What are examples of foreshadowing in Chapter 1 in Lord of The Flies?

Answer 1

Golding does a lot of foreshadowing in the first chapter. He uses a lot of dark and violent imagery to suggest trouble ahead. For example, there's the dark forest, the island w/ the coarse grass and decaying coconuts. When Ralph decides to go for a swim, the water's described as being warmer than their blood. When Ralph finds and makes sounds w/ the conch, he's described as getting a "violent pleasure" from doing so. There's a ton of this repeated dark, violent, sinister language throughout the first chapter. Take a peak at the link to see it more in-depth.

Answer 2

In Chapter 1 of "Lord of the Flies," examples of foreshadowing include the mention of the scar left by the plane crash symbolizing the destruction and chaos that will follow the boys on the island, the boys' growing fear of the unknown beast hinting at their descent into savagery, and the conch shell representing order and civilization starting to lose power, foreshadowing the loss of control and rise of chaos within the group.

Answer 3

Well, when Ralph, Jack and Simon are exploring the island, Simon notices that there is a shrub that looks like candles. He calls this 'candle grass' or something. This is a foreshadowing of the event near the end of the book when Jack tries to trap Ralph by lighting the forest on fire. The whole island catches alight.