color‚ texture‚ and shapes‚ but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or her intention. While applying Fosters teaching’s to Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ the main character‚ Santiago’s journey becomes more than a journey- it turns into a quest. Simple drinks and foods turn symbolic into acts of communion and while weather is often overlooked‚ it becomes a key element. Santiago has a reoccurring
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Cooper Ward Mrs. Milligan English 1 Block 7 15 September 2015 The Alchemist CDW In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the main character Santiago starts off okay with being told what to do in life but becomes confident and brave in what he does. Early in the book he decides that he wants to travel‚ But ever since he had been a child‚ he had wanted to know the world‚ and this was much more important to him than knowing God and
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after he meets various sources of inspirations. Similarly‚ during The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ a boy named Santiago discovers his ability to fulfill actions for himself with the help of many mentors who he meets on his journey. Journeys allow individuals to encounter new people and ideas which ultimately lead them to trust their own intuition instead of seeking guidance from others. At the beginning of both The Alchemist and Fahrenheit 451‚ the protagonists voluntarily complete actions
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Some people said their life is like Truman’s life. Because their life were control of another. And they’re not living in their own life. To know who really we are‚ we need to do the same thing like Truman did. The Truman Show is kind a parallel with Allegory of the Cave because Truman and the prisoners both were trapped in some’s cage. They didn’t know their reality is not real. The escape prisoner and Truman were finally discovered the truth outside the world. They realize their past is nothing but
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The Alchemist – Book Report "The Alchemist" is a fascinating‚ breath-taking drama novel‚ written by the amazing Paulo Coelho. The story begins with Santiago – a young lonely shepherd‚ who just woke up after spending his night in an abandoned church in Spain. Santiago makes his way to Tarifa to do some business. While he’s there he pays a visit to a Gypsy woman who interprets dreams. He told her about his recurring dream: There is a girl who takes him to the Pyramids in Egypt and she tells him
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within the limits of reason and morality. Having freedom equals having the power to think‚ to speak‚ and to act without externally imposed restrains. As a matter of fact‚ finding freedom in order to live free is the common idea in Plato with "The Allegory of the Cave"; Henry David Thoreau with " Where I lived and What I lived for"; and Jean Paul Sartre with " Existentialism". Generally‚ Plato‚ Thoreau‚ and Sartre suggested that human life should be free. They differ in what that freedom is. Plato
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How Santiago and his Treasure Changed Me The alchemist changed my view of the world as it gave valuable knowledge about life and human experience‚ it showed you to pursue your heart and your dreams no matter how hard the path ahead looks. It taught me to be determined in life‚ no matter what. The book shows that the universe is all interconnected and that the universe is conspiring to help us achieve our goals as well. Throughout the book‚ we see how it explains all of these concepts through the
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Having the ability to succeed to your personal legend‚ and find self discovery allows people to open their minds and see the world for what it really is and how everything has a purpose in life. The story The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago makes great change from beginning‚ to the end of his journey. From the start Santiago is just a shepherd with a small flock of sheep but when he learns of his personal legend‚ all of this changes. Initially‚ Santiago thinks he has fulfilled his goal by roaming
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thought. In The Republic‚ Plato presents the Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave poses “the degrees in which our nature may be enlightened or unenlightened” (227). The allegory also serves as an insight into the life of a philosopher‚ and it proposes the place of philosophy in the world. The allegory illustrates the conflicts that philosophers may face while they attempt to determine the truth about the world and its nature. The Allegory of the Cave begins with Plato asking the reader
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2012 The Matrix and the Allegory of the Cave What if one were living through life completely bound and facing a reality that doesn’t even exist? The prisoners in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" are blind from true reality as well as the people in the movie The Matrix. They are given false images and they accept what their senses are telling them. They believe what they are experiencing is not all that really exists. Plato‚ the ancient Greek philosopher wrote "The Allegory of the Cave‚" to explain
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