Fate is a major symbol in Rook. It, accompanied by the colors black and white, appears throughout the book.The main antagonist in the book, LeBlanc, worships fate as a goddess and consults Her before he makes important decisions. He believes that it is fate that wants him to rule Paris and the region of Allemande. Fate, although at first a seemingly unimportant thing, becomes a major part of many of the life-or-death situations towards the second half of Rook.The flipping of a coin, an act that "invokes the Goddess", is another form in which fate appears throughout the book. The symbol of fate explores the idea of the human preoccupation with destiny and the idea of living in a society like the one in Rook where everything hinges on 50/50 odds.
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