But I do not feel that this book adequately proves that life's not fair. In fact I think that William Goldman's statement that “life isn't fair” is an inconclusive remark.
“But I must never love again.”(Goldman 56) Buttercup says in chapter one, (after she gets news of Westley being killed by dread pirate Roberts) is a perfect example of how “Life isn't fair” However, not too much later, in chapter five, William Goldman states that both Buttercup and Westley, once they are reunited, (after Buttercup found out Westley wasn't dead) admitted that, “Without any qualifications whatsoever, they were a little more than glad to see each other.”(Goldman 154) Which disproves William Goldman's statement that “Life isn't fair” Therefore I believe that the remark “Life isn't fair” in an inconclusive statement for this book.
In the book The Princess Bride there are a lot of events that make it seem like life is going to be perfect and Buttercup and Westley are going to live happily ever after. For instance when Buttercup finally realizes that she loves Westley and then Westley tells her that he had loved her sense the day he had meet her. On the other hand, William Goldman makes it seem like life cannot go on when buttercup is in the prince room trying to decide which knife to kill herself with “She pulled it from the wall and put it to her heart.”(Goldman 272) This consequently shows that William Goldman's book is just like the ups and downs, or the tide, of real life.
In the end of the book(where Inigo, Fezzik, Buttercup, And Westley are being chased by prince humperdink, and prince hupmerdink is a lot closer than they thought he was) When you fist read it, it seems to lean more towards proving life's not fair. Though if you really just take a minute to think about it. It happens to be a great example of the fairness and unfairness, ups and downs, of life. “They were, admittedly, startled, but there was no reason to worry…However, this was before Inigo's wound reopened; and Westley relapsed again; and Fezzik took the wrong turn; and Buttercup's horse threw a shoe.”(Goldman 282) Therefore I do not believe The Princess Bride adequately shows that “Life isn't fair.”
