Fate vs Choice: Anton Chigurh and True Grit

In the book  No Country for Old Men  Anton Chigurh tells Carla before killing her:

          I had no say in the matter.  Every moment in your life is a
          turning and every one is a choosing.  Somewhere you made a
          choice.  All followed to this.  The accounting is scrupulous.
          The shape is drawn.  No line can be erased.  I had no belief in
          your ability to move a coin to your bidding.  How could you?
          A person's path through the world seldom changes and even
          more seldom will it change abruptly.  And the shape of your
          path was visible from the beginning.

1)  Apply this quote to the film True Grit - how does this relate to Mattie's desire for vengeance?  How does the choices involved in revenge against Tom Chaney end up changing Mattie's life?  Could things have changed? How?  What role does fate play in your own life?  Do we really have 'free choices'?

2)  The opening and ending soundtrack plays and old hymn called 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms' -

 What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
 leaning on the everlasting arms;
 what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
 leaning on the everlasting arms.
 Leaning, leaning,
 safe and secure from all alarms;
 leaning, leaning,
 leaning on the everlasting arms.

- Why is this important?  How does this apply to Mattie?  Does Mattie change?  If so how?

True Grit -- The Paper

We are going to ease back into our writing with a short criticism, one that actually borders on a review. Follow the structural guidelines of this assignment as they are outlined below. I do not care if you do not like this assignment. You will oblige me. I reckon that I can be offering you time in class to complete this mission.

Paragraph One: An introduction, something that establishes your like or dislike for the film while opening with an interesting, maybe personal (?), anecdotal connection to the film or one of its elements.