Term: Flashback
Definition:
Interruption of the chronological (time) order to show something that occurred before the beginning of the story. It usually gives background information the reader or audience to understand the present action.
Example:
A very big example of Flashback in The Hunger Games, would be when Katniss and Peeta are both announced as the tributes of District 12. This flashback is early on in the book and gives the reader a background connection between Peeta and Katniss. Below is a small excerpt from this scene.
"The boy never even glanced my way, but I was watching him. Because of the bread, because of the red weal that stood out on his cheekbone. What had she hit him with? My parents never hit us. I couldn't even imagine it. The Boy took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in my direction. The second quickly followed, and he sloshed back to the bakery,closing the kitchen door tightly behind him."
- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins.
Chapter 2, page 30-31
Interruption of the chronological (time) order to show something that occurred before the beginning of the story. It usually gives background information the reader or audience to understand the present action.
Example:
A very big example of Flashback in The Hunger Games, would be when Katniss and Peeta are both announced as the tributes of District 12. This flashback is early on in the book and gives the reader a background connection between Peeta and Katniss. Below is a small excerpt from this scene.
"The boy never even glanced my way, but I was watching him. Because of the bread, because of the red weal that stood out on his cheekbone. What had she hit him with? My parents never hit us. I couldn't even imagine it. The Boy took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in my direction. The second quickly followed, and he sloshed back to the bakery,closing the kitchen door tightly behind him."
- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins.
Chapter 2, page 30-31