each book sold in past 50 years‚ “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is the fifth most read book in the world (Polland‚ 2012). Many people were impressed by this book‚ and people had time to think about their own personal legend after reading this book. The content of “The Alchemist” is so great that people can easily read and understand this novel‚ but the title of this novel‚ “The Alchemist”‚ confused some people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in the story‚ the story is mainly about
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finding your place on Earth through your activities and contemplations is accepted to be a standout amongst the most vital things in life. In The Alchemist‚ a novel composed by Paulo Coelho‚ shows us about existence and the significance of finding yourself. Paulo Coelho takes us through an adventure of a shepherd named Santiago‚ who discovers his own "legend". Santiago has been a shepherd the majority of his life and he understood that there is more for him then what he is doing now and the main way
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picture. Nevertheless‚ he did not give up writing and he succeeded by the novel called "The Alchemist" (M.post.naver.com‚ 2017). Even though the reason why the novel is entitled "The Alchemist" does not exactly appear in the story‚ the novel is entitled "The Alchemist" because Paulo Coelho compares Santiago’s journey to the definition of the alchemist. First of all‚ Paulo Coelho entitled the novel "The Alchemist" because he changes worthless things into valuable thing during the journey. When he first
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person who seeks for his eternal salvation. Christian is any man who leaves everything of his old life behind and starts on his journey. ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is a masterpiece by the Puritan writer John Bunyan. The work renders personal and spiritual experience of his earlier work ‘Grace Abounding’ into the more objective form of universal myths‚ where all Christians who seek the truth are embodied with the figure of a solitary man pursuing his pilgrimage. John Bunyan was
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Gravity Hills: Urban Legend Urban Legends are stories‚ usually false or exaggerated‚ that are repeatedly told and embellished over time until they are believed to be true. Gravity Hills is known to be an urban legend and it is also surrounded by scary stories. It’s said that in various hills of California‚ if a car is parked on neutral it will somehow roll up the slope of the nearby hill. There have been stories due to this belief that children died in the hills as they helped push their school
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“Beyond Myth and Legends: A Narrative History of Texas” is written by five university professors. There are twenty essays found within this book. These essays entitled “Myth & Legend’ are located at the end of each chapter. Storytelling is common to every culture. What are the myths and legends? Myths and legends are stories that have been told in the previous hundreds of years‚ and have been exceptionally popular on the planet for quite a while. There are debates of the stories that are told myths
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main character‚ Santiago in his novel‚ The Alchemist. In Chapter one of Foster’s book‚ he states that Every trip is a Quest (Except when its not). The definition of a journey is completely different of that of a quest. Most books are considered as journeys‚ but the Alchemist takes it a step further. According to Foster‚ every quest has a quester or person who goes on the quest whether he knows it or not. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago’s personal legend‚ which he finds through the King‚ leads him
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English 10 The Alchemist Discussion Questions Directions: Read the assigned selections and answer the following questions for each section. Answer each question thoroughly‚ using complete sentences and details from the novel. As you read and reflect on these questions‚ it is important to remember that The Alchemist is a fable. In fact‚ The Alchemist is subtitled "A Fable about Following Your Dreams." Like most fables‚ The Alchemist has a theme/moral that reflects a universal truth concerning life
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the little prince that there lived a monster. The little prince was still sitting in front of the tent and waiting for someone. The alchemist went down to his tent‚ and the little prince looked around and found nothing else in the tent except a row of books and a small stove for cooking. "Sit down. We can have something to drink and eat the fox." "Said the alchemist. “I came from Asteroid-B612‚I don’t eat foxes. He’s my partner." "Said the little prince. "Why do you want to see me? "Asked the little
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST! (And Brotherhood of course.) Basic Information: So first a little backstory on the Manga. The first volume was published on Janurary 22nd‚ 2002‚ and the last was published on November 22nd‚ 2010 in Japan. Then Viz Media started publishing the english version‚ having the first volume published on May 3rd‚ 2005‚ and the last on December 20th‚ 2 011. On October 4th‚ 2003‚ they started an Anime adaption of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. Because the Manga had just started 2 years
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