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Travis's Destiny In The Movie 'Taxi Driver'

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Some people might believe that one’s destiny is determined by the decision that one makes while others might believe that destiny is already written and there is no way of changing it. In the movie Taxi Driver, the audience is able to see how Travis at one point believes both theories at different points of the movie. Travis was honorably discharged from the Marines and is a lonely man suffering from insomnia. He tries to take control of his life and make his own destiny by looking for a job as a taxi driver and find a companion. Well things did not go according to Travis plan and results in him thinking that destiny is already written for him and that he must go fulfill what destiny has chosen for him. Travis believes that he is predestined

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