Book 5: Wheat and Tares

1. Discuss the importance of foreshadowing in Chapter 4 of this book. How is it connected to Eliot's use of water imagery?

2. Eliot certainly could have had Mr. Tulliver die before seeing his debts paid off. Why is it significant that he lives long enough to see them overcome through Tom's resourcefulness?

3. In what sense is Tom successful in upholding the memory of his father, and in what sense is he unsuccessful?