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A flashback is a scene in a movie, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story. It is a interruption in the present of a vivid memory set in the past. Flashbacks are one of the most popular literary divices used in writing.

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a flashback gives the reader information about:
- the character's past
- his/her secrets
- significant events that
affected his/her life.

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"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

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A flashback can be made clear by using blank lines, another type or even a new chapter can be openend for this flashback

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By using flashbacks, the author wants to show what's the motivations of the character, or to provide backgroundinformation about a current conflict
- The author does use a       flashback as a means of     adding background
information.
- The author uses events that have already occured or have not been presented.