Legend

as someone who has their own hopes and desires and works to achieve them. After Santiago’s improvements to the shop bring in a great deal of money, the crystal merchant is reminded of his Personal Legend to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He expresses to Santiago that he has abandoned his Personal Legend when he tells him, “... it’s the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. [...] I’m afraid that if my dream is realized, I’ll have no reason to go on living” (Coelho 57). The crystal merchant is…

that his personal legend is to go to the pyramids, find his treasure and bring it back home. Santiago is determined to go to the pyramids in Egypt and find his treasure. Santiago has positive character traits and negative traits that help him find his treasure. The positive traits he has is that he is determined to accomplish his personal legend, he is open minded and wants to learn something new, and he is smart. Santiago being determined about accomplishing his personal legend says that he…

government in the dystopian novels, Legend and Surviving Antarctica. All of these governments: limit freedom of speech and press, violate human rights, citizens have little to no say to who’s elected, and there are restrictions on traveling. People who write dystopian novels, like Legend and Surviving Antarctica, involve potential hazards of the…

their father withdrawn from their lives. Before The Glass Menagerie, plays were consisted mostly of kings, queens, and the rich, however, this story displays realistic lives with the help of spectacle: lighting, music, clothing/costumes, images, and legends. Mood is easily…

follow his personal legend. One foil is the crystal merchant, as he tells Santiago “You dream about your sheep and the pyramids, but you’re different from me, because you want to realize your dreams. I just want to dream about Mecca” (Coelho 55). The crystal merchant knows his destiny, but he is afraid to achieve it. This makes him a foil character when compared to Santiago, because Santiago is working hard to achieve his own destiny. Since the crystal merchant fears his personal legend he has…

Throughout Legend by Marie Lu, there have been many instances of propaganda and the censorship of what is published and displayed by the government. Although it is not apparent to the people in the society, the Republic has complete control over what is released and shown to the public and the Republic often leaves their own people in the dark. In the story, there have been shown many examples of this such as; the media only displaying smiling children and happy people, continuously showing the…

I believe that everybody has a Personal Legend. Everyone want to achieve or dream of something in life. But sometimes this achievement is full of obstacles and challenges on the way. This dream or achievement can also teach us some valuable lessons throughout our journey. How we see it in the book, “ The Alchemist.” Santiago was in the search for his Personal Legend. He faced many obstacles. From working at a crystal shop to later on being beaten by some refugees from the tribal war who stole…

interested in reading the different ideas on myth, however I agreed that no one person had the correct, all encompassing, definition for a myth. The difference between myth and legend interested me. In the article “Myth: Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought” Claude Levi-Strauss states that myths are relatives of legends. Legends are defined as “fantasized history”(Myth: Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought). Myths on the other hand are used to “wrestle with the fundamental and irreconcilable…

Odyssey Character List 1) Agamemnon-(ag-uh-mem-non) In Greek legend, he was the king of Mycenae or Argos. When paris (Alexandros), son of King Priam of Troy, carried off Helen, Agamemnon called on the princes of the country to unite in war of rage against the Trojans. 2) Alcinous-(Al-KIN-oh-us) In the Greek legends, he was king of the Phaeacians, and father of Nausicaa and Laodamas. Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings See also Nausicaä 3)…

Different Versions of Robin Hood Heroes are revealed in many different ways. They may also be revealed in similar ways. Like Robin Hood, he is told in many different versions and storytales. Robin Hood has many stories, ballads, and even movies about him. He is a very well-known hero to many. Even though he may be a fairytale hero, he portrays a character that some look up to. Some stories are different, but they still have similarities. The Robin Hood cartoon movie, live movie, and text, all…