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It depends a lot on the specifics. In some stories, the drama occurs in large part because the hero is unwilling to accept his fate, but once he does it is smooth sailing. Or he struggles until some incident happens that awakens his latent powers (Eragon is one such character, but it is not an uncommon trope). A lot of books from the late 90's and early 2000's open with the protagonist being stuck in some terrible situation and saved due to reasons entirely outside of his control (The most famous example being Harry Potter). You can still have an interesting story like this, but it is undeniable that the main characters did not have to put in effort in order to get saved. Even in stories that execute the trope well, the protagonist continues to receive opportunities due to his innate talent and birthright. In Harry Potter this is executed well and often in creative ways. Take The camber of Secrets, which has a lot of fun with how people idolize celebrities. But in more lazily written stories, such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice basically every important event of the movie happens due to his inborn talents, and it appears that when he overcomes ultimate evil in the final showdown (resulting in him getting the girl) it is completely down to fate rather than any kind of earned competence.
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