How Is Personification Used In The Alchemist

Has anyone ever not followed their dream because of certain circumstances or because of what society tells them is right? In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago searches through the whole book to find his personal “legend”, or his biggest dream. “It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,” (Coelho 11). The use of imagery, personification, and the interactions between characters between The Alchemist and XXIX Sonnet by Shakespeare develop the theme in each by the way that they help the authors connect to the readers. In these two great pieces of literature, one of the main literary devices used is imagery. Imagery is one of the best literary devices to use because it makes the reader feel like they are inside of the story. Like in The Alchemist, on page 73, “I’ve crossed these sands many times, said one of the camel drivers one night. But the desert is so huge, and the horizon so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent,” (Coelho 73). And in XXIX Sonnet, Shakespeare doesn’t use too much imagery in this poem, but in lines 11 and 12 he says, ”Like to the lark at break of day arising; From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;” (Lines 11,12). Imagery is a great tool for authors and is utilized well in these two
Personification is giving human characteristics or actions to non-human things. In The Alchemist, Coelho does this plenty of times. Like for instance, on page 71, Coelho says, "The desert is a capricious lady and sometimes she drives men crazy,” (Coelho 71). This is giving the desert characteristics of a female human. In XXIX Sonnet, Shakespeare writes, “And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,” (Line 3). In this line, Shakespeare is giving a place, heaven, human characteristics by saying that it is deaf. The theme of these two pieces is enriched by the use of