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    Character: Quote: Analysis Santiago Nasar – Ignorant‚ Innocent‚ Aloof‚ Heroic “On the day they were going to kill him‚ Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on.” (García Márquez 3) This quote contributes to the idea that Santiago was blissfully ignorant and innocent throughout the book. It describes how he was just living his life showing feelings of happiness

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    ending in ruin of profound disappointment." Hemingway’s‚ the Old Man and the Sea is no doubt a very tragic novel. The story starts off with the narrator explaining how Santiago‚ the old man‚ had gone 84 days without catching a fish‚ making the reader feel sorry for Santiago right off the start. The boy is a companion of Santiago who’s been fishing with him‚ like an assistant‚ but still believes the old man is a great fisherman. The boy’s parents call the old man Salao‚ which is the worst form of

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    story‚ Mr. Santiago. Recently‚ Ms. Lujano came to me‚ the special education teacher and consultant‚ sharing about her uneasiness due to how Mr. Santiago treats one of his students. This student‚ Joey‚ has been diagnosed with an emotional disability. I have seen his struggles dealing with tardiness‚ his temper‚ and understanding boundaries. Ms. Lujano brought it to my attention that Mr. Santiago struggles with communicating with Joey. Instead of calmly discussing issues with Joey‚ Mr. Santiago raises

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    stimulates him to revoke their marriage. The humiliation generated by the absence of Angela’s virginity drives her brothers‚ Pablo and Pedro‚ to murder Santiago Nasar. Their motive for the crime is to obtain their family’s honor back. Gabriel Garcia Marquez depicts honor through gender‚ family‚ the people of the town and predominantly‚ the death of Santiago Nasar to speculate the concept and value of honor in the Colombian culture. Values are an essential element of society. From time to time theses

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    Book review of “The Alchemist” Regine Carlo N. Alvarez BSBA-FTM/ I-2 The theme of the phenomenal novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho revolves around dreams‚ symbols‚ and adventure. It tells of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels around Andalusia and once dreams of a treasure hidden in the pyramids of Egypt. It is a book full of wisdom and life lessons used to achieved one’s dreams and fulfill self-happiness. The story opens in the mythical region of Andalusia

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    the best single piece of any of us.”(Baker 503-504) “The Old Man and the Sea was an enormous success for Ernest Hemingway when it was published in 1952. At first glance‚ the story appears to be an extremely simple story of an old Cuban fisherman (Santiago)‚ who catches an enormously large fish then loses

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    enlightenment to themselves and others along the way to finding/achieving their ambitions. Santiago grew in his quest to discover what he wanted and bring happiness to others and them to him. It’s said that if you can find a path with no obstacles then it probably does not lead anywhere. Such obstacles often lead to opportunities unknown to us that can make one successful and happy. This is similar to the lives of Santiago in the novel‚ as the hero progresses on their journey they begin to learn more about

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    climax‚ the alchemist tells the chief of the war tribe that Santiago can turn himself into the wind and demolish his whole camp. The chief says he wants to see him do the impossible act‚ and gives Santiago three days to prepare. If Santiago could not complete the task‚ the chief was allowed to take the alchemist and the boy’s lives. After three days of preparing for his task with the alchemist‚ they both return to the camp. From the start Santiago believed he was going to lose his life because he assumed

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    Alchemist Essay Thesis: Throughout The Alchemist‚ Santiago travels on a tremendous journey‚ transforming from a simple‚ Andalusian Sheppard boy‚ to a wise and powerful individual. Along the way he experiences certain revelations and discoveries from Melchizedek‚ the crystal merchant‚ and the alchemist. Body Paragraph #1: Santiago first meets Melchizedek‚ while passing through the town of Tarifa. Melchizedek appears as an old Spanish man‚ and introduces himself as‚ “The King of Salem.”

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    balance of sacrifice in relation to reward‚ and realizing ones own Personal Legend. The story follows the main character Santiago‚ born in small town Andalusia‚ as he leaves his life of a comfortable shepherd behind and sets out across deserts and continents. Santiago travels all the way from Spain to the pyramids in Egypt in search of a hidden treasure. On this journey Santiago comes across different people and aspects that represent literary and historical allusions‚ this includes a king named Melchizedek

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