Reflection: Fate and Destiny!

When I read the lecture, the first thing that stood out to me was the theme of fate and destiny. I liked when you said "that you are locked into things and have little if any choice in the outcome of your life." This is depressing. And if life is indeed seen through this perspective then it is meaningless."  I had never thought about fate and destiny as something negative. I always had the common perception that things would work out for the best. But I can see how in Germany this idea of fate and destiny can make the germans feel hopeless. After the war, they were annihilated economically and nationally. The country was condemned and frowned upon by the whole world so their sense of national pride was destroyed. It seems natural that the Dada artists would reject this idea of fate and destiny because it would mean that they were resigned to this fate that was bestowed upon them.