Theodore Dreiser "An American Tragedy"
The main character, Clyde, turned out to be in a very difficult situation, he just couldn't find the right solution. He was in hopeless desperation at that moment and this dream showed him that he has no way to escape and every decision to go forward or turn back will be fatal for himself.
Actually, I believe that some people have such a flair to dream prophetically. But that's not about me. I dream rarely and usually it's doesn't make any sense. It can be situations which already took place or something I was thinking about before going to sleep. But sometimes I notice the situations called dejavu, when you the situation or just some details seems very familiar to you as you've already been there and feel it. Who knows, maybe I've been dreaming about it...