The Use Of Flashback In The Lost Hero

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Moving forward, the literary device, flashback, is a great way to create an engrossing story. Flashback allows a reader to look back on past events or even find out secrets about a character that were previously unknown. Flashback is used in The Lost Hero in a way that a reader never forgets the past of a character. Pages 426-427 consist of Piper recollecting the time with Jason on the roof. This flashback showed when Piper had her first kiss with Jason. This event was important to understand because it showed how strongly she still felt for him despite all she was hearing on her memories being fake.

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