Indian Horse

Foreshadowing is a warning or indication about something that is going to happen (a future event).

“It’s because I’m Indian, isn’t it?”
He drove with both hands on the wheel, looking straight ahead. “Yes,” he said.
“Do they hate me?”
“They don’t hate you, Saul.”
“Well, what, then?”
“They think it’s their game.”
“Is it?”
I could hear the crack of our tires in the frost on the road. “It’s God’s game,” he said.
“Where’s God now, then?” I asked.
He gripped the wheel harder as the ruddy face of St. Jerome’s slid into view at the crest of the ridge.”

Wagamese, Richard. Indian Horse. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. Chapter 23.

Father Leboutilier's repeated attempts to force a Christian framework on Saul, and his failure to reckon with the realities of the racism Saul faces, foreshadow his disregard for Saul's autonomy and complacency in St. Jerome's assimilationist project.