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Fate And Free Will In Slumdog Millionaire
sayIntroduction - In Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire, it's Jamal's choices and his character that affect the course of his life; that lead him to Latika. However Jamal would never have made them without his belief in that Latika was his destiny. In the film fate and freewill are continually playing a part in all lives, but are most evident in the lives of Latika and Jamal.

Jamal's as well as other character affects the course of his life which leads him to Latika. Throughout the film It’s Jamal’s’, as well as other characters in the film contributions that affect the course of his life and which essentially lead him to Latika. There are many instances of this, when Salim lets go of Latika’s hand on the train instead of helping her
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Body 3: How fate and freewill are intertwined with each other, give examples of this
T – In slumdog millionaire fate and freewill are a continual reoccutance especially in the lives of Latika and Jamal.
E – This is illustrated when Jamal is working at the call centre and locating his brother on the computers database, this would be a choice. Jamal then follows his brother after becoming suspicious with Salim’s association with a gangster, this another example of a choice. Jamal then happens to see Latika, this is fate; Jamal then pretends to be a dishwasher, choice. Another instance of when fate and freewill occur is when Salim gives his mobile phone to Latika, a choice, and then on the show Jamal calls thinking his brother would answer but Latika answers, fate. Another example of how fate and freewill are closely linked in this film is when Jamal runs into the blind singer Arvind, fate; the blind singer tells him where to find Latika, fate.
L – These scenes show us how fate and freewill are intertwined with each other. Because without the decisions made by Jamal and others Latika and Jamal would have never

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