Question

which technique does the author use in this scene from the squatter and the don? \always the same caution mary moreneau, who tortured me with her doubts and would not have me until father white took compassion on me,\ said he, smiling, looking at her fondly, for his thoughts reverted back to those days when miss mary was afraid to marry him but, after all, he won her and brought her all the way from washington d.c. to his new england home. william darrell was already a well - to - do young farmer in those days, a bachelor twenty - eight to thirty years of age, sole heir to a flourishing new england farm, and with a good account in a boston bank, when miss mary mcjeneau came to new england from washington to visit her aunt, mrs. newton. as mrs. newtons husband was william darrells uncle, nothing was more natural than for mary to meet him at his uncles house. nobody expected that william would fall in love with her, as he seemed to be proof against cupids darts. foreshadowing parallel plots flashback linear plot

Explanation:

The text has William Darrell's thoughts going back to the days when Miss Mary was afraid to marry him and how he won her over. This is a recollection of past events, which is characteristic of a flashback. Foreshadowing hints at future events, parallel plots involve multiple story - lines running simultaneously, and a linear plot progresses in a straightforward chronological order. None of these apply here.

Answer:

C. flashback