Leiningen Versus the Ants Do you fear nature? In the story, “Leiningen Versus the Ants” by Carl Stephenson, Leiningen had no fear over nature. The author, Carl Stephenson, uses characterization, foreshadowing, and Flashback to prove that people underestimate nature. Carl Stephenson uses first-class characterization to show Leiningen is a not frightened by nature and how he is a dynamic character. It is clearly demonstrated that he is not scared of nature when Leiningen says, “The …showed first 75 words of 368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 368 total…at an earlier time. The one example of foreshadowing, in this story, is when the narrator says, “Moreover, during his three years as a planter, Leiningen had met and defeated drought, flood, plague, and all other “acts of God.” Carl Stephenson used excellent foreshadowing to make his story a lot shorter and show how Leiningen dealt with nature. Carl Stephenson used superb characterization, foreshadowing, and Flashback to simply show people underestimate the power of nature.