Jorge Luis Borges 'The Garden Of Forking Paths'

Fate is a theory.Why? Because we cannot prove that it really exists, but we still believe that it does by faith. Fate can be a controversial subject to talk about at times. Some people will state various opinions on fate based on their morals or their critical way of thinking and as a result, throughout this essay I will explain how the theory of fate works using outside sources and by exemplifying two particular short stories which have helped me with my research. "The Garden of Forking Paths" written by Jorge Luis Borges: an asian man by the name Yu Tsun is a british agent who has blown his cover; is running for his life as he is being chased down by his former leader and has a mysterious encounter with a stranger and fate. "Happy Endings" is a story with many plots in which the author places the two main characters, Mary and John, in different life situations they must deal with, but always end-up the same: dead. These two short stories differ in many aspects, specially in their plots. My main focus will be on their similarities in fate and how their characters are affected by it. In overall, my purpose for choosing this topic is to discuss about something controversial that many people would find unusual to speak of; to learn how this may affect or is related to our daily lives in society; how fate can be related to other subjects and finally, to gain greater insight into this topic. Fate has been a part of our lives since we were born and even in farther back