Fate versus Free Will: Dave Boyle
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SummaryThe 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.
Table of Contents- The explicit mention of fate occurs only once in regard to Dave Boyle in Dennis Lehane's Mystic River.
- It was a decision made by free will that caused Dave Boyle to be at Sean Devine's house.
- Dave's struggle with fate and free will that is explicitly noted at the beginning of this paper.
- One of the most significant realizations of Dave's battle between fate and free will.
- Even when Dave was coming into his hang over from his previously drunk state he felt fate vibrate through him.
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