The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho was quite intriguing, better than many novels that have better stories. A boy had a dream about treasure, so he went to the pyramids. Its a simple lack lustre story, compared to novels about time traveling or saving a kingdom from an evil tyrant. Even in precise detail the alchemist would have no complex story to grasp the audience with, so they will not be engaged enough to keep reading, but it is engaging. It is engaging because of how Coelho’s mysterious…
In “The Alchemist”, Santiago is shaped by conflict, choice, and change in a variety of ways. He encountered many of these while he was trying to fulfil his personal legend as his treasure. In the end, he finds out that the treasure is his personal legend. One factor of choice was influences on Santiago. The gyspy women influenced Santiago by interpreting his dream, telling him that he would find buried treasure at the pyramids in Egypt but he had to pay 1/10 of whatever he finds. She helps give…
Archetypal Spectrum Carl Jung created the concept of the collective unconscious, which is universal thoughts, beliefs and ideas that are shared amongst many people. For example, individuals from all over the world have the same vision that constructs the image of the ideal hero. A few traits that a hero identifies with would be, using their muscles and powers for the good and also for the better of the community. A similar picture is painted universally when thinking about this specific…
Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist presents many obstacles throughout the novel. This includes the challenges when one faces fear in life, and Coelho shows what fear can do using characters throughout the novel. Paulo Coehlo incorporates many life lessons into The Alchemist one being that everyone has to overcome his terrors; otherwise, he will not progress in life and will live in fearfulness, uneasiness, and unhappiness. Coehlo demonstrates in The Alchemist three different experiences with fear and…
The novel ‘The Alchemist’ written by author Paulo Coelho explores the idea that techniques help the audience to experience a discovery through the text. ‘The Alchemist’ delves into the journey of a young shepherd boy, Santiago, and his belief in powers of fortune and nature. He demonstrated the emotional and mental strife people have been facing every day in order to achieve a discovery. Coelho talks about the simple things in life that appealed to Santiago, but his mentality forced him to seek…
the greater American audience, installing within them an understanding which transcends the past and applies to the present onward. All the President's Men revolves around the scandal at Watergate, following Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on their quest to discover who was really behind the entire ordeal. After the mysterious break-in at the National Democratic Committee, these two young reporters quickly become obsessed…
Archetypes are essential and they shape up every story. They are the typical characters, symbols, or situations that are seen over and over again in many pieces of literature, they are a universal language. An archetype is something that is implanted in the human social unconscious. The usage of archetypes by writers allow readers to feel instantly connected to the stories, which is why writers continue to use them. The archetypes: heroes, damsels in distress and the devil figures are all…
Freud’s Greatest Accomplishments Although many of Freud’s theories are no longer used today due to controversies, he made a great impact on psychology. His work helped form our views on childhood, personality and sexuality. Freud left such a great impact on psychology that there is a school of thought that developed from his work, known as psychoanalysis. Many other great thinkers were influenced by Freud’s theories, while others opposed his views. Some of Freud’s greatest accomplishments and…
Sigmund Freud wasn’t the man all his followers think he was, and he didn’t contribute to psychology as everyone thinks either. Freud was a drug addict who was also obsessed with sexual topics. Sigmund Freud sexually abused his patients into getting them to “remember repressed memories,” and he recorded all of his experiments. He saw self-control and guilt as mental illness, and called free will and religion “the universal obsessional neurosis” and “mass delusion”.2 To Sigmund Freud the whole…
In the world today, there are over 3 million slaves, and one woman is trying her hardest to save each and every one. Tami Hochalter has been risking her own life to save other’s lives by working with a non-profit organization that rescues women and children who were forced into human trafficking. There are three pieces of criteria a person must meet to receive a Giraffe Award. The criteria include: the person must take a significant risk, it must be done out of caring, and the person must go…