The Old Man and the Sea

Examples of foreshadowing in the old man and the sea?

give examples of foreshadowing

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Here is a major one,

Santiago’s insistence that he will sail out farther than ever before foreshadows his destruction; because the marlin is linked to Santiago, the marlin’s death foreshadows Santiago’s own destruction by the sharks.

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