antagonist or divine intervention. This is not true‚ but similar to the book‚ because the boy Santiago had first divine intervention in the King and also in the stones Urim and Thummim‚ but also had free will because he was constantly debating with himself on what path to follow. An example of the divine intervention is best shown by Urim and Thummim because although they have multiple appearances when Santiago
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Essay on the The Alchemist: “Name any five lessons Santiago learned and how he mastered them” The Alchemist is a journey of exploration and self-discovery as we follow the main character‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd who lives in Spain‚ on a journey to fulfill his personal legend. The novel shows us wisdoms and gentle reminders of how to change our lives from what they may be today into the life we have always dreamed of. The novel tells us that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle
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Memorable Quotes: A significant quote which was told as a lesson to Santiago by Melchizedek is‚ "It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives‚ we lose control of what’s happening to us‚ and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie"(Coelho 18). This is important because fate doesn’t control one’s life but rather it’s there for us to reach it‚ people feel overwhelmed but always have control and the opportunity to change. Another significant quote would be Santiago’s thoughts
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Cultural Analysis In America‚ there is a judicial system that helps justice prevail‚ to punish criminals‚ and let the innocent walk. The judicial system allows for there to be a trial where evidence is presented. Through the evidence presented‚ the jury then decides if the person on trial is innocent or guilty. Never in any trial‚ in any courthouse‚ under any judge would it be allowed for a murder to be justified so that one could restore a relative’s honor. However
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Chronicles of a Death Foretold” (Marquez p.57). The horrible duty Clotilde was referring to was that the twins would have to kill Santiago Nasar‚ a wealthy man whom happened to be friends with the Vicario twins. According to Angela‚ Santiago Nasar took her virginity‚ which in her culture related to her honor. The only way to restore Angela’s honor was to have Santiago killed. This is similar to the horrible duty Oedipus has to perform to save his city. Oedipus has to get rid of the
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To Pray or Not to Pray: An exploration into the relationship between religion and isolation in The Stranger and Chronicle of a Death Foretold Religion is a major foundation for many cultures. It is present all over the world in many different shapes and forms. But all religions have one thing in common‚ communality. Naturally‚ with rituals such as congregation people of religion are brought together. This community worships together‚ but this relationship extends further than the confines of a
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virginity and reclaim their family’s honor. The Vicario twins ask who has taken her virginity. She then goes to state Santiago. The brothers immediately went to go find and kill Santiago. The brothers make a couple of stops‚ because they were thinking he may be there. One of the stops being Clothide Armenta’s shop where they drink and talk about how they are going to kill Santiago. Their talk about murder is over and one man‚ the Colonel‚ takes the knives from boys and thinks he has prevented it from
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main theme of this book is that when you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. The book is an inspirational story about self-discovery and following your dreams. To start off‚ the book explains how a boy named Santiago became a shepherd. The boy wanted to explore the world and discover other types of lands not just live in the same old place he was birthed in. He was given 3 gold coins to start off and buy himself a flock of sheep. Then after starting his adventure
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Top Ten Quotes 1. “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.” (Chapter 1‚ page 3) In the opening line of the book‚ García Márquez reveals the ending of the story: Santiago Nasar is killed. The rest of the story unfolds in reverse‚ as readers learn more of the details of how and why Santiago is killed. This tantalizing sentence provides a good example of García Márquez’s baroque writing style. Three
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the Sea‚ Santiago is also a hero in his own way for the trials and tribulations he faced. Although in a different time and a very different place‚ African American hero‚ Rosa Parks and Santiago both overcame immense challenges regarding something that they loved and believed in. One of the first and most important traits of being a hero is having endurance. The circumstances of Santiago and Rosa Parks are very different but they stayed strong and overcame great challenges. When Santiago made the
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