Whatever the reason-and there are just as many reasons as there are people in the world- it’s natural for a human to feel this way at some point or another in their life time, its only our nature to continue to learn about ourselves and improve on that learning as time passes as people journey on from the past. The novels Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer) and Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier) both show how their protagonists, Chris McCandless and Inman, embarking on a journey to reach an ultimate goal they wish to reach, leaving behind a life that drug them down emotionally. Both novels depict the young men departing from a place of possession, with people who are protesting they not leave the place of comfort and familiarity. ” Oh, how one wishes sometimes to escape from the meaningless dullness of human eloquence, from all those sublime phrases, to take refuge in nature, apparently so inarticulate, or in the wordlessness of long, grinding labor, the sound sleep, of true music, or of a human understanding rendered speechless by emotion!” (Krakauer 189). However, the protagonists, Chris McCandless and Inman, feel that
This image of me that the world holds on to, mostly stemming from my past transgressions, plays a major part in how I see myself, and I am diligently working to change this aspect of my self-perception. It is trying to be a self-fulfilling prophecy (Wood, 2012), with the world saying that I will be who I was once, but I disagree. I have not written down this goal until now, and I have not placed it anywhere, as my current circumstances prevent me from having a place to put such a statement. I may get it as a tattoo someday, so that I can see it no matter where I am. The statement I would currently use if I did have such a place, would be something like; “I am not the man I used to be, and though my past may be a part of who I am, it is not who I am, it is just my past.” I can definitely refine this goal statement by saying something like, “I will live a life that shows the world I am not my past”, or simply, “I am not my past.” The latter would really be a nice tattoo someday.
The symbolism displayed though the path motif reflects the difficult choice in the journey. This uncertain tone makes clear that the decision of which road to take is not one that is being made lightly, rather Frost's polysyndeton of "And... And... And…" indicates a slow and steady rhythm which conveys the intellectual deliberation required in making the decision. Whilst Frost discusses journey from a literal perspective, the journey undertaken by the persona operates as a wider metaphor for life, which can be seen through the new appeasing tone. The level of determination needed to never look back is further reinforced through the self-reflective tone "I shall be telling this with a sigh." The persona’s obstacle of choosing the right path would never have been overcome without their tenacious determination.
Siddhartha was expected a lot in his life. What leads Siddhartha to leave his home village because he wants to take this step in seeing life in a different light. He sees this as an opportunity to learn more, to reject desires instead of having possessions. Siddhartha wants to prove something and show that he is capable of a life of nothing. Siddhartha needed to start to take his step towards reaching enlightment.
CHAPTER ONE In chapter one, Siddhartha learned that the love of his family would not always be enough to satisfy him. In order for him to lead a fulfilling life, he must venture out on his own and discover what really makes him happy, and what his life’s purpose is. In my life, I’ve learned that if your heart tells you that something you’re doing is morally wrong, do not do it by any means. I’ve been in way too many situations where I’ve regretted not listening to what my heart had to tell me. If you feel that something you’re doing could possibly be wrong, it is best to stop what you’re doing a really think about your choices CHAPTER TWO In chapter two, Siddhartha learned the ways of the Samanas, which is the group he chose to follow.
More specifically the Loss of Innocence Archetype is used to showcase the theme. After the narrator in "The Road Not Taken" makes the choice of taking once of the roads in the forest he states that "Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if i should ever come back". The narrator faces thhe realization that when we make decisions in life that we may or may not regret we are unable to go back and undo what has been done. The choice that had been made by the narrator affected his life in a way he was not able to change or do anything about . After Charlie recieves his surgery in "Flowers for Algernon" he begins to understand many things he was unable to before.
Dear Botj, I’m not writing you this letter because I think you’ll somehow read it from beyond the grave, or because I think it’ll magically change anything that happened. However selfish it sounds, I’m writing this for me. I realised today that the only way I’m going to move on from your death and focus on my life ahead is to write down exactly what I felt when I was with you, even if that means I am the only one who will read it. So here goes. When we were little, we were so close I felt as if you were a part of me.
Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston (2008) explain that there are two purposes for word studies. First is to help students develop a general knowledge of English spellings. Second, word study increases their specific knowledge of the spelling and meanings of words. Word studies are developmental because teachers must differentiate instruction for different levels of word knowledge (Bear et. Al, 2008).
Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist greatly portrays the importance of a personal legend by focusing on the value of persistence. Throughout the novel, Santiago encounters numerous obstacles in which his will and persistence is tested. He is continuously discouraged and when faced with difficult struggles, advised that he should give up on his dream and return home. Throughout his journey, Santiago discovers that victory and persistence go hand in hand. In order for him to succeed and fulfill his personal legend, he must remove doubt and fear from his mind and replace it with strength and persistence.
‘but now, like a swarm returning to the hive’ he must remember the reasons why he is still here, why he must work and why he must support his family stopping him, and every other man that has dreamed of doing the same, from leaving behind the wretched world of labour and poor reward. With this the poet succeeds in to the reader because we all have dreams we want to fulfil, things we want to do but the honest ones of us don’t leave our duties behind for someone else to clean-up; But, we have dreams which keep us going though tough circumstances no matter how unlikely they are to come true. So his dreams ‘sail’ back to where they belong while he is at work. In the ‘black eaves’ of the back of his mind. ‘My heart turns to its melancholy work’ has been very carefully worded.