Foreshadowing
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: Foreshadowing 1 key example

Definition of Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition
Introduction: Higher Ground
Explanation and Analysis—Lawyer and Client:

In the Introduction, Stevenson recalls meeting a death row inmate for the first time. Stevenson immediately sees this man, Henry, as a foil for himself, and their relationship foreshadows the relationships Stevenson will have with many of his clients over the years:

The man who walked in seemed even more nervous than I was. He glanced at me, his face screwed up in a worried wince, and he quickly averted his gaze when I looked back... He was a young, neatly groomed African American man with short hair—clean-shaven, medium frame and build—wearing bright, clean prison whites. He looked immediately familiar to me, like everyone I’d grown up with, friends from school, people I played sports or music with, someone I’d talk to on the street about the weather.