One of the discussions we had in class was that if time travel was/is possible why doesn't somebody go back in time and Kill hitler? the answer is: because Nobody went back in time and killed Hitler.
Manhattan knew that Comedian would kill that woman and nothing to stop it because, he did nothing to stop it. He can't change what has already happend and to him IT HAS already happened. Same thing with Laurie, he makes the clones of himself for her during sex and then tells her "This is when you leave me". This how ever does not discount the idea of choice.
one of the things i have always found interesting about Manhattan is the idea of the struggle between predestination and choice. Manhattan kind of inhabits both, or maybe is trapped between both.
It is funny that it is Science that kinda proves to Manhattan (and only science COULD prove it to him) that miracles CAN happen. That even though many things "Will happen as they are meant to" small chances (like him getting stuck in the reactor) or thermodynamic miracles (such as laurie). it's all very poetic. Laurie would not have happened if her mother had not made a choice a choice that was surprising in and of itself, even making that choice the chance that through that one choice Laurie would be concieved is the thermodynamic miracle.
It is only when he realizes, and reconnects with his humanity that he acknowledges the HUMAN factor. because through out the book he has almost completely lost touch with his humanity.
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One of the discussions we had in class was that if time travel was/is possible why doesn't somebody go back in time and Kill hitler? the answer is: because Nobody went back in time and killed Hitler.
Manhattan knew that Comedian would kill that woman and nothing to stop it because, he did nothing to stop it. He can't change what has already happend and to him IT HAS already happened. Same thing with Laurie, he makes the clones of himself for her during sex and then tells her "This is when you leave me". This how ever does not discount the idea of choice.
one of the things i have always found interesting about Manhattan is the idea of the struggle between predestination and choice. Manhattan kind of inhabits both, or maybe is trapped between both.
It is funny that it is Science that kinda proves to Manhattan (and only science COULD prove it to him) that miracles CAN happen. That even though many things "Will happen as they are meant to" small chances (like him getting stuck in the reactor) or thermodynamic miracles (such as laurie). it's all very poetic. Laurie would not have happened if her mother had not made a choice a choice that was surprising in and of itself, even making that choice the chance that through that one choice Laurie would be concieved is the thermodynamic miracle.
It is only when he realizes, and reconnects with his humanity that he acknowledges the HUMAN factor. because through out the book he has almost completely lost touch with his humanity.