Comparing Coelho's Journey In The Hobbit And The Alchemist
Wouldn’t you like to be a hero in any type of situation, of course not a Superman or a Batman, but a person who falls under the role? Or to listen to something other than voices that’ll help you find treasure? Well J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”, represents a heroic theme while Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, portrays the theme of listening to the centriole of Person Legends. However, both novels share the similar theme of perseverance.
In the Hobbit, Tolkien portrays the main character, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, as a hero as he faces difficult obstacles throughout his extravagant journey. For example, Tolkien writes “Somehow the killing of this giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark . . . made a great difference to Mr. Baggins” …show more content…
For example, Coelho writes, “It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it 's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.” (Coelho, 22) 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 in a city called Tangier. Then the crystal merchant gives some advice to Santiago as he prepares to leave Tangier after he has been working for a year for the merchant. The merchant knows that he has not achieved all he can in life and feels depressed as a result so he forewarns Santiago that those who ignore their Personal Legends, feel haunted by their vacant potential. The third example that Coelho portrays the centriole of Personal Legends is when he writes “But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history …show more content…
“The Hobbit” and “The Alchemist” both share the theme of persistency. For example, in “The Hobbit”, Tolkien writes, “Now certainly Bilbo was in what is called a tight space.” (Tolkien, 78) when Bilbo and the dwarves stumble across some goblins in a cave, which leads to Bilbo being stranded in the dark caverns alone, but still manages to escape as he figures his way out. While in “The Alchemist”, Coelho writes, “All around him was the market, with people coming and going, shouting and buying, and the aroma of strange foods . . . but nowhere could he find his new companion.” (Coelho, 38) when Santiago meets a friend and gives him all his money so that me may buy him a camel to proceed on his journey. But as a sword catches SAntiago 's eyes for a mere second, the stranger dashes off with all his money. Even though Santiago doesn’t have a dollar to his name, he gets hired as an assistant to a crystal merchant and earns enough money to continue on his journey. Another set of examples in ‘The Hobbit” would be when Tolkien writes, “The Wargs were angry and puzzled at finding them here in their very meeting-place,” (Tolkien, 112) when Bilbo and the dwarves escape the goblins but run into wolf-like creatures called Wargs, but manage to escape with the help of Gandalf the wizard as they fought back and scared the creatures away. Another good example of persistency in “The Alchemist” is when Coelho
In the Hobbit, Tolkien portrays the main character, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, as a hero as he faces difficult obstacles throughout his extravagant journey. For example, Tolkien writes “Somehow the killing of this giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark . . . made a great difference to Mr. Baggins” …show more content…
For example, Coelho writes, “It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it 's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.” (Coelho, 22) 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 in a city called Tangier. Then the crystal merchant gives some advice to Santiago as he prepares to leave Tangier after he has been working for a year for the merchant. The merchant knows that he has not achieved all he can in life and feels depressed as a result so he forewarns Santiago that those who ignore their Personal Legends, feel haunted by their vacant potential. The third example that Coelho portrays the centriole of Personal Legends is when he writes “But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history …show more content…
“The Hobbit” and “The Alchemist” both share the theme of persistency. For example, in “The Hobbit”, Tolkien writes, “Now certainly Bilbo was in what is called a tight space.” (Tolkien, 78) when Bilbo and the dwarves stumble across some goblins in a cave, which leads to Bilbo being stranded in the dark caverns alone, but still manages to escape as he figures his way out. While in “The Alchemist”, Coelho writes, “All around him was the market, with people coming and going, shouting and buying, and the aroma of strange foods . . . but nowhere could he find his new companion.” (Coelho, 38) when Santiago meets a friend and gives him all his money so that me may buy him a camel to proceed on his journey. But as a sword catches SAntiago 's eyes for a mere second, the stranger dashes off with all his money. Even though Santiago doesn’t have a dollar to his name, he gets hired as an assistant to a crystal merchant and earns enough money to continue on his journey. Another set of examples in ‘The Hobbit” would be when Tolkien writes, “The Wargs were angry and puzzled at finding them here in their very meeting-place,” (Tolkien, 112) when Bilbo and the dwarves escape the goblins but run into wolf-like creatures called Wargs, but manage to escape with the help of Gandalf the wizard as they fought back and scared the creatures away. Another good example of persistency in “The Alchemist” is when Coelho