what impact does the author's choice of the words "monstrous"(paragraph 3) and "monster"(paragraph 31)have on the overall passage

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is