LITERATURE
Literature: The Determinist Philosophy
The determinist philosophy is about the life events that stem from previous causes and reasons before the actual event. They could be in the form of overlapping desires or motivations of humans that lead to certain results or consequences in life. This philosophy is evident in Theodore Dreisers Sister Carrie, illustrated with plot events examples.
Since Carrie was nave and inexperienced but passionate, her desire to leave her place with her unconscious illusion of happiness allowed her to reach urban lifestyles. The environmental factors and her intrinsic nature and factors of personality took her to what she desired: money, beauty, fame, and social prominence.
In contrast, Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shows a clear example of individualism, and that person makes his own decisions that would lead him to his final consequences. Huckleberrys own decision to fake his death to get out of being civilized. His independence led him to choose paths that practically helped him raise himself. Although he was mischievous, he relied on himself rather than relying on the pre-set rules of society.
Although the people present in his surroundings or environment tried to affect him as a strong factor in his life, such as forcing him to quit smoking and become civilized, Huckleberry refused to do so. He chose his path of individualism and did not leave his habits that he did not want to shun for long. He believed that his environmental and social factors could not determine his fate instead of what Carrie experienced. The people in her life shaped her thoughts and future consequences that led her to wealth and popularity since she lacked freedom and liberation from her past life existence since childhood, which caused her naivety.
References
Lama, P. (2017). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A quest for freedom. International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies, 4(4), 294-298. http://www.ijelr.in/4.4.17/294-298%20Dr%20PRABHA%20LAMA.pdf
Sudhiro, C.N. (2017). Determinism as seen through the main character and the setting in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser [Undergraduate thesis, Sanata Dharma University]. USD Repository. https://repository.usd.ac.id/12036/2/134214096_full.pdf
