Stranger in a Strange Land

battle. No one fails to suffer the consequences of everything under the sun.’” Only the Alchemist knows the boundaries of the universe and Santiago has yet to learn. Another example of a negative character trait is that Santiago is stubborn towards strangers. While he was in the plaza of the city reading a book an old man tried to spark a conversation. A quote from the book is, “Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation. He said that he was tired and thirsty,…

that it becomes a terrifying third character to the story. The wilderness is given characteristics of darkness and represents uncivilized land. As Marlow is travelling down the Thames River he says that “And this also…has been one of the dark places of the earth” (Conrad 5). Marlow is referring to before there were any humans in England and how primeval the land had been. The statement that Marlow makes is the first time darkness is mentioned, and his…

taken by the Taliban, this has a massive negative affect on her. (BS-2) the loss of Najamh’s mother greatly affects her both physically and emotionally.(BS-3) Najmah runs into a serious stop in her journey she is faced with the decision to trust a stranger or leave, which could mean risking her life. (TS) In the book under the persimmon tree Najmah experiences the worst downfall, she may ever feel, loss, she lost her mother, father, brother, and childhood this greatly affects her throughout…

and closer. It was time for me to leave my live behind in order to meet him. But how do you meet your father at eleven? What is he like? How is his character, I mean I had only heard him, and had never really shared time with him it all seemed so strange, but worth it… I remember my uncle Juan, who had been watching out for me for a few years. He dropped me off at the airport and told me listen to you father, obey him, and respect him. At this point I was even more skeptic about my father’s…

minerals, farming for cash-crop estates and subsistence. And also damaging environmental or landscape change by natural phenomena like hurricanes, volcanoes, floods etc) or by process of humans like deforestation construction, use of lands for farming, artificial land drainage etc. This is the only huge danger to the Earth’s biodiversity and the large extinction in the world. When an animal of plant becomes extinct When it does not have a habitat, and when cannot adjust to a distinct…

Santiago spends his days, reading books and roaming the land he has become accustomed to. Coelho used the idea of following one’s dreams in order to connect Santiago to the reader. He knew that at some point everyone has had a dream or a goal that they would like to achieve, but they need a little push and that's…

pair of electric blue eyes. “Don’t you know it is rude to kiss a lady without her permission, creep.” I shouted at the stranger who is too startled to answer. My parent then burst into the kitchen where I was still lying on the floor. My parents face when they saw the stranger is priceless and they started yelling at him demanding what his business in our house is. The stranger still couldn’t speak. And then another unexpected guest comes barging in, the cops. They formally apologize and explain…

Ever wonder how it feels when you are living peacefully when one day overdressed strangers who looks like they came from another planet just invades in, taking your home as their own? Ever wonder how it feels to be oppressed, segregated, victimized to colonization, cruelty, violence, malnourishment, slavery and withheld from your own rights and freedom as others perceived you and your kind to be inferior to them? Ever wonder how it feels when your peaceful world is suddenly shaken as everything…

talked like a normal person. Contrasting to Matilda, Kari had a smart-ale-ck attitude that was quite aggravating. When she was talking with the agent, she had a queer personality when telling him about her name. To conclude, Kari had an eccentric and strange mind-set that was frustrating. Even though they may have had several similarities, Matilda and Kari had a distinct difference; Kari was vexatious while on the other hand Matilda was…

committed to fighting the ills of society. “Naturalization” by Jenny Xie contrasts Martin Espada surrounding primarily by context. While Martin Espada’s family was treated as criminals in their homeland. Xie’s family were treated as strangers in a strange land. The essential difference between the attitudes both authors hold for their parents are the contrast between cultural assimilation and social justice. Xie views her parents as obediently acquiescing into society’s expectation…