Similarities Between Oedipus And Araby

The motif of a predestined fate is visited throughout each novel and short story. These fates are also shared with the other characters in these stories. The similar traits of each main character were the overestimation of themselves and their own power which lead to their unfortunate fate. The character of Briony was impressionable and could not see the reality of the world, much like the nameless main character of Araby. Oedipus knew of his fate but did not know of his past that lead to his ironic end. The deliberate blindness to the truth and knowledge by the main characters in each story leads to the inevitable and disappointing fate of themselves and those around them.
In each narrative the characters had a predestined fate. In Oedipus