Essay On Fate Vs Free Will

Both fate and free will heavily affect the plot and they can be key factors in why major events happen. Free will within the protagonists’ control and it is what they want to do. In this case, the protagonist is driving the plot and causing major events to occur. The events that occur because of free will are usually expected to the reader and other characters. Fate, on the other hand, is completely out of the protagonists’ control. Fate causes unexpected events to occur and it can cause some of the most important events in a novel. Both fate and free will greatly affect the plot and cause major events to occur. In the novel, A Room With a View by E. M. Forster, fate and free will are extremely important. In this novel, fate plays a larger role than free will, but they both drastically alter the life of the protagonist, Lucy. Fate and free will are shown as important parts of the novel in several situations; Lucy’s first encounter with the

Even though the majority of the major events were caused by fate, the final, major event is up to free will. During the early parts of the book, Lucy makes several decisions to counteract fate. She leaves Florence early to get away from George, she avoids him as much as possible and she also tells him that she will not even talk to him anymore, “I cannot even talk to you… Go, please” (Forster 154). Even though fate brought the, together she is trying to avoid him. Lucy feels like she can not allow herself to fall for George even if she has feelings for him. After talking to George she realizes that she can not marry Cecil anymore and she does not love him, “I can’t marry you and you will thank me for saying so one day” (Forster 158). Later on. when she is talking to Mr. Emerson, she changes her mind. Mr. Emmerson begs her, “Marry George, Miss. Honeychurch” (Forster 190). Even though fat was responsible for the majority of the events in the book, Free will also played a large part in the ending and how Lucy’s marriage