different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men‚ women‚ and the nature around him. Throughout this novel‚ Coelho uses archetypal men. The men he uses are the Alchemist‚ his father‚ and the King of Salem. Wise old men symbolize the ‘savior’‚ ‘redeemer’‚ and the ‘guru’
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“Humans are naturally driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.” (Thomas Hobbes) Every single human being is selfish and rebellious; it’s an undeniable fact about human nature. Humans will act naturally selfish in a situation without proper order‚ often leading to the corruption of society. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the corruption of society is demonstrated through Jack’s attitude towards elements that are necessary for the survival of their civilization. Jack’s opinions in
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Themes‚ motifs and symbols in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray The only published novel by Oscar Wilde‚ which appeared in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890‚ was seen as immoral and scandalous‚ so the editors of the magazine censored about five hundred words without Wilde’s knowledge. Even with that‚ the novel was not received very well. Disappointed with this‚ Wilde revised his novel‚ added a preface‚ where he explains his philosophy of art‚ and six new chapters. Since Wilde was devoted
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that could noticed that the moon was shining over the white sands was a sailor named Rodrigo. In fact‚ it was the Island of the Bahamas‚ in the Caribbean Sea. Rodrigo was supposed to get a good amount of money‚ but never receive it‚ because this selfish man claimed that he had seen a light the evening before‚ and sure he got the reward. As we know‚ the Arawaks tribal was one of many that Columbus found in the new world‚ but the first Indian tribe who received him lived in a village and works
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Pushing one’s friends and families aside to go after a treacherous‚ egotistical dream is an extreme display of selfishness. In the book‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless abandons both his family and friends when he undertakes a solo adventure to Alaska‚ which he was ill-prepared for‚ but went through with anyway. McCandless went on this endeavor for the sole purpose to examine his own‚ self-indulgent curiosity about the wild‚ no matter how that affected his family. This decision‚ in
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The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ named after the Mesopotamian king of that name‚ tells of Gilgamesh’s adventures and his struggles with the forces of the divine. The Epic does not describe Gilgamesh‚ the part-god part-human‚ in his role as the king of Uruk in great detail; what is described‚ however‚ is hardly flattering. Gilgamesh is portrayed as arrogant and demanding. In particular‚ he uses his position of power to bed married women before their bridegrooms do; it is this offense which first introduces
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OEDIPUS REX In the tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus commits several immoral acts. Typically‚ society views these as evil and unjust. However‚ although Oedipus commits several licentious deeds‚ Sophocles makes the reader sympathize because Oedipus is oblivious to the incriminating facts. Throughout the play Oedipus Rex commits numerous crimes the society see as immorally wrong. Oedipus believes that if he leaves Corinth he will be able to avoid his fate. The oracle says the Oedipus will kill
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I think that in this story‚ it makes it clearly how lazy and selfish Arnie is and how kind and hard worker José is. In the story José asks Arnie‚ about his part in the team and his says “ Shoot‚I’ll round up all kinds of jobs for you. You won’t have to do anything. Except-you know- do the work.(86)” In here Arnie demonstrate how lazy he is to work and how selfish he is that wants José to work alone. Also‚ when Arnie and José went to spray paint for a job they had to do‚ in the story it says “ While
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Drama; Secrets; Scandal. Three simple words‚ all of which describe ‘the Crucible’ perfectly. Arthur Miller’s clever use of universal themes and hidden techniques throughout the tragedy are what makes ‘the Crucible’ the well known play that it is today. With its gripping storyline of love‚ jealousy and betrayal the play is deeply moving with a twist of excitement. Focused on the series of mysterious events surrounding 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Arthur Miller produced the play in 1953 at just 34
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of vitamin C‚ an antioxidant vitamin that helps build healthy collagen and keep cells healthy. Pomela fruit benefitial because it is rich in Vitamin C which is 115.9 milligram per 190 grams of a pomelo fruit. So bleeding and loose gums might be a symbol of Vitamin C deficiency. Enzyme in Vitamin C helps in the development of Collagen‚ a protein that fortifies skin making it skin flexible and initiating wound recovery. Collagen development is not just essential for skin‚ but also essential for creating
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