Flashbacks/Foreshadowing

In the Messenger by Lois Lowry, there were a few small flashbacks and a good amount of foreshadowing. Now, chapter one of Messenger was a flashback. This is because the text says, "There was something he needed to do, a thing that scared him. Waiting just made it worse." (Lowry, chap 1). In the book Matty's life is explained and it shows him preparing supper with Seer, just like he would do any other day. Later on in the novel, it is explained on what Matty was scared of, his new powers. Now, in chapter 1 there is also foreshadowing. This is when Seer says that Forest is an illusion, " No, its an illusion." (Lowry, chap 1). Later on, specifically in the last chapter, it is revealed that Forest is an illusion. In the text it says, "It was a tangled knots of fears and deceit and dark struggles for power that had disguised itself and almost destroyed everything." (Lowry, chapter 21). In conclusion, there are some flashbacks and foreshadowing mentioned in Messenger, and it all helps you understand and want to read the novel.