This assignment analyses the novels “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho and “The Old Man and The Sea” by Ernest Hemmingway on the aspects defined in the book “Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By” by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall. First we analyze “The Alchemist”. A major feature of the book by Zohar is the analysis if the motivations which stimulate a man’s actions and reactions. In the book Zohar advocates that there are majorly 16 types of motivations‚ eight negative and eight positive‚ each with
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due to new experiences encountered in our life‚ knowledge or our level of maturity. This is shown in prose fiction text "Sky High" by Hannah Roberts‚ the film "Looking for Alibrandi" directed by Kate Woods and the poem "My Father Began As A God" by Ian Mudie. In the prose fiction text "Sky High" by Hannah Roberts. This text reflects on a youth persona who turns a simple washing line that is located in a normal back yard into an irrepressible adventure‚ which is compared to the dull and boring life
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Introduction The use of varied points of view‚ known as ‚ free indirect discourse‚ or variable internal focalisation‚ omniscient narration is used in fiction to create particular themes in such books as the ’Atonement’ by Ian McEwan‚ Jane Austen and many other authors. Using these styles has been spoken of as heightened literary skills which delivers to the reader what the author desires to reveal of their characters. It is an advanced and old style that can be used to bring forth the many perceptions
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significantly lower class son of a clairvoyant‚ Robbie Turner. As the sexual tension begins to increase between pretentious Cecilia Tallis and common man Robbie Turner‚ their potential relationship is highly improbable. In his novel Atonement‚ author Ian McEwan illustrates the conflict of class through his characters’‚ Cecilia
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destructive. It fulfils the desire to bring order on a chaotic world. Ian McEwan suggests through story telling can be a way to escape the harsh reality by controlling situations. Atonement shows the danger of story-telling‚ the danger of the artist’s ego‚ as it is a form of deception and destruction. However‚ it can reveal the transcendent truths; the power of the imagination‚ the importance of human love and the need of atonement. Ian McEwan explores the desire to create fictional realities to control
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What does the language and structure of the opening sequence of ‘On Chesil Beach’‚ reveal about the two protagonists characters. The initial information that we learn from Ian McEwan in the opening paragraph‚ about the two protagonist characters in ‘On Chesil beach’ is that they are newlyweds on their wedding night‚ and that they are extremely inexperienced of anything remotely sexual and are both fairly ignorant of the subject. The phrase‚ ‘They lived in a time when a conversation about sexual
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ENG 102 Professor Mullen 24 March 2017 The Psychological Struggles of Childhood Trauma with Ian McEwan On Chesil Beach focuses on the wedding night of Edward and Florence. McEwan describes their few hours of a honeymoon as painful. They sent through a long awkward dinner. McEwan incorporates flashbacks to Edward’s and Florence’s families and upbringings. It is very clear that their marriage has already demonstrating failure. The novel is based on the year 1962. They are encountered with difficulty
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Compare and Contrast the social issues which cause conflict in Waiting for Godot by Beckett and Enduring Loveby McEwan. Evaluate different readers’ views of the writers’ interpretations and discuss the impact of contexts. Social issues have long been a problem in our world‚ complete breakdown in communication can have disastrous consequences for society. Many wars‚ civil wars and uprisings have occurred as a cause of idealogical differences‚ but it has been through a social aspect‚ that those
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novels that show off different aspects on ‘passion’. The two authors portray ‘passion’ to be a key element in their relationships. However with ‘passion’ comes an emotional consequence‚ whether it being it making you feel ‘liberated’ or ‘imprisoned’. Ian McEwen wrote ‘Enduring Love’ in the late 1990’s‚ based mainly on a couple that are deeply in love‚ Joe and Clarissa. Joe and Clarissa have been together for seven years‚ but are not married. They are both well educated and professionals
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Distortion of Reality Ian McEwan in his novel “Atonement” gives his audience comprehensive and vivid descriptions of how his main character‚ Briony Tallis goes to immense heights to seek redemption for her sins and how she eventually fails. The third part of the novel tells us that it is Briony who is writing her life story with an ending which she originally pictured in her mind and not the real ending. In this life story she is attempting to achieve the forgiveness which she craves. McEwan has used various
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