Similar Ideas of Fate in Oedipus the King, by Sophocles...
The play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, shares very similar ideas of fate as the movie Crash.
Fate is the idea that the outcome of events are out of our control, that your life is predetermined.
Both of these works use the idea that one cannot escape their fate, that it is set and nothing can
change it. However, in Oedipus the King, Oedipus believes that he can escape or change his fate
while the characters in Crash do not even try to. In the play, Oedipus the King, Oedipus believes
that he can control his fate, however, he realizes that he cannot so tries to escape it. Oedipus has a
tragic flaw, he does not see the truth and only believes what he wants to. When the blind prophet
Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the cause of Thebes ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This puts Daniel in a potentially dangerous situation that is out of his control. After finding his
shop in shambles, Farhad goes to Daniel s house to confront him and demands his money back.
While they are disputing, Daniel s young daughter runs out and jumps on him, shocking Farhad
and causing him to shoot. Luckily, the bullets are blanks and Daniel s daughter is completely
unharmed. This situation was out of Daniel s control, it was not his fault and he could do nothing
about Farhad, who had acted on his emotions and assumptions. This film tries to show that no
matter how hard people try to break their stereotypes, others will still judge them. Crash exposes
that racial stereotypes are still a big issue in the 21st century, which I agree with. People often do
follow stereotypes, even though they try not to. Also, people do not want to be judged according to
stereotypes but, they still participate in acts that feed them. An example of this from Crash is
Anthony s character. He complains about being stereotyped but then steals Jean s car, feeding a
typical African American stereotype. In the movie, Anthony encounters Cameron when attempting
to steal his car and fails because Cameron is not scared of him, just ashamed. Cameron says to
Anthony, Look at me. You embarrass me. You embarrass yourself. , which I can relate to my own
personal experiences. There are times when people represent my races poorly and embarrass many
others, including me. I
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