Fate and Destiny

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Fate and Destiny In W. W. Jacob’s short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” and Alexander Pushkin’s poem, “The Bridegroom”, they raise questions about fate, destiny, and making choices. People interfere with their life for different reasons, such as to satisfy their greediness. Fate cannot rule a person’s life, but he who is intelligent and clever is capable to control it. In “The Bridegroom”, the main character manages to hold authority over her own fate by performing discerningly. For example, Natasha shows her action to modify her fate by stating, “I will tell you why as best I can. My soul knows no rest, day and night I weep; an evil dream oppresses me” (Pushkin 61). This shows how Natasha arranges to tell her story in an intelligent way to the people and the bridegroom; if she had chose to accuse the bridegroom without saying what she said, people wouldn't have listened to her as carefully as they would have. Also, because Natasha decided to change her fate with a good choice, this allowed her to live and not be killed by the bridegroom. In addition, because of Natasha’s attempt to control her destiny, the evil bride groom is “…bound, judged, put to death. Natasha is famous” (Pushkin 64). You can see by this that Natasha was able to determine her own fate successfully. Because Natasha chose to make the right decision for her fate, she was able to avoid from marrying an evil, wicked man and continue to have a better life. Because one has authority over their own fate, one should take action to use that authority to shape their life. In “The Monkey’s Paw”, the characters didn't consider the possibilities when they made their choice but manage to choose their destiny in the end of the story. For example, the Whites choose their fate by wishing for 200 pounds, even after the Sergeant Major’s warning about the monkey’s paw, commenting, “I warn you of the consequences”
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