Spoiler alert: In Freewill, freewill is a major theme. Okay, maybe that's not such a spoiler… you guessed that from the title. It sure takes Will a long time to realize that he can control his own destiny, though, and he spends a whole lot of time wallowing in his fate. In this book, fate and freewill aren't mutually exclusive from one another. Instead, fate seems to be what happens to you—like, say, your parents dying in a murder-suicide—and freewill is all about what you do with these developments. Can you wallow? Absolutely. But you can also choose to live fully.
Questions About Fate and Free Will
- What are the forces driving causing Will to dislike himself so much?
- How does Will take responsibility for his parents' deaths?
- How is Will not responsible for his predicament? How is Will responsible for his predicament?
- What action on Will's part will make it possible for him to leave Special Programs?
Chew on This
Sometimes you need fate to intervene in order to help you imagine a brighter future.
You can't control fate—it can bring bad just as easily as good—so what matters most is freewill.