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 emphasize Balboa's conscience
O foreshadow Balboa's fate
O imply a supernatural influence on Balboa's life
O flashback to a significant event in Balboa's past