What is relevant about the fact that the sign “quavers under a film” of water at the beginning of the story?
“from a sound of thunder”

Balboa could be described as self-aware. even as he revels in the thought that “his name will live,” he is aware of the incongruity that he, a debt-ridden pig farmer, should now be standing “at the very edge of the world.” he also assesses his errors in judgment honestly.