A Man Called Ove Literary Analysis

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One of the most consistent themes in A Man Called Ove so far is Tradition versus progress but the narrator has touched upon a new theme in the last few pages, the existence of destiny. "She believed in destiny. That all roads you walk in life," in one way or another, lead to what has been predetermined for you... But to him, destiny was "someone." (Backman 71) The "She" that believed in a predetermined life was Ove 's beloved wife, the woman who brought color into his life, his predetermined someone. Ove wholeheartedly believed that she was meant to be in his life. That every decision he had ever made from turning in the missing wallet when he was eight to buying his first Saab brought them together. So using this line of thinking, was it fate