Abdominal adhesions also occur in a small number of people who have never had surgery. 1  Most adhesions are painless and do not cause complications. 2  However, adhesions cause the majority of small bowel obstructions in adults, and are believed to contribute to the development of chronic pelvic pain.
In addition to foreshadowing and symbolism, animal imagery is used to simply to give the reader a better understanding of the message the author is trying to convey and to produce more vivid descriptions. Here, Steinbeck is trying to tell the reader that Juana was afraid in a more vivid way.
The beast is a symbol Golding uses to represent the savage impulses lying deep within every human being. Civilization exists to suppress the beast. By keeping the natural human desire for power and violence to a minimum, civilization forces people to act responsibly and rationally, as boys like Piggy and Ralph do in Lord in the Flies.