with it, so do their sorrows,” meaning something bad will happen if you try to change your fate. Mr. and Mrs. White did mess with their fate, they wished for money but they were never supposed to be rich, so their son died in order for them to get the money. He also used it to tell the readers that something bad is going to happen if they use the talisman, he wrote that Sergeant-Major Morris said “If you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens,” meaning that the