4. a. Foreshadowing

a. Foreshadowing: foreshadowing is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot. Why does Mr. Frank break down when he sees the glove?

The scene where Mr. Frank breaks down after he sees the glove, is called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing gives hints and ideas of what will happen in the future. In the beginning of the story, Mr. Frank breaks down when he sees the glove probably because he could not control the sorrow and pain after being reminded of his family. The glove probably belongs to one of the ladies in his family, either Mrs. Frank, Anne, Margot, or Mrs. Van Daan. The glove may have a great impact on him, since it is a belonging of his loved one, and it might make him remember of the memories in the Secret Annex. When Mr. Frank sees the glove after all of his family memebers have been killed in the Holocaust, he feels great pain and he is unable to handle it by himself. Miep and Mr. Kraler were the only ones who survived through the Holocaust, and all of the Franks had been killed. The foreshadowing from the glove, makes us predict that it is probably after the Holocaust, and that all of the members in the Secret Annex have died, except for Mr. Frank.