John Green and David Levithan use foreshadowing to give away portions of the plot in Will Grayson, Will Grayson. In the text, two boys by the name of Will Grayson - One going by Will solely while the other prefers Grayson - meet under unfortunate circumstances. Will had been tricked into a relationship under false pretenses. He was dating a boy online by the name of Isaac only to have it revealed on the day of their planned face-to-face date that it had been Will’s friend Maura all along. She had used the name Isaac and had orchestrated the entire thing, puppeteering with Will’s emotions, to out him as gay. Green and Levithan foreshadow this exchange through Maura's speech. During the high point in Isaac's and and Will’s relationship, Maura comes in several times confronting him on topics that, originally, seem odd for her to even …show more content…
When it becomes revealed to Will that Maura had lied to him and Isaac was nothing but fiction, he grows upset. Crestfallen, Will bumps into Grayson and Grayson aid in mending Will’s broken heart. However, he is unable to do so successfully so he introduces his best friend by saying, “‘And you better get down on your knees and thank the sweet Lord, because man, Tiny, have I got a guy for you’” (Green and Levithan 114). This statement from Grayson regarding Tiny meeting Will is posed in a certain way for a reason. Green and Levithan make it so that Grayson is offering up Will for Tiny entirely, making the entire exchange sound romantic, when in the beginning it was entirely platonic. However, this assertion from Grayson actually comes to pass as Will and Grayson explore a romantic relationship gradually as the story progresses. Will and Tiny embark on a healthy relationship that helps Will through his depression. Said relationship was foreshadowed by Grayson’s declaration implying that he had found the perfect someone for