utilizes Religion as an important cultural value system to develop characterization and manipulate characters beliefs. The Narrator describes the enthusiasm his friend Santiago had towards the religion Catholicism .“Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on ” (3). “Santiago Nasar put on a shirt and pants of white linen‚ both items un starched...It was his attire for special occasions. If it hadn’t been for the bishop’s arrival he would have
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him going is a kid named Manolin and a Marlin fish. Santiago is the name of the old man‚ and what makes him so happy to catch the marlin is because of his recent unluckiness of not catching a fish for 84 days. There is a strong sense of symbolism in the book‚ the symbolism is used to tell a story with some sense of relation between Santiago and other objects. The marlin symbolizes the old man’s life in general‚ meaning without the marlin Santiago would have nothing spectacular to look forward to in
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(Melchizedek) and the protagonist Santiago. The main theme of the book the‚ The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho would be‚ why overcoming your fears enable you to pursue your dreams. The crystal merchant in the book‚ The Alchemist is afraid of pursuing his dream to make a pilgrimage to Mecca because he thinks he will have nothing to live for once he’s achieved his dream. The crystal merchant understands that he acts foolishly in not pursuing his Personal Legend‚ even after Santiago shows him the benefits
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Alchemist Archetypes In the alchemist by Paul Coelho‚ he writes about a shepherd named Santiago. Santiago’s journey is written mainly through situation archetypes. Archetypes are used to categorize people and a situation in stories‚ poems‚ plays ect. The predominant archetypes are situational. The most distinguished archetypes in the alchemist are the initiation‚ the quest‚ death and rebirth‚ the journey‚ and supernatural intervention. The first archetype in the entire book is the initiation;
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The Alchemist Reflection Questions 1) What is the significance of Santiago becoming a shepherd rather than a priest‚ as his parents had hoped? Why has he made this choice? What does being a shepherd allow him to do? Santiago becoming a shepherd rather than a priest as his parents had hoped is extremely significant to the plot of this book. If Santiago never became a priest‚ he never would have been able to fulfill his Personal Legend. The boy made this choice because “…I [he would] like
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Literary Analysis: The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway~{!/~}s novella‚ ~{!0~}The Old Man and the Sea~{!1~} has one of the most simplistic plot structures of the literary world. But does this fact eliminate its eligibility as a piece of good literature? Quite the contrary‚ this novella is one of the most respected literary pieces ever written. This novel is written in a simple style which has a straightforward plot‚ very distinct descriptions‚ and few but delineated characters. This style actually
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start of the story is Manolin. Manolin is the young boy pupil of Santiago who has been learning the ‘Tricks’ of fishing from him. He is an important character of this novel‚ though he does not play an active part in the adventure of the old man. Manolin symbolizes Santiago’s youthful strength‚ serves as a source of comfort‚ care and happiness for the old man‚ and provides inspiration and hope to Santiago-an old‚ weak fisherman. Santiago was an old man who did not have much strength left- “everything
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necessary. Santiago suffers the most throughout the book. First‚ he suffers physically when trying to bring the fish to his boat. Secondly‚ his mental endurance allows him to continue on‚ his mind never let his body give in‚ even though his body told him to. Third‚ his spirit is hurt by all of the younger fishermen and the words they say and also by Manolin’s father sending him with another fisherman. Santiago goes through a lot of physical suffering. The first physical damage that Santiago suffers
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readers the life of Santiago as he grows as a person and finds himself in obscure situations. The Alchemist inspires its readers to follow their dreams by expert use of symbols‚ characterization‚ foreshadowing‚
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Parks’ arrest became the Spark of this boycott. Odessa and her family joined the boycott. Since she was active in the boycott‚ she could not ride the bus‚ so her only option was to walk. Miriam Thomson‚ Odessa’s boss‚ offered to give her a ride two days a week that saved her from walking the brutal four hour journey. Miriam helps Odessa thought the movie‚ showing that whites and blacks can live together without hate. Miriam’s husband‚ Norman‚ becomes hateful towards blacks as the movie progresses due to
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