Post by annajowaisas on Nov 1, 2014 19:26:40 GMT
Perry's statement is very interesting to me and stirs up a lot of questions. We see how Perry believes he has premonitions but is in no place to change what will happen. Do you believe in fate? For me, it is vey hard to determine where I, as a person, am to be 25 years from now. How could I possibly know? Sure I have a plan, as many people do, but there is nothing stopping me from having an accident tomorrow and it changing my entire life. In the book, Dick seems skeptical of Perry's beliefs as I am right now. Many people believe in God, or a superior figure looking down upon us and controlling (or not controlling) what's happening. As of this part in the book, we don't know Perry's or Dick's specific beliefs in religion or fate. Maybe by admitting this, Perry shows us a part of him that believes in God, and maybe that shapes his reaction and guilt to what he's done. Dick on the other hand shows the reader how he is not worried and shows no emotion to what he's done, alluding to the fact of his non-belief. All of these things -- fate, religion, destiny -- are intertwined with one another. For me, it's plain and simple: I don't know, and I can't know for sure. Perry sees it differently and when he ends up caught red handed, maybe that's exactly where he thinks he should be.