I think that this attitude is a perfectly logical result of having the ability to see the future—though I would like to mention several things. First it may be unnecessary to explore and explain the Oracle’s outlook on life if she is just a one-off character, though this is just a story choice.
The second thing is just phrasing. What you are describing is not nihilism but fatalism. The idea that things will happen as they will and fighting “fate” Is useless.
One third thing I forgot to mention. Your characterization of the Oracle also depends on the nature of the future and her powers. Is the future set in stone or does it change either from moment to moment or based upon momentous actions and choices?
If it is the first then yes fatalism makes sense. If the future does change/can be changed, not so much.
Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the snake. — Edgar Walllace
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I also think my oracle will be unreliable ever since she separated from her six conjoined sisters. While she can predict some events happening exactly, her readings and fortune-tellings are vaguer so her predictions eventually come correct. For instance, my protagonist returns home "mostly intact" and the other girl "falls."
Edited by TheWhistleTropes on May 28th 2020 at 12:44:10 PM
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In the story I am currently writing, my protagonist and the girl she met in a cave visit a fortune-teller on the beach. I have thought about it, and if a fortune-teller saw everybody else's future, she would just let everything happen as it goes and not fret about it. Would this nihilism make sense or would it be an unnecessary detail to the oracle's character?
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