"'A snake would not bother with you,' said Rooster. 'You are too little and bony.'" (120)
This line is heavy foreshadowing for what happens to Maddie at the end of the novel. Not only is it obvious foreshadowing of Maddie falling into the pit and getting bitten by a snake, but it also anticipates Rooster's emotional change in the duration of the novel. This quote is from the first night of their journey to find Tom Chaney, when Rooster didn't even intend to have Maddie with him. When Rooster rescues Maddie from the pit of snakes and carries her all the way to help, sometimes on his own back, his grit has clearly been worn down.
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