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Authors Note: The Fourth Stall is one of my favorite books of all time. I noticed many hints of foreshadowing  in the very beginning of the book. It would make a great essay so I thought why not?

The book The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander  shows great examples of foreshadowing. A story about a student nicknamed Mac running a black market helping people out when they need it the most: test answers, gossip, even McDonalds for lunch. He is your go-to guy when you need some help. Chris Rylander  truly put together a masterpiece presenting foreshadowing, and I believe The Fourth Stall  demonstrates many examples.

Speaking of which, an early example of foreshadowing in The Fourth Stall is “It’s actually a pretty long story that is best left for later.” (Page 2) Foreshadowing is demonstrated in this phrase said by Mac. The phrase “left for later” is a hint since he is talking about the future. This makes the story interesting right away by demonstrating foreshadowing. This makes the mood and tone suspicious as if Mac was hiding something and also interesting since you want to know what the story is.

While the tone and mood is suspicious and interesting for a while a hint of foreshadowing is shown “Yeah, there may be a time when I need your help with something.” (Page 8) This demonstrates there will most likely be a conflict near the end of the story where Mac will need much help thus having friends and acquaintances help support in the conflict. This makes the tone reassuring in a way since the reader knows Mac will have people to fall back one while the mood becomes rather sad since there will probably be a conflict big enough where Mac will need a lot of help.

In conclusion, there are many examples of foreshadowing in The Fourth Stall . These foreshadowing examples are even shown within the first ten pages of the book. The Fourth Stall  makes the reader wonder what Mac will do next and what is going to be revealed later almost right away. While other books start off slow and take time to get into, The Fourth Stall is instantly a quick and interesting book to read.