Destiny In The Truman Show

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The Power of One’s Decision Destiny, also known as fate, is said to control the outcome of one's life. However, does destiny really determine what occurs in people’s lives on a daily basis or is it just a convenient excuse when things don’t go as planned? The Truman Show is a 1998 film directed by Peter Weir that shows us that the decisions we make define our destiny rather than our destiny defining our decisions. Without knowing, Truman Burbank has been the star of a reality television show since birth. Having no control of the events that happen in his life, Truman decides to get out of the town that seems to keep him hostage. Truman could have decided to let Christof, the creator of his world, keep him in Seahaven for the rest of his …show more content…

Everyone knows the truth about Truman’s life but him. The audience, the characters, Christof - everybody but Truman knows the false sense of reality of his world. There have been a few close calls where Truman almost found out the true nature of his life. One evening on the beach, Lauren, the love of his life tried to tell Truman that he was living in a fake world and that everyone he knew was lying to him. Christof intervened and prevented Lauren from revealing the whole story. Everyone knew but Truman, therefore making this an example of dramatic irony. The use of this metafictional element gives the audience of the show the power to change Truman’s destiny. All it takes is one person to break character or break onto the set to reveal to Truman the truth. Lauren felt that what Christof was doing to Truman was wrong and Truman had the right to know. This example shows us that one little decision to tell someone something they didn’t previously know, has the power to change someone’s life. Little did Truman know, Lauren’s words were what would someday change his destiny. To conclude, every single one of us has the power to change not only our life but the life of others with the decisions we

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