The wagon train plodded along. Chug, chug, chug! The September nights grew colder and
colder. Five long days after James left, a woman thought she saw him in the distance. “James
has returned,” she yelled. As the wagons rolled closer, the people saw that the person was
not James. Instead, it was an American Indian chief watching them from afar. Fear pounded
in their chests.

Describe the purpose for including this type of language in the text, please.