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The mentors are crucial characters in any story, they serve great purpose in guiding the heroes throughout their adventure to “greatness.” Both mentors from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Star Wars: A New Hope directed by George Lucas provide insightful knowledges and lessons to the heroes, also encouraging perseverance at challenging times. To begin, the mentors encourage perseverance and warn the heroes of the failure of giving up during the times when confronting challenges and struggles.…

In part one, chapter six of The Stranger, Camus utilizes a multitude of literary devices in hopes of describing and explaining Meursault’s killing of the Arab. Although Camus employs the use of a plethora of literary techniques, some of the most conspicuous include those of foreshadowing, imagery, and intricate diction. In the final chapter of part one, Camus makes use of various literary devices to present the notion that Meursault’s needless murder of the Arab lacks a rational explanation,…

with no trace of grief on her face. She told them that her father was not dead. She did that for three days, with the ministers calling on her, and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body" (Faulkner302). At this point one can clearly see that something is wrong in the head of Miss Emily. However the reader feels sorrow and relates that this situation actually can be a normal part of a grieving process. A second instance of foreshadowing happens at the beginning…

they both appear briefly in the story one of the most significant lessons Santiago learned was from the King of Salem, who disguised himself as an old man, and the Gypsy who interprets…

Baker,The King of Salem, The Englishman, and Santiago to explore the theme that finding one’s personal legend is they key to happiness and contentment. In the first part of the book, two characters help to convey the theme. The Baker’s character is one who didn’t go follow his dreams and find his Personal Legend, and he is never fully content. This is made clear when the King of Salem tells Santiago, “[The baker] never realized that people are capable, at any time in the lives, of doing what…

find a treasure hidden near the Egyptian Pyramids, and on the way he learns that the world is connected through the Language of the World! The Alchemist uses symbols to show the theme of how the world is connected through the Language of the World. One symbol in the Prologue is the lake. In the book it says, “The goddesses of the forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears.” Pg. 1, and later the lake says that he had been weeping for…

The Alchemist Analysis Everyone wants to follow their dreams, but it is never spoken of how rare chasing them really is. The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian spiritual writer. In The Alchemist, a major part is to follow your dreams. The main character, Santiago, does this by searching for a treasure in Egypt that he saw in his dreams. Through The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho displays the importance of destiny, along with overcoming the doubts that go along with that, in a…

tribal warfare, and even constantly ridiculed for his belief in a mirage of a Personal Legend. Yet through all these adversities, and many more, Santiago is still determined enough to continue with his journey. As Santiago comments that, “The closer one gets to realizing his Personal Legend, the more that Personal Legend becomes his true reason for being” (Coelho 72). Santiago is so determined to reach his Personal Legend and to complete his journey that he is able to put everything aside in…

three guides: the king of Salem, the crystal merchant, and the alchemist; each teach him lessons that help him on his journey. In The Alchemist, Santiago realizes, with the assistance of helpers he meets along the way, that anything is possible if one works hard and believes that the task can be accomplished. The first of Santiago’s helpers is an…

old. He has a medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and left total knee replacement. Mr. Browne is admitted to surgical ward for right knee arthroplasty (total knee replacement). This paper discusses the role of the nurse in preventing deep vein thrombosis in both Pre and post-operative care. The paper is presented using Gibbs reflective cycle, which was developed by Professor Graham Gibbs (Wilding, 2008). The Gibb’s reflective cycle have 6 stages namely description, feelings,…