Destruction and Defeat Could you imagine catching an 18 foot long marlin? The marlin‚ eaten by a shark on the way home‚ could not defeat the fact that catching the great fish is a victory. Santiago did this in the book the Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemingway. He is victorious at the end of the story for multiple reasons-he has endurance‚ he is never defeated‚ and he does not lose faith throughout the entire story. Santiago’s ability to endure the harsh life he lives gives even more meaning
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In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho the main character‚ Santiago had to overcome many obstacles. There are four obstacles that Santiago had to overcome while trying to find his treasure and complete his personal legend. The first obstacle is being “told from childhood onward that every dream is impossible” (Coelho 2). Santiago’s parents want him to be a priest‚ but he wants to travel the world and be a shepherd. He even goes to school to be a priest. “One afternoon‚ on a visit to his
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ a Spanish Shepherd named Santiago goes on a journey through Africa and the Sahara desert. He is on his way to find some treasure at the Great Pyramids when he meets a gypsy. The gypsy tells him where to find the treasure and that he has to give half of it to her. He wants to fulfill his personal legend of finding the treasure.. I am a delightful girl who lives in the Al-Fayoum desert. A man named Santiago came to my tent to ask about a man named the Alchemist
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Marines in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. William Santiago was also a private in the Marines‚ Santiago had been suffering from his poor physical condition. Santiago witnessed a fenceline shooting where other Marines shot over the border as a bargaining chip to get off of the base. Col. Jessup learned of the fenceline shooting and instead officially gave him a transfer when he actually ordered Dawson and Downey to commit a code red on Santiago. Dawson had given Santiago food when his was confiscated‚ showing
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Similarly‚ in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has many foils. Santiago‚ the hero of this story‚ is an adventurous shepherd from a small Andalusian town who sets out to achieve his personal legend‚ his dream‚ to find treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. The author of The Alchemist uses foils to allude to Santiago’s traits‚ and helps the reader apprehend the different situations and other character’s personal legends. Santiago is a simple boy‚ living up to his parent’s expectations
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this in his mind it seemed to make him stronger and gave him the endurance to continue. The lions could also symbolize pride. Like the lions Santiago had pride. He was proud of his fishing skills. He was able to keep his lines straight and at varying levels to improve his catch of fish. He was better at this than the younger‚ richer‚ generation. Santiago knew however‚ that too much pride was not good. It could lead to feelings of arrogance and a know it all attitude. He was humble simultaneously
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Yet this is only half the battle. Struggling to fight the force‚ one’s will eventually overpowers them. Santiago‚ an old fisherman who has not caught anything for eighty-four days‚ struggles to fight his pride. A tragic hero is a respectable character who is destined to downfall. Santiago is compared to a tragic hero; his hardships force him to face reality in its cruelest sense. Following Santiago and his hubris throughout the novella‚ Hemingway depicts hubris to lead to Santiago’s eventual downfall
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strong bond between them. Fatima defines love as not possessive. She does not want Santiago to stay with her all the time if he does not want to; she wants him to "wander as free as the wind that shapes the dunes". She does not want to restrict him in anything he needs or wants to do as she thinks that if she really is part of his dream‚ he will come back for her‚ and therefore she leaves the choice to Santiago. Fatima defines love as patience. She says that for the desert women‚ they know that
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Foretold‚ Marquez details the murder of Santiago Nasar at the hands of the Vicario Brothers and the Society’s role in his death. Marquez uses a journalistic and magically realistic style in recounting the events that transpired in the town‚ using these styles to focus heavily on the societal ideals in the Colombian town. The heavy focus on Catholicism‚ and the honor that is associated with religion‚ is the Vicario Brother’s main reason for their murder of Santiago. The townspeople view the Vicario Brother’s
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Unlikely Heroes Sometimes a hero doesn’t have to be brave‚ strong‚ or even handsome. Bilbo Baggins and Santiago are perfect examples of unlikely heroes because‚ they are neither strong nor well known by many people. The only thing that actually matters about heroes are their actions. Little Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who is half our height but smaller than a dwarf. Bilbo is very orderly and likes to have everything planned out for the following days so he knows what he has to do around his neat
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