Key Passage #1

Golding uses the element of foreshadow to tell us what's going to happen later in the book. "'I was going to,' said Jack. He was ahead of them, and they could not see his face. 'I was choosing a place. Next time-!'" The phrase, " Next time-" foreshadow that Jack will not let the pig escapes again and that he will show no mercy.The quote also tells us that Jack is denying the fact that he cannot stab the piglet because he is afraid of killing living things. But because of his pride, Jack become more mean and later on the book, he will not pause to think when he kills pigs. Golding uses foreshadow to imply to us that Jack will change in a negative way later on the book. The quote also foreshadow later on that Jack is easily embarrassed and when he is embarrassed, he gets really mean. So, in the key passage, Golding uses foreshadow to show how it affect to the whole novel.