Also‚ some of the forces of nature involved are the sun‚ wind‚ the desert‚ and God. During Santiago’s journey to find his own Personal Legend‚ all of these things work together in order to aid him on his important journey. One emotion affecting Santiago on his journey is fear. Quoting the novel‚ literary critic Anna Hassapi brings out “fear of failure seems to be the greatest obstacle to happiness. As the old crystal-seller tragically confesses: "I am afraid that great disappointment awaits me‚
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Victoria Santiago‚ she says that winter is the season that receives most attention from us through our scientific explanations‚ our mythological ideas and our personal determination. Clearly‚ from the essay we can find out all related ideas‚ its nice organization and good development‚ and also personal touch with good narration. Scientific explanations of winter are often found in comparison to summer‚ spring or fall. “Winter is caused by the tilt of the earth in relation to the sun”. (Santiago 2008)
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Character: Quote: Analysis Santiago Nasar – Ignorant‚ Innocent‚ Aloof‚ Heroic “On the day they were going to kill him‚ Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on.” (García Márquez 3) This quote contributes to the idea that Santiago was blissfully ignorant and innocent throughout the book. It describes how he was just living his life showing feelings of happiness
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The old man that said this quote approached Santiago‚ who was sitting and reading a book‚ and started a conversation with him. The conversation started with the old man asking Santiago what the people in the village were doing‚ then Santiago gave the man wine to help quench his thirst. Finally‚ the elderly man asked Santiago about the book he was reading. The man inspected the book and found it irritating‚ it was the same as every other book and it always ended up with everyone believing the one
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The Alchemist Santiago has certain impurities that he has to get rid of to reach his personal legend. 3 impurities Santiago has in the novel are Fear‚ Purity‚ and faith. “The land was ruined‚ and I had to find some other way to earn a living. So now I’m a camel driver. But that disaster taught me to understand the word of Allah; people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want” CITATION Pau \l 1033 (Coelho). Throughout the novel Santiago feared many things
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have a place in their town. Santiago‚ the main character in “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ feels like he needs to prove that he has a place in this town by catching a fish. There are many ways to show one’s self-worth‚ either by action or by their own words. Some may even feel desperate to show what they can do mainly because they’re either lonely or wish for the respect they want. Respect is what everyone would like to have‚ yet they need to earn it from others. Santiago wants some respect from the
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character Santiago needs this rite of passage to define and seal his destiny‚ and to truly understand and believe in himself. It is through this journey that he establishes limits and boundaries on the illusions he holds onto ritualistically‚ and yet opens himself up to the larger possibilities of life at the same time. He goes through very obvious and specific stages in his struggle‚ in a world of illusion‚ through the sacrifice and pain of the journey and into disillusionment. 	Santiago is a
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unfortunate events while the original is negative. It portrays everything to be self-centered. This relates to the tale of the Alchemist because‚ in chasing his personal legend‚ Santiago had to learn to see the world for all that it was‚ not just as it related to his personal struggle. 2)The novel opens with Santiago thinking about his sheep. What does he observe about their existence? How might the sheep symbolize the way some people live their lives? How does his observation that they "have
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"There’s no way out of this"‚ he told him. "It’s as if it had already happened." (Marquez 61). The irony of the situation is‚ that the brothers do not even want to kill Santiago‚ but because of the rules of society‚ they are forced to . Because of the standards and conditions of the Latin Colombian society‚ they are forced to avenge their sister’s purity. An interesting point however‚ is that in order to re-gain honor for
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just literal ones. This particular dream is presented as key‚ and both the fortune teller and Melchizedek encourage Santiago to follow it literally. But the centrality of dreams in the novel is based more generally on the idea that youthful hopes for the future should not be displaced as one ages‚ but rather should be held on to and pursued with passion throughout one’s life. Santiago is in this way an everyman hero in that he holds fast to his dream despite discouraging events such as the theft of
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