Messenger: chapters 1 and 2

The author, Lois Lowry, began the Messenger with an inner dialog from Matty, the main character. Matty was very impatient during dinner with Seer, the blind man that he lived with. He had something very important to do. The author did not tell the reader what that was. She told about an incident when Matty was visiting Forest, and he saw an unusual frog. The author said that the frog was marked, which made it complicated. Matty's life would be easier if the frog wasn't marked, or at least if he did not know it was marked.
Lois Lowry introduced an important setting in the first chapter, Forest. Everyone in their community, Village, was afraid of Forest. So far, the difference between a forest in the real world and Forest in Messenger is that Forest has a mind. It is very dangerous, too. Forest will give you a Warning, or an image of a horrible incident, in your head. If you get a Warning, Forest is telling you that you cannot come back again-unless you want to die.