Flashes, whether forward or backwards, can be a useful way to begin a story or fill in needed context. list five ways that these flashes can be useful in a story.

In one use of flashback, for example, it is common to present the characters previous story (it can be childhood), so we can get a better understanding of how the plot is developing at present moment.

Flash forward, represents a scene that develops further in time (regarding present action) and shows what is expected in the future. Examples of flash forward can be real, illusory, projected or awaited scenes that will take place later.

Flashback

1. The narrator can give us a view of some character's past experiences to justify his/her present acts.

2. The narrator can go over a specific situation in past to remember some detail, which can help him/her solve a present enigma.

3. The narrator goes back to a pleasant past memory to escape the suffering he/she is going through in present.

Flash forward

4. The narrator has a real vision of what is coming and this helps him/her act in accordance.

5. The narrator can have an imaginary vision of his/her future and this can take his/her actions in a whole different way.

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