Santiago is trying to turn himself into the wind so he can reach alchemy: “The boy reached through to the soul of the world, and saw that it was a part of the soul of god. And he saw that the soul of god was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles. This quote related to Santiago finding his personal legend because the word miracle represents his dreams. His dream was to reach Alchemy and he is now going to be able to reach that dream because he is able to perform the miracle of turning himself into the wind.
Santiago chooses his Legend and opposes what most people have done; ignore their aspirations. His choice to deny the norm, rebuke his education, disappoint his family, and trust fate proves that he is born to pursue his Personal Legend, thus, initiating the plot. Notably, Santiago is born with an instinctual love for travel and he is naturally curious and passionate in his situations. Santiago’s parents vie for their son to be an educated priest so he can be a source of pride in their village but “ever since he had been a child, he wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man’s sins”(Coelho 8). Family honour is important to Santiago’s parents yet he still finds knowledge of the world more essential than the struggle
We were talking about the boys, about how we wanted to see them grow up. John wanted out kids to grow up to be wise, respectful men who deal with those around them honestly. He taught them to defend those who can’t do it themselves. I think he’d be proud to see the men those boys will become.
These are virtues of characters in which they will need in order to be productive citizens. These young men leave camp with a new perspective and hope on
I think this may actually happen because Lennie thinks that it will happen and I think anything can happen in the future. I think George tells it to Lennie because of two reasons one is to keep them motivated to keep going because Lennie needs some motivation. He does need motivation and something to believe in because of that Lennie believes that the dream George has is something to believe in. The second
At the end, he was glad that he fulfilled his Personal Legend and that he was going back to Fatima. Some people, like the crystal merchants, have dreams that they want to achieve, but he always imagines that he would be disappointed if there journey would be a waste if it came to the end of something that they are not looking for. Therefore, they might feel discouraged that they didn't try to reach for their dreams and feel sad that they didn't do what they always wanted to do. Surely there are a lot of challenges that will be difficult when you go to chase your dreams, but
Why does Douglass say that learning was a curse rather than a blessing? Step Three: The Steps in the Quest List the steps that Douglass took in his quest for literacy below. Begin with his arrival at the Auld household and continue to the point where he learned to read and write. (Note: There may be more or fewer steps than spaces provided.) 1.
In the novel A Separate Peace, author John Knowles expresses the peer pressure put on towards Gene and the other boys made by Finny. Finny is constantly asking the boys to follow his footsteps, but Gene soon realizes he is questioning himself if doing these actions is the right decision. The most concern Gene has in the present moment is his studying and education. His concern for sports and exercising is much less of that; which he is only doing this to satisfy the wants of Finny. Saying this, with Finny being Gene’s “best friend”, Gene feels it to be his duty to go along with all of Finny’s adventures.
Scott had soon become very passionate and loving to dream. He wanted to be known so he could spread his knowledge so he traveled to a place he has never been before. He began to spread all of the glorious information that he has learned on his pursuit to find happiness. However, for some reason, People didn’t like his message, they didn’t like his information. As a result of this Scott traveled back to his home town.
He was determined to surpass what nature threw at him and used what he learned to renew himself. The reward he received was being able to live in a way similar to the life he’s always wanted. This was what helped him grow as a person spiritually by letting him find closure and peace with himself. Aron Ralston was also one that enjoyed solo adventures. He took them as a chance to unwind and escape from work or life in general.