Read this excerpt from paragraph 25. Did the curse worry Balboa? Perhaps a little. He occasionally revisits a
particularly spectacular feat of bloodshed—the time Leoncico tore a
chieftain's head from his shoulders—with a pang of concern.
The author uses the language in this excerpt to -
O foreshadow Balboa's fate
flashback to a significant event in
Balboa's past
imply a supernatural influence on
Balboa's life
O emphasize Balboa's conscience