What does Santiago learn about himself by pursuing his dreams? The Alchemist‚ written by Paulo Coelho is a story about a youthful‚ adventurous Andalusian shepherd struggling to find his “Personal Legend” Santiago learnt trust is a privilege and it’s important the people you put your trust in is worthy of it.. Santiago was quick to trust the gypsy‚ Melchizedek‚ and the young man who stole his money while Santiago was distracted. Why is it that Santiago put all of his trust in these people
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Baggins had an adventure‚ and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours’ respect‚ but he gained -- well‚ you will see whether he gained anything in the end” (Tolkien 2). The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien presents an unlikely hero‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf‚ a wizard and old family friend‚ forces Bilbo out of his comfort zone onto a journey to recover the dwarves home and gold from the evil dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo fulfills the archetypal hero’s journey
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READING WORKSHOP RESPONSE TOPICS Please keep this in your notebook. You will use it for all your responses. Answer different questions for every book. You should not answer the same question twice‚ even for a different novel. 1. Look for a list of other books by this author in the front of the book. Do the titles of the books seem to have anything in common? Are they structurally similar? Does this indicate anything to you about the author or the books? 2. Check the oldest copyright date
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What makes a hero heroic? What helps a savior save people? What makes a victor victorious? We are introduced to many different heroes in both Beowulf and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. There are certain characteristics about heroes that make them so fantastic and unique. Throughout both of these works‚ we see these certain characteristics in our heroes that include: a sense of strategy in every thought and plan‚ bravery and courage in every action that is taken‚ and a great sense of determination
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1. "Its what you have always wanted to accomplish everyone‚ when they are young‚ knows what their Personal Legend is. "At that point in their lives‚ everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream‚ and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But‚ as time passes‚ a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend."(Pg. 21) This quote is when the king meets up with Santiago
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Courtney English 12 Mr. Smith Hobbit to Hero In the beginning of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ Gandalf‚ a supporting character‚ describes Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ as a great thief and the perfect member a team of dwarves require for their expedition. During the start of their adventure we see that Bilbo is not very keen on going‚ but as he embarks on these adventures‚ he gradually begins to rely on his own abilities and starts to take initiative. In The Hobbit‚ the protagonist‚ Bilbo Baggins
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1. THEORETICAL PART 1.1 Major Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their factual aspects Similarly‚ as George R. R. Martin also other authors of fantasy sagas drew inspiration from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis‚ whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia. 1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic
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The Hobbit Writing Prompt: Three way that Bilbo becomes a hero.There is when Bilbo saved the elves from the dwarves.There is also when Bilbo saved them from the cave.Last but not least when Bilbo saved the elves from the dwarves.How Bilbo became a hero. First is when Bilbo saved the elves from the trolls.They were fighting and would not stop and so the trolls were right around the corner and got themselves caught.Some how Bilbo ran away before they saw him.So he followed them to their homes
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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 many people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in the story‚ the story is mainly about
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In the book‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo is a hobbit that is just trying to live his life in tranquility when a wizard named Gandalf comes around and shakes his whole world. Gandalf’s goal in coming to Bilbo’s house is to convince Bilbo to join the expedition. The expedition that he joins will span across the land. However‚ there is a slight notch in Gandalf’s plan. Hobbits hate expeditions. So naturally at first Bilbo refuses to come.Therefore Gandalf will keep trying and eventually Bilbo
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