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The Flash Free Will Theme

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To begin, the medium that represents this philosophical theme of free will vs. destiny, is The Flash, a fictional TV show series. Provided that, The Flash is about a kid, named Barry Allen that loses his mother when he was 11 years old by a bizarre incident, which resulted in his father being falsely convicted of his mother’s death. After, years later Barry is struck by this energy force that changes his life forever because he becomes extremely fast. Also, he discovers that he loves being the Flash because he enjoys saving people’s lives from other evil “meta humans” like him. Above all, the majority of superhero fiction shows, portray a variety of themes within each episode, but predominantly free will and destiny are common themes illustrated

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