In the short story, The Fortune-Teller, the fortune-teller is constantly trying to make sure that Camillo and Rita don't think that Villela knows about his wife's affair. The fortune-teller is a very sinister character who tells people exactly what they want to hear. She uses metaphors to appear wise and acts as if she knows Camillo's fate. Unfortunately for Camillo, he doesn't stand for anything so he ends up believing whatever the fortune-teller tells him. The fortune-teller gives Camillo false hope that everything is going to be all right, which eventually leads to his death. The false hope given to Camillo by the fortune-teller reminds me of the scene in The Dark Knight when Harvey Dent tells Rachel that she will be okay while they were both tied up in separate warehouses.
Much like the fortune-teller, Harvey Dent also lets Rachel know that everything was going to be okay while they were in danger. Harvey Dent and Rachel were both tied up and Harvey told Rachel that people were coming for her and that she would make it out safely. In the end, the police end up coming for Harvey and Rachel dies from a bomb explosion in the warehouse. The quote I chose by the fortune-teller shows that the fortune-teller let Camillo know that he was going to be all right and that he should leave in peace because Villela was not going to hurt him. Since the fortune-teller gave Camillo this hope, he no longer was afraid of Villela and even laughed that he had been afraid. Camillo ends up going to visit Villela and is killed with two gunshots.
These two instances where people are given false hope makes me think about how I do not like it when people tell people that everything will be all right when there is a chance that everything will not be all right. If you feel that something bad might happen, you should never act as if everything will be all right. Making it seem like everything will be all right is bad because if something actually bad does happen, that person you told will be devastated and will lose all trust in you next time. It is okay to comfort a person when something bad might occur, but you should be real with the person and prepare them for what could occur. If the fortune-teller warned Camillo that Villela wanted to kill him, Camillo would not have gone to Villela's house and would still be alive. In The Dark Knight, I understand that Harvey was trying to comfort Rachel, but if I were him, I wouldn't have made it seem like everything was going to be okay, I would have at least said good-bye just in case.
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