The Time Traveller's Husband

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In the end people are intertwined by fate Like a puppet master controlling a scene, events unfold in front of someone without their will. In the story The time traveller's wife Henry tries to conquer Fate through medicine and therapy , ultimately is unable to do so as Things start to not go as planned. When Henry visits his doctor he tries to tell him why he can not cure his disorder: "I asked if you understood why it won't work[ Mr. Kendrick] Um yeah. I try to pull my head together.’’ It won't work because my immune system is fucked up. And because I'm old. And because there too many genes involved ’’(Niffenegger 447). Even though he tried many things to control his abrupt time travels, his course was set so that he can not succeed in

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