Controlling Destiny In America, a citizen expects a storybook life. A life which has a controlled destiny is ideal. The American dream is based on making enough money to own a house and finding a mate. Money becomes the main part of the dream, and is expected to make the dream become a reality. Europe, however, is quite different. Europe is not about capitalism; it is about the family one belongs to and how much …showed first 75 words of 2286 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2286 total…his limited control of destiny, then he can see the realism in his life. Christopher Newman does this in The American. He tries to create a destiny for himself, and in the end realizes that he wasn’t realistic. Newman finds that his destiny cannot be controlled, and then finds the compromise between his freewill and destiny in order to accept his future. If destiny is not controlled, the best things will happen in life.