Chapter 2 - Paragraph of Foreshadowing

There is a paragraph that stuck out at me while I was reading the second chapter. It is the following, on page 6 of The Grapes of Wrath:

"The man's clothes were new--all of them, cheap and new. His gray cap was so new that the visor was still stiff and the button still on, not shapeless and bulged as it would be when it had served for a while all the various purposes of a cap--carrying sack, towel, handkerchief. His suit was of cheap gray hardcloth and so new that there were creases in the trousers. His blue chambray shirt was stiff and smooth with filler. The coat was too big, the trousers too short, for he was a tall man. The coat shoulder peaks hung down on his arms, and even then the sleeves were too short and the front of the coat flapped loosely over his stomach. He wore a pair of new tan shoes of the kind call "army last," hobnailed and with half-circles like horseshoes to protect the edges of the heels from wear. This man sat on the running board and took off his cap and mopped his face with it. Then he put on the cap, and by pulling started the future ruin of the visor."

I guess I feel that this paragraph is some sort of foreshadowing, and as I mentioned before, I love foreshadowing. To me, the description of this man's clothes (later he is given the name Tom Joad) is symbolic of how Tom's point of view is now. He feels fresh and new, like his clothes, and he's looking forward optimistically to a fresh start (first sentence). He hasn't found the other sides of himself (the second sentence suggests this), and he hasn't been worn down by experience and age yet (third and fourth sentences). He doesn't fit the image he is put in (sentences five and six), and he thinks he is safe from harm for now (sentence seven). The last two sentences foreshadow his future, by suggesting that this fresh, new Tom Joad will be cast into ruin, just like the cap.