Englishman in search of the philosophers stone‚ the Englishman too was going on a journey to find his purpose. But the Englishman was too afraid to follow them‚ and that was his downfall. Luckily‚ Santiago was able to teach the man that fear was the one thing in the way of the man finding what he wanted. He then came across bandits who sought out to rob and hurt Santiago‚ it made Santiago want to give up‚ but he didn’t. It taught him and us the valuable lesson that sometimes people wanna stop you
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their Personal Legend is and some have ahcieved it. But in the story The Alchemist a shepherd boy named Santiago achieves his Personal Legend with some help from three major characters who teach him many important things. The crystal merchant is one of the characters that helped Santiago by encouraging him and helping him earn back his money. Another important character who helped Santiago in his journey was the English man. He helped Santiago understand many things that he did not know before
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dream of treasure by the Pyramids reveals the importance of dreams generally in the novel‚ and not 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
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story focused heavily on allegory and meaning. It tells the tale of Santiago‚ a shepherd‚ following the omens of the world to reach his own Personal Legend. A theme of The Alchemist is the whole word is working with people to achieve their Personal Legends. As a shepherd‚ sheep were and are a large part of Santiago’s life. They represent Santiago before his journey begins and are an important point of his progression. For example‚ “He owned a jacket‚ a book that
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since he does not have sufficient funds and also because he is a minority. Consequently‚ he ends up taking the opportunity knowing that this is a one-time chance of making his dreams come true‚ regardless of what society thinks of him he goes for it thinking positively which finishes giving him positive results. The power of having faith in one’s self allows one to sometimes learn new things about life and discover personal traits. If a person believes in themselves‚ they will know what
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Fly Away Peter In what ways does David Malouf use interesting literary techniques in Fly Away Peter to explore ideas and themes? “Two little dickie birds‚ Sitting on a wall; One named Peter‚ One named Paul. Fly away Peter! Fly away Paul! Come Back Peter! Come Back Paul!” Traditional Throughout ‘Fly Away Peter’ Malouf utilises a variety of literary techniques such as contrast‚ Imagery‚ Symbolism and foreshadowing to portray ideas and themes. The title ‘Fly Away Peter’ makes reference
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And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light‚ like the explosion of a star‚ you will find nothing on your return” CITATION Pau1 \l 1033 (Coelho‚ The Alchemist). Through out the novel Santiago works on becoming pure to reach
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contrast University of Phoenix Material Literature Compare and Contrast Table Select three literary works that you have read in class‚ and that you think are connected in at least one way through convention or device. Consider the following: theme‚ genre‚ literary technique‚ culture‚ use of literary devices such as symbolism‚ and how diction is used to suggest culture‚ class‚ ethnicity‚ historical period‚ or age. Use the three works
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here what it says he did to these people.’" This was the first sign of an obvious foreshadowing element at the start of the story‚ which was ignored by everybody‚ even the grandmother. On the day of the trip to Florida‚ the grandmother was the first one to be in the car and also dressed very nicely with “...a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at
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townspeople‚ the negro‚ and Emily."The Townspeople" were described when the author refers to "themselves" as a whole; the men of Jefferson‚ women of the town and past generations of the town. "The Negro" was described when the author says‚ "He talked to no one‚ probably not even to her‚ for his voice had grown harsh and rusty‚ as if from disuse"(Faulkner‚ 250). The author also describes Emily in the seventh paragraph where he says‚ "They Rose when she entered-- a small fat woman in black‚ with a thin gold
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