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How does the author use foreshadowing in Girl?

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There is one evident use of foreshadowing in the story. As the mother's monologue takes her daughter through a list of instructions, she keeps warning her daughter to conduct herself so that others won't know that she is bent on becoming a slut. In the conclusion of the story, the daughter innocently asks what to do if a baker won't let her squeeze the bread to check it for freshness. The mother answers back in disbelief, asking her daughter if, after all she has taught her, she is really going to be the kind of woman who the baker won't let near the bread. In the mother's eyes, despite her assistance, her daughter will grow up to be a slut. She had already formed this notion at the beginning of the story, and it seems fitting that this is her ultimate conclusion.

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