ones free will is the power of an opinion, an opinion of ones own which is something

they agree with whole-heartedly. Not everyone believes the same thing. Those whose

opinions are different, will argue forever or until an agreement is made. These personal

opinions come from influences along the road of life. In Henry Kreisel's The Broken

Globe, the father and son have very different views on the world. The contrasting

opinions of Nick Solchuk and his father were developed through the influences of

individuals in their lives and their surrounding environment; these factors close the

fathers' mind, but awaken Nicks.

Nick and his father have very opposite outlooks of the way the universe works.

There is a continuous conflict in their relationship because of this. The father's beliefs are based...