A flashback is a literary or storytelling device that interrupts the present timeline of a story to show something that happened in the past. It’s used to give background, explain a character’s motivation, or reveal important information.
Example:
Let’s say a character is walking through a garden and suddenly smells roses. That smell triggers a flashback:
As soon as she inhaled the sweet scent of roses, she was twelve again, hiding behind the hedges while her parents argued on the porch. Her father had just told her mother he was leaving.
This flashback gives the reader insight into why the character reacts strongly to the smell of roses — it connects to a painful memory.
There you go! Now go forth and use flashbacks in your CXC prep/ CSEC prep.
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