Ulysses and Santiago
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us” (Joseph Campbell). This quote relates to the two stories because the main characters had to ditch their past life for their new ones. Santiago and Ulysses can easily be compared or contrasted. They are alike in tons of ways, but they are also so different. They are two completely different who are strangely alike. They both find help on their journeys from surprising strangers who are very trustful that they will do as they are told. They both start out as someone completely different then they end as. In this paper, it will include facts and quotes about the two characters Ulysses and Santiago and their journeys.
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“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie” (Coelho 18). Instead of fate they blame the gods. Ulysses blames many of his problems on Poseidon. He says how by concurring places will anger the gods and by raiding villages it will anger the gods even more. Santiago also has blamed god for his problems. When Santiago got robbed he blamed god for it. When Ulysses’ ships were destroyed and his men were killed he blamed the gods. In these stories, everything relates back to god or the gods. The people themselves never take the blame for their problems on the gods. They also do not take credit for their actions they thank god or the gods. Everything somehow relates back to the gods. That is about all.
In conclusion Santiago and Ulysses have their differences and similarities. Though their journeys continued they maintained a good attitude through what was happening. No matter what they went through they continued on their journeys. Even though they blamed it on the gods they heroic and nonheroic moments they maintained the people around them and helped others. Santiago was robbed more than once but kept a positive attitude about the situation. Ulysses lost many men and many ships but in the end, he made it back to Ithaca. Santiago and Ulysses are alike in more ways than we may ever
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us” (Joseph Campbell). This quote relates to the two stories because the main characters had to ditch their past life for their new ones. Santiago and Ulysses can easily be compared or contrasted. They are alike in tons of ways, but they are also so different. They are two completely different who are strangely alike. They both find help on their journeys from surprising strangers who are very trustful that they will do as they are told. They both start out as someone completely different then they end as. In this paper, it will include facts and quotes about the two characters Ulysses and Santiago and their journeys.
Santiago and Ulysses …show more content…
“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie” (Coelho 18). Instead of fate they blame the gods. Ulysses blames many of his problems on Poseidon. He says how by concurring places will anger the gods and by raiding villages it will anger the gods even more. Santiago also has blamed god for his problems. When Santiago got robbed he blamed god for it. When Ulysses’ ships were destroyed and his men were killed he blamed the gods. In these stories, everything relates back to god or the gods. The people themselves never take the blame for their problems on the gods. They also do not take credit for their actions they thank god or the gods. Everything somehow relates back to the gods. That is about all.
In conclusion Santiago and Ulysses have their differences and similarities. Though their journeys continued they maintained a good attitude through what was happening. No matter what they went through they continued on their journeys. Even though they blamed it on the gods they heroic and nonheroic moments they maintained the people around them and helped others. Santiago was robbed more than once but kept a positive attitude about the situation. Ulysses lost many men and many ships but in the end, he made it back to Ithaca. Santiago and Ulysses are alike in more ways than we may ever