Bend It Like Beckham Analysis
Sometimes in life we do things we wish we’d never done. Some we wish we could replay a million times in our head, but it’s that one thing in our life we won’t forgive ourselves for. We wish we could do it over and over again. In the book The Alchemist and in the film Bend it like Beckham both protagonists never give up on following their dreams when people try to stop them from looking forward, and pursuing their personal legends.
In the novel The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho writes about the journey that Santiago takes to conquer his personal legend. The film Bend it like Beckham bases off the storyline of Jess’ ambition to become a soccer player despite the fact that her parents loathe on her playing. Both protagonists go through obstacles …show more content…
In Coelho's writing, he illustrates what’s going on with metaphors. In other words, he uses Santiago's sheep as a way of showing someone that is ignorant of his personal calling. With this in mind, he also uses the wind as a way of showing that he is virtually close to his treasure. Likewise, Jess has the burning desire to overcome and beat her dreams because her motivation are her parents they keep. On the other hand, if you look at the difference between Santiago and Jess. Santiago meets an endless string of people that help him first find out what is his personal legend is and how to achieve it. Santiago meets the gypsy woman, the king of Salem, the Crystal merchant, and the alchemist. The gypsy woman is a palm-reader who takes money from others in order to look deeper into their future. She is the one that leads Santiago to look for a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. The King of Salem pushes him to go after his dream warning him about omens he must find. He also met the alchemist who teaches him the soul of the World. Jess meets one character that convinces her to keep on going with her dreams. Her friend displays her to try to make it to soccer practice. She portrays what a life might be like if she goes further on with her dreams. Jess decides to follow her own future, not what any others have made for
In the novel The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho writes about the journey that Santiago takes to conquer his personal legend. The film Bend it like Beckham bases off the storyline of Jess’ ambition to become a soccer player despite the fact that her parents loathe on her playing. Both protagonists go through obstacles …show more content…
In Coelho's writing, he illustrates what’s going on with metaphors. In other words, he uses Santiago's sheep as a way of showing someone that is ignorant of his personal calling. With this in mind, he also uses the wind as a way of showing that he is virtually close to his treasure. Likewise, Jess has the burning desire to overcome and beat her dreams because her motivation are her parents they keep. On the other hand, if you look at the difference between Santiago and Jess. Santiago meets an endless string of people that help him first find out what is his personal legend is and how to achieve it. Santiago meets the gypsy woman, the king of Salem, the Crystal merchant, and the alchemist. The gypsy woman is a palm-reader who takes money from others in order to look deeper into their future. She is the one that leads Santiago to look for a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. The King of Salem pushes him to go after his dream warning him about omens he must find. He also met the alchemist who teaches him the soul of the World. Jess meets one character that convinces her to keep on going with her dreams. Her friend displays her to try to make it to soccer practice. She portrays what a life might be like if she goes further on with her dreams. Jess decides to follow her own future, not what any others have made for