Santiago, who has been living a successful life as a musician in Paris for many years, is suddenly called back to his home in the United States to attend his father's funeral. He is nervous about returning home but tries to conceal his anxiety from his wife and son. On the plane, Santiago remembers the last time he returned to the United States. Closing his eyes, he sees himself running away from the mugger who confronted him on his way back to his hotel. Luckily, the only thing he lost was his favorite guitar, but the terror he experienced is with him to this day. Opening his eyes with a start, Santiago tries to convince himself that nothing bad will happen to him this time. Which literary device does the underlined portion of the text most clearly show? A. Foreshadowing B. Rising action C. Climax D. Flashback

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Ricky Rojas · Answer 1

The literary device is D. Flashback. Because he has a flashback of the last time that he was in the US. It was a time when he was mugged.