Continuing through the stages of tragedy we see a completion of an ideal. Despite a tragic end because of the successful victory, a sense of peace is shown after the hero’s death because of a final accomplishment. Ain the final scene with Danny you see that Soloman reunited with his son. Danny knew he would die, so he made amends by calling Maddie, and giving Soloman the diamond that he worked so hard to get. Even though Danny died some peace was restored and Soloman and Maddie gave him the credit he deserved when Maddie wrote her article.…
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? During the climax the barber is forced to make the decision whether or not to kill the Captain, which is the theme of the story.…
The theme of the book, the Alchemist, is to pursue your personal legend above all things. Paul Coleho makes it very clear that any one can achieve personal greatness by using a shepherd. Their are many reasons why you should follow your personal legend. Not only could you benefit from it, other lives you encounter on your journey maybe changed. You may have to post pone your journey to find the funds to complete you journey.…
List the five aspects of the QUEST and then apply them to something you have read (or viewed) in the form used on pages 3-5.…
The story is non-chronological and is told out of order, mimicking the way that memories are often not remembered sequentially. In addition, the story is told like clockwork, told repetitively through memories that essentially keep Santiago alive twenty-seven years after his death. Although most of the chapters end on an exclamation similar to “They’ve killed Santiago Nasar!” the story is reconstructed again, with a new memory or voice telling the story, adding more pieces to solve the puzzle of Santiago Nasar’s murder (García Márquez 71). Santiago’s murder is retold in each chapter, but Santiago becomes ‘resurrected’ in the next where his last moments are replayed, up until the last chapter of the novel. The last sentence of the novel ends with the line “He went into his house through the back door that had been open since six and fell on his face in the kitchen”, again ending Santiago’s life, but this time ending the loop of Santiago’s death and his following resurrection (García Márquez 120). The novel ends with no conclusion, paralleling the fact that Santiago’s murder has no conclusion or resolution. Santiago dies with his innocence still in question, but the circumstances of his death causes Santiago to still be remembered and, therefore, to still be…
The Englishman talks about alchemy at the oasis and says “‘It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work. Now, I’m beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I’m happy at least that I didn’t wait twenty years.’” (99) The Englishman feels retrospective and has a slight feeling of regret. The mood shows how the Englishman regrets having waited so long to begin attempting the Master Work due to his fear, and that if he had not overcome the fear then, the fear of failure would have hindered him and even completely stopped him from achieving his Personal Legend, achieving the Master Work. At the warring tribe’s camp, Santiago says “‘If I’m not able to turn myself into the wind, we’re going to die.’ … ‘Why feed your falcon?’” (143) Santiago feels desperation, and again, fear. Santiago now has the fear of failure, and therefore can result in failure to achieve his Personal Legend, which he fears. The mood shows how fear will hinder people from achieving their Personal Legends, since his fear causes him to make no progress toward his goal of turning himself into the wind. When he overcomes this fear, he satisfies the chief by making the wind blow so hard that it almost destroys the camp. The mood of fearfulness shows how the fear hinders people like Santiago from achieving their Personal…
5.What is the climax A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. of the story? Explain your answer.…
At the end, the characters accept their motives, ambitions, hopes and fears which determine their actions…
Climax: The point of maximum conflict and the turning point. Tension builds until the main character makes a decision or takes action that determines the direction of the story. Act 3 3rd scene…
b) The best definition of climax that fits this story is that the climax is "the highest point." The climatic moment is when we find out if Winston will ever be freed from his little sister, Emily. Throughout the whole story, Winston is tied down to his little sister…
In the struggle stage he confronts his deepest fears and frustrations. The protagonist is still frustrated about how he wasn’t there for the young man. He kept imagining the worst scenarios about the young man and what made him burst into tears, was it because “he had just visited the doctor and found out he had an incurable disease...If he had any friends”. He decided to seek out help from others. Others told him “he did the right thing, by leaving the young man alone”. He knew “they were wrong” He knew that he “should have done the right thing”.…
The constant struggle makes Santiago realize that he is no longer as young as he thinks he is and…
In the alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago’s greatest obstacle is overcoming his fear of the unknown. As the boy goes to the ticket booth to buy a ticket to Africa, he comes to the realization, “If he sold just one of his sheep, he’d have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. The idea frightened him.” (26). Santiago is fearful because he doesn’t know what will happen if he leaves. He knows his sheep and the lands of Andalusia, but does not know what will occur if he leaves what he knows for the vast mysterious desert to achieve his personal legend. The alchemist wants the boy to understand, “If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure” (141). Santiago must accept the fact that he will not let fear of what he cannot do affect what he can do. Also, he must not let fear cloud his judgment of what his heart thinks. He does not know what will happen so he fears of what cannot be predicted. Finding a way to manage with his fear of the unknown is a constant challenge for Santiago. Even though he knows he should pursue his personal legend into the desert, Santiago has second thoughts when “He reminds himself that he had been a shepherd, and that he could be a shepherd again. Fatima was more important than his treasure” (95). The boy debates whether he should leave the oasis with the alchemist to fulfill his personal legend or stay with his love Fatima. He is scared because he does not know what will be the outcome of their relationship if he leaves Fatima. He worries if their love will last even if they aren’t together. He is afraid to take the risk because he won’t know the result until he returns. The boy has many obstacles on his journey but finding a way to cope with his fear of the unknown is an ongoing challenge for Santiago throughout the book.…
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all the troubles and obstacles have strengthened me… You may not realize when it happened, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” –Walt Disney. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago journey across the desert in search of his personal legend. He overcomes negativity, the love of a beautiful woman, and the fear of actually realizing his own dream. In the story, Santiago must overcome many obstacles so that he may achieve his personal legend. These include being told that you can’t do it, risk losing the woman you love, and the fear of success.…
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, consists of numerous pieces of advice dealing with universal wisdom. In this novel, Santiago, a shepherd boy, learns and matures on the journey to find his Personal Legend, his life's ultimate accomplishment. He faces many difficult decisions along the way but once he begins to listen to his heart he found love, treasure, and the ability to turn into wind. Like Santiago, a reader can grow to feel more knowledgeable from the words of Coelho because his advice can be accepted and appreciated by all people. The Alchemist expresses beliefs that easily relate to people around the world since at one point or another we all suffer from confusion about our hearts. Coelho beautifully constructed a novel that contains…