In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses foreshadowing to suggest the idea that John will sacrifice his life for Day. At this point in the story, Day is in his cell before his execution. He has a dream about his home during this time. In the dream, John protects Day from a police officer because the police officer was hurting Day. Day then wakes up and thinks longer about the dream, when the author says, “I’m not a superstitious person, but when I wake from this dream, this painfully clear memory of John, I have the most horrible feeling in my chest. I would rather die than see them hurt you. And I have a sudden fear that somehow, someway, what he said in the dream will come true.” (Lu 275). This scene reveals that the concern of Day regarding
