Books · 1989
I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you’re in control.
— Amy Tan · The Joy Luck Club
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker tentatively replaces a belief in control with the possibility that fate was directing events all along. Faith is reconsidered as something that created the feeling of control. The word 'maybe' keeps the thought uncertain, giving the realization a questioning rather than settled tone.
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