While reading Little, Big, I was fascinated by the idea of The Tale and the tarot cards, mostly due to their sense of predestination. The Drinkwater family's concern with knowing the future of their lives and the ability to predict it was foreign to me, yet lured me in. I understand the value in knowing the future to be able to adequately prepare, but does that not take away some of our independence and freedom as humans? Are we really cast in some fated play without knowing it or do we create our own destinies? These are just a few reasons I would like to more deeply look at The Tale and the idea of predestination, which I suppose will end up tying to the greater idea of fate.
A few things I will discuss in my paper:
-What is the Tale as it relates to the Drinkwaters? What is its relation to their lives and why are they focused on predicting it?
- In The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, is the book simply a comparison to the narrator/Alphonse's life or does it have greater implications as the revealing of the Tale?
-Looking back, where can instances or faith in the Tale be found in books we read earlier this semester?
-What does the modern world make of the concept of the Tale?
-Looking at religion, specifically Christianity, what do they think about predestination?
-Does predicting the Tale change anything or does it simply lead to the predicted outcome through a roundabout way?
-Do I personally believe in the Tale and predestination?
-If the Tale is a true concept, what does that mean for us as humans? Does it devalue our lives and minds at all?
I currently have a lot of thoughts on the Tale and the idea of predestination, but I will need to consolidate them and research to come to more concrete opinions rather than just have a jumble of comments.
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