The Alchemist: 1. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago learns several important life lessons. Write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from your reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The essay prompt is asking to write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from the reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The problem here is that no criteria has been established in order to verify the validity of this book. Without a proper means of identifying the
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imbalance. The whole reasoning behind Santiago sailing out to sea was in hopes of finding a fish to save his fishing career. For a very long time‚ people doubted Santiago’s capabilities of fishing considering his old age. Although many people didn’t see him as a true fisherman‚ Manolin‚ a young boy Santiago mentors‚ persistently continues to stand up for him and kindly takes care of him‚ even though Santiago always stubbornly refuses. Manolin refuses to see Santiago as just an “old man.” “Everything
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“He’d dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling‚ and for an instant he was happy in his dream‚ but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird shit” (Page 1). Santiago had been passing timber trees (also known as Evergreen trees)‚ which‚ ironically‚ represent immortality‚ everlasting life or an undying spirit. In his other dream he had dreamt that he was “flying through almond trees.” (Page 2) Almond trees are
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sea and has love as well as respect for it. Santiago refers to the sea as "la mar" as if it were feminine. He respects the sea and is very passionate for "her". Sometimes he calls her names out of anger but is remorseful later. The story takes place in a small fishing village around Havana‚ Cuba in the 1940’s but no specific time is stated within the text. The setting places a crucial role because the majority of the story takes place while Santiago has gone out to sea. The sea is unpredictable
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end of the book‚ when the head character thinks aloud to himself. Summery Santiago is an old man who lives in a little village near Havana on the of island Cuba. Santiago is a very unlucky fisherman; he has not caught a fish for eighty-four days. The old man’s apprentice Manolin has known Santiago since he was five. Now Manolin’s parents have forbid him to sail with the old man and join a more successful boat. Santiago understands why Manolin wants to change‚ but Manolin wishes that he could stay
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Summary In “Part One” of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ is so far about a boy named Santiago starting out his quest in the search of his Personal Legend. Santiago is a shepherd who likes to travel and enjoys being around his sheep. Although he travels all over‚ there was a certain village the shepherd boy enjoyed going to sell his sheep’s wool because he liked the merchant’s daughter. The author describes Santiago recall why he decided to become a shepherd and how his father helped him by giving him
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Sea is basically a story of a battle between an old‚ experienced fisherman‚ Santiago‚ and a large marlin. He is so unlucky that his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with him and been told to fish insteadwith successful fishermen.The boy visits Santiago’s shack each night‚ hauling his fishing gear‚ preparing food‚ talking about American baseball and his favorite player Joe DiMaggio. Santiago tells Manolin that on the next day‚ he will go far out into the Gulf Stream
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fish and talk’s baseball with him. Santiago would be alone at sea most times but would always say he believes a man is never alone at sea. Santiago must deal with loneliness‚ but I must learn to deal with many types of people with many issues. The old man is a person who will not give up easily. Even though he was old and tired he never gave up on catching the Marlin. He is humble‚ yet exhibits a justified pride in his abilities. Throughout his life‚ Santiago has been presented with contests
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struggles of Santiago in Old man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway I agree with William Handy in his quote‚ “ In the portrayal of Santiago in the Old man and the Sea there is no uncertainty of being‚ no confusion of self and values. …rather it is concerned with the depiction of conflicting values‚”(Handy 2) The Old Man has respect toward nature to make his decisions. Santiago also respected the marlin because he has finally found his match He knows the marlin can beat him nonetheless Santiago has respect
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Focuses on journey/personal growth of the main characters‚ such as Santiago and the crystal merchant. The
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