A Psychological Study of Fate in Arthur Miller’s The Man Who Had All the Luck

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Rachna Rathore
Dr. S. K. Yadav

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Fate plays a big role in human life. It is also known as luck, destiny, and fortune. People believe that fate is not under the control of man. They have a wrong interpretation of fate because they connect the entire situation  with fate. This paper explains the psychological concept of fate revealed in the play, The Man Who Had All the Luck, written by Arthur Miller. Miller tells the power of mind brilliantly rather than the fate in this play. This play is not only a social study but also a psychological study. This paper focuses on the fate and chance of man. People value fate without knowing the power of mind which is responsible for their destruction. Through the characters of the play, we can understand the importance of choices in our life. Fate is not responsible for our failure or success but our choices or decisions are responsible. That is why, Arthur Miller has said about the play, “trying to weigh how much of our lives is a result of our character and how much is a result of our destiny” (Arthur Miller, xix).

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Rachna Rathore, and Dr. S. K. Yadav. “A Psychological Study of Fate in Arthur Miller’s The Man Who Had All the Luck”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 5, no. 3, Aug. 2020, pp. 56-60, doi:10.53032/tcl.2020.5.3.08.
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