This excerpt‚ which a gypsy named Melchizedek says to Santiago when they first meet each other‚ forms the infrastructure of the ideology of “The Alchemist.” Another example is revealed when Coelho writes‚ “Now that I have seen them‚ and now that I see how immense my possibilities are‚ I ’m going to feel worse than I did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish‚ and I don ’t want to do so.” (Coelho‚ 58) As Santiago continues on his journey‚ he meets with a crystal merchant
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“The Old Man and the Sea:” A Tale of Betrayed Brotherhood In Ernest Hemingway’s novella “The Old Man and the Sea‚” an old fisherman named Santiago faces the challenge of catching the largest fish of his life‚ an act he hopes will bring immortal greatness to his name. The accomplishment of this goal‚ however‚ hinges on the act of killing a creature Santiago often deems his equal‚ as exemplified by his recurring reference to the fish as a brother. The old man’s longing for greatness negates any moral
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his upbringings as the son of a poor immigrant fisherman helped form his popular image as the personification of the American Dream. Santiago‚ much like DiMaggio’s father‚ was a fisherman. One day when Santiago was out fishing‚ he encounters a severe battle with a Marlin. He continuously battles this Marlin for several days and the hardships begin to occur. Santiago refuses to eat‚ and he becomes very weak and fatigue. As he holds on forcefully to the line‚ the Marlin refuses to back down‚ and
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that realizing one’s personal legend is the most important thing in life. When something is wanted to such an extent‚ all surroundings help you to achieve it but we have to also struggle to reach our goals and make them a reality. The character Santiago allows us to see this journey‚ following personal legend. One of the most important aspects in understanding this journey are the archetypal characters Coelho has created. On their own they are not as significant but when the male characters and
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Birth: October 14‚ 1986 Place of Birth: Barangay Nibaliw‚ Mangaldan Pangasinan‚ Philippines Civil Status: Single Religion: Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) Citizenship: Filipino Height: 5’2” Weight: 60 kgs. Mother: Cabuco‚ Esmeralda De Guzman Occupation: Branch Manager Father: Cabuco‚ Edwin Bravo Occupation: None Language Spoken: English‚ Tagalog‚ Ilokano‚ Pangasinan EDUCATION Tertiary Bachelor Science in Nursing Graduate March 2009 Union Christian College
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Santiago’s power of observation Through the old man and the sea‚ Santiago is given heroic proportions. He is “a strange old man‚” still powerful and still wise in all the ways of his trade. After he hooks the great marlin‚ he fights him with epic skill and endurance‚ he is determined to “fight them until I die‚” because he knows that “man is not made for defeat….a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Santiago’s spiritual excellence‚ confidence‚ perseverance and conscious of introspection make
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that those were also the main themes of the book is also a difficult thing to do. Even though Santiago fought and kept on with his struggle to catch the fish‚ he was defeated because he lost it at the end. Defeat‚ according to the Larousse Chambers English Dictionary‚ is when you are overthrown in a battle‚ you lose a game and therefore you don’t win: you don’t gain or reach your goal. As we can see Santiago‚ in spite of the fact that he persevered and struggled‚ starving‚ for three days lost the battle
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The Alchemist is a book written by Brazilian author Paulo Cohelo.It tells the story of a young boy Santiago and his journey as a shepherd.Soon after Santiago has a dream about a treasure hidden inside the pyramids of Egypt.He soon realizes he needs to fulfill his personal legend and that everybody on Earth has a purpose in life.“The universe conspires in our favor”.When the universe conspires in our favor and with a little work from us we are able to fulfill personal legends and the things that come
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Alchemist’ I think that the main character Santiago had several guiders as well as helpers. One of Santiago’s most significant guiders was Melchizedek‚ the old king of Salem. I consider this guider to be the one who set Santiago on the right track from the very beginning. He was the one who was able to make him realize that his personal legend was not only a part of his soul‚ but was part of the soul of the universe as well. The Englishman who Santiago met in the carven on his way to the oasis was
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Machismo through Angela Vicario‚ Santiago Nasar‚ and other relationships with men and women in the society. Angela Vicario is someone who stands up against Machismo by being vocal about the fact that she lost her virginity to someone who she wasn’t going to marry. After Angela confessed to her mother about how she lost her virginity to Santiago Nasar her mother beat
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