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Introduction
While half of the book, We Were Liars, was spent in the life of Cadence Sinclair Eastman trying to figure out what actually happened during her accident in summer fifteen, which left her to be a completely different person than she once was, at the end it ultimately leads to the truth. The truth was that all of the liars (Gat, Johnny, and Mirren) had died in a fire at the end of summer fifteen. Although while Cadence does not figure this out until later in the book along with there reader, there are various events that lead up to the suspicion of what really happened. Also as the reader begins come to learn the and the truth, it will brek your heart as you experience Cadence lose all of the memories and future memories that were to be made with the ones she loved the most.
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"I texted Mirren a few times. Called and left her messages that later I was ashmed of, they were so lonely nad needy. I called Johnny, too, but his voice mail was full. I decided not to call again. I didn't want to keep saying things that made me feel weak" (Lockhart 36).
After her accident, Cadence was told that she should go on trip to Europe with her father instead of going to Beachwood that summer. While Cadence was in Europe, she had repeatedly made phone calls and emails to the Liars, but they never responded back to her. This foreshadows summer fifteen when they had all died in the fire becuase they were no longer alive to write back to Cadence, therefore she never received one response back.
Second example of foreshaowing
The following shows foreshadowing becuase two summers of her accident, Cadence returns to Beachwood and realizes that Clairmont is no longer there. Though what Cadence does not remeber until later in the book is that the reason why Clairmont is no longer present is becuase it burned down in the fire.
"Clairmont sits at the highest point, with water views in three directions. I crane my neck to look for its friendly turret - but it isn't there" (Lockhart 63).
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The following conflict of Mirren becoming sick towards the middle of the book shows forshadowing. The reason why is because it foreshadows that Mirren is dead and is starting to slowly fade away as a ghost figure, therefore she is feeling sick. It is the kind of thing that you hear about in stories or movies of how a ghost appears but slowly becomes sick and then soon disappears. In result, this is just yet another example to how there was foreshadowing in the book that led up to the reveal of the fire.
"Rarely do the Liars want to go anywhere. Mirren has a sore throat and body aches. She stays mainly in Cuddletown" (Lockhart 122).
"Suddently Mirren starts choking. Gagging, like she might vomit. Bending over at the waist, her skin damp and pale. 'You okay? No. Can I help?' She doesn't answer. I offer her a bottle of water. She takes it. Drinks slowl. 'I did too much. I need to get back to Cuddletown. Now.' Her eyes are glassy. I hold out my hand. Her skin feels wet and she seems unsteady on her feet" (Lockhart 118).
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"I will prove myself strong, when you think I am sick. I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak. It's windy on this high rock. Mirren is sobbing. Gat and Johnny are shouting at me. I close my eyes and jump. The shock of the water is eletric. Thrilling. My leg scrapes a rock, my left leg. I plunge down" (Lockhart 142).
"And before I can climb farther, Johnny holds his nose and jumps. He plummets feetfirst from the high rock. I scream. He hits the water with force and the sea is filled with rocks here. There's no telling how deep or shallow it is. He could - but he pops up, shakig the water off his short yellow hair and whooping. 'You're crazy!' I scold. Then Gat jumps. Wheres Johnnu kicked and hollered as he went down, Gat is silent, legs together. He slices into the icy water with hardly a splash. He comes up happy, squeezing the water out of his T-shirt..." (Lockhart 141).
The fearlessness of the boys jumping off the cliff shows an example of how they are no longer alive, but ghosts. While there happened to be no concern about the Johnny and Gat cliff jumping, there was a major concern when Cadence said she was going to do it also. The reason why is because Gat and Johnny are dead, so it would not matter if they were to get injured or never came up after jumping in. Though Cadence is still alive, so jumping off the cliff presented her with a dangerous situation of never returning back to the surface. The following event in the book connects to the foreshadowing of the fire, because it makes the reader wonder why there is no concern for the boys safety, while there is a concern for Cadence's safety. Although later on in the book the reader soon learn that the fire and their deaths are the reason why.
Conclusion
In conclusion, all of these events were hints towards the reader that something had happened to the Liars during summer fifteen, and that is why there are examples of foreshadowing spread all through the book.
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