Comparing The Alchemist And The Road Not Taken

When we hold, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, and Life of Pi, by Yann Martel together, their big ideas argue messages that are different, but end up complimenting each other because they both have different points between religion and both believe in some sort of “God” in their life. In both books the protagonist set of for a journey of self adventure and each character learns new valuable lessons and results in having self confidence and discovering their true adventurous and powerful self.

In “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost leaves a major theme of making choices. The poem is about a man traveling and he comes across a fork-in-the-road. He must make a decision on which way he will keep traveling. One way seems familiar to him. It is by far the safer and easier route to go down. But that does come with a price. The road has been used a lot and may be more difficult to travel down even though it seems easier. He ends up choosing the road less traveled. It did not seem as convenient at the time but he states that it helped him in the long run. Not only does “The Road Not Taken,” have a theme about choices, but it also holds a theme about choosing the road less taken. Taking chances and choosing the road less traveled can have many benefits in the long run.

The premise of Intertextuality, as explained in "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster, is that 'anything you write is connected to other written things' (page 197, HTRLLAP). Using 'allusions and references and parallels' (page 31, HTRLLAP), all written works can be connected to another, rather it be poems, novels, movies, plays, etc. This is definitely true for Paulo Coelho's book "The Alchemist." Just one of the many intertexutual comparisons that can be made is with the book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. In "Things Fall Apart," the main character Okonkwo has a large fear of failure, one that the main character of "The Alchemist" Santiago shares. When the Alchemist forces Santiago to try to turn himself into

During class, we discussed Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. At face value, the story seems as simple as choosing a walking path. In reality it is a metaphor for all the choices we make in life and find ourselves justifying later as the best

We have all heard at some point of our lives that “the journey is more important than the destination.” This idea was featured in Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist which offered many life lessons that apply today even after being published 25+ years ago. Although some would argue that the journey is irrelevant because it can lead to no results, I would counter that if you don’t take the steps to reach that result, you will be unable to improve upon your process, to reach your true destination. With this in mind, the journey is more important than the decision because: it offers preparation for the destination, allows the person or character to grow, and gives you the opportunity to improve upon the steps taken to reach your

Robert Frost, an American poet, wrote in his poem, “The Road Not Taken,” “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Santiago of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist has that split road, two decisions: one that is unpredictable and one that is safe. If he makes the safe and popular choice, he knows he will regret it and always wonder what would have happened. If he makes the unpredictable choice, the one that is chosen less, he will follow his heart, and find his treasure. Santiago decides, and is following his heart through his journey to the Pyramids to find his treasure. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “Remember where your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” First, Santiago learns a valuable lesson about self awareness. Next, Santiago understands a new feeling he is experiencing. Last, Santiago unexpectedly learns a new truth about his treasure.

Unukhishig Saikhanbileg Raja Sen Language & Literature September 4, 2014 Paper II Simulation In texts, writers tend to form characters that have comparison and contrast in order for the readers to see the difference of the characters better. For example in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the boy and the Englishman tend to be alike but simultaneously very different. As for The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, the two main characters Hazel Grace and Augustus deal with the same problems but in contrastive ways.

In the stories of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and The Hundred Foot Journey, the protagonists embark on a journey which eventually returns them to their origin, allowing them to see how they evolve throughout their path and how their views of the world change. Santiago travels to the Sahara Desert to find his treasure, but realizes his Personal Legend is not the material wealth he gains, rather, how he balances the mind and heart to achieve success. Hassan looks to the people around him to give him the strength to succeed, but his power to succeed comes from within. Santiago and Hassan travel between continents, but return to their start. This allows them to realize that their Personal Legend is not the material wealth they receive – rather,

The two books that I read over the summer were The Alchemist and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. These books are similar in many ways, one of these similarities is that both characters in the novel value relationships. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, this is shown when Harry stands up to Draco to help Neville get his Remembrall back (Rowling 42). This shows that Harry would do anything for his friends. Another example of this would be when Harry and Ron go after the Troll that is trying to hurt Hermione: “There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them” (Rowling 42).

Life is a journey full of twists and turns and unbelievable surprises. Nobody knows where the path leads they can only move forward hoping for the best. “The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost, 1916. In “The Road Not Taken” a traveler is strolling through the woods and comes across two different roads he could take, and unable to travel both the poet eventually chooses which path to take. The theme conveyed is about making choices. Frost does this through the use of diction, the use of figure of speech, and the use of imagery.

‘I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.’ The Road Not Taken, composed by poet Robert Frost, is considered one of the best yet one of the most misunderstood poems in the world. His theme of making choices is outlined from beginning to end. The diverging roads symbolises two different choices leading to two very different consequences. However, one irreversible decision can make a huge difference in someone’s life.

This is a great way to look at things because without goals people don’t have a path to follow to get where they think they should be. But even with a goal if someone lacks the motivation or desire to work towards their goals they won’t get anything done. People can be born in a certain circumstances but it can always change with a goals and desire of change. It makes sense with the concentration camps. Without the goals and desire to survive the prisoners unaware will miss the requirements needed to survive. Also with not having purpose can make people very depressed which raises risk of death. Therefore, goals and motivations are a must in everyday living. I use this every of my life because it helps me get the future I desire. Such as, I have the long term goal to be a physical therapist but I know it won’t be achieved in one day. Not being able to get it in one day just makes me work for it every day no matter what I’m doing. If I go to work one day I get practice with working with people like the filed I’m trying to get into, if I have school those credits will go towards my diploma, but even if I don’t have plans for that day I can research things about my goal for my entertainment but also helping me reach my goals. If I didn’t have a goal I wouldn’t know how to spend my time. Without my motivation my goal would just be a thought without me doing anything helps me towards my

Today is full of decisions to be made. Each decision has more than one path, and the one not chosen can never be taken. It is forever lost to us, no matter how much we may want to change the path we have taken. In the poem, "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost shows us a point in his life where he has to make a decision. He sees two paths of life to go down, and while one is taken by many, and the other is less trodden, as if very few have wandered down it.

We will experience many choices between the road more and less traveled and our choices will shape our lives in irreversible ways. If we choose the road less traveled, although we will not be able to change our decisions later, we will likely end up happier with our lives. From Frost’s metaphor, we can understand that taking the road less traveled is a difficult decision, but it can impact our lives for the better. If we imagine life as driving on a highway, we can choose which path to take when there is a junction, but we cannot turn around and take a different path

Robert Frost's poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey, he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost's traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless of his choice, he knows that he will miss the experiences he might have encountered on the road not taken.