Fate versus Free Will: Dave Boyle
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- A decision made by free will
- Dave's struggle with fate and free will
- The most significant realizations of Dave's battle
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
The explicit mention of fate occurs only once in regard to dave boyle in Dennis Lehane's Mystic River, but the battle between fate and free will in his life is evident throughout the novel. dave boyle, a tragic character, has little free will to change the pre-determined forces that have shaped his life. The opening line of the novel "When Sean Devine and Jimmy Marcus were kids..." reflects the plotline and the characters. This opening fatefully situates dave boyle into the slot of a less significant person. Before he peaked as a baseball star in high school, he was the sort of kid who was only invited to the movies because he knew all of the lines and could recite them as entertainment, not because anyone particularly liked him.
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