Symbolism And Symbolism In 'The Alchemist'

The novel clearly reiterates the notion that more people conform than rebel when confronted with authoritarian control. The animals in the novel are divided into two categories. Those who have knowledge and therefore power, and those who lack knowledge and therefore are submissive. The main difference is that the submissive animals such as the horses and sheep represent the people that chose to stay uneducated, as it is a much less difficult pathway. They chose this because knowing consequences creates threatening actions against the livelihood of the animals. Despite the animals suffering from violence, poor conditions, and being overworked, they continue to conform as it becomes an easier lifestyle for them. The repetition of the lines “Napoleon is always right” and “I will work harder” showcases how the farm animals follow the routine of others and resign to conformity as their means of life, for it is an easier, simpler outlook to life for them. The idea of being an outlier and having a voice is forsaken by the animals, as the narrative evolves they witness more and more unruly acts of behaviour from the pigs, who are controlling the farm. The emotive language used within the line “Silent and terrified, the animals crept back into the barn” effectively demonstrate how a wave of melancholic and frightened emotions flood through the farm animals, creating a sense of compliance within. The use of threatening tone within the lines “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing

This caused in him a feeling in which he had never felt before, and thus inspired him to new things to get himself more aquatinted with God:

In the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter”, author Roald Dahl conveys his feelings that the troubles in life can be solved by analyzing the situation before acting, that you should appreciate what you have, and that ultimately that everyone is a lamb, all with the power to break free of their control.

This is a great example of perception vs. reality as everyone makes it seem that one person might be happy, but inside they can be at the complete opposite state. This causes him to have the desire for more wisdom than what he has been taught. He wanted to find out what was really important and wanted to feel no emotion in regards to what people think of him.

Peer pressure plays a big role in this novel. It is being used to manipulate and control the animals. It also being used to control and manipulate the sheep and Boxer in specific. However, Boxer and the sheep becomes an instrument that pressures the other animals

Some may refer to The Alchemist as a best-selling novel written by Paulo Coelho which explains the ideas of having a dream, or Personal Legend, and going through obstacles to conquer it. The book starts off like any other, introducing and describing the main characters, in this case Santiago is the first to share the interest of peers reading the story. He is said to be a small town shepherd boy who will do anything for his flock of sheep. In the opening scene of the story, Santiago takes his flock to an abandoned church and lies down under a sycamore tree hoping to get some rest. He is soon woken up from a disturbing dream which foreshadows further into the story of his own Personal Legend. Later in the book, Santiago is faced with multiple tests to be successful in finding his treasure. “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure” (Coelho 15). Paulo continues to add characters in the book that help Santiago throughout his journey.

The sheep are a clear demonstration of how a lack of education can be used for political and social oppression. Often the sheep are not being mistreated, but are instead used as a tool to oppress others. The basis of the sheeps’ problem begins when Orwell writes “It was also found that the stupider animals, such as the sheep, hens, and ducks, were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart.” (50) The commandments are then shortened to “Four legs good, two legs bad” so the sheep can memorize the fundamentals of Animalism more easily. The intention behind this change may not have originally been malicious, but it eventually becomes more a tool for the pigs than the sheep. Attempts are made to educate the sheep, but ultimately fail. Napoleon begins to abuse the sheeps’ ignorance to drown out Snowball during his speeches. The sheep are being used as a weapon against Snowball to indirectly limit his freedom of speech. The sheep are unable to understand that they are being used by Napoleon for motives outside of their own. Once Snowball is expelled, Napoleon starts using the sheep to silence the other animals of the farm and their ideas. The sheep are being used to politically oppress the

This technique is applied with other animal characters, such as horses, which are known to be hardworking, are represented as the submissive, unquestioning labourers, and sheep, which are identified as being gullible, obedient followers, are represented as people who readily accept propaganda without questioning the truth.

The sheep play a huge role in Napoleon’s plan to manipulate the other animals. The sheep, once learned and liked the maxim “Four legs good, two legs bad,” are used to spread the essential principle of animal farm. In chapter 3, the quote “When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!" and keep it up for hours on end, never growing tired of it.“ reveals that they were used, at first, to spread the maxim. It reminded the animals of who the good people were and who was bad. Later on in the novel, they were constantly used to interrupt meetings and misdirecting the others. At crucial moments, the sheep bleats out the saying to end arguments or protests. For example, in Chapter 10, the sheep bleated out the new revised saying, “Four legs good, two legs better” just before any animal protested. “But just at that moment, as though at a signal, all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of--

The leaders and their use of deceiving contributes to the loss of freedom on Animal Farm. The leaders on the farm can have animals follow or work for him

The story takes place in the supermarket from the chain “A&P.” This supermarket is in the middle of a town near a beach. There are two banks, newspaper store, three real-estate office and a Congregational church. The customers in the supermarket are called sheep.

Firstly, he was a scribe. He committed his time to thoroughly study and understand the Word of God. Also, he was very devoted to God and completely followed God’s Word. Lastly, a little more than half a century later, he began a religious education program and committed himself to teaching others God’s intentions and how they can apply God’s Word in their own lives.

Although these crucial ideas might overshadow the literary merits of Walden Two, Skinner the English major understood the importance of every minor detail and digression from the main narrative. The sheep, which serve no purpose to the plot of the story, illustrate Skinner’s behaviorist ideas through metaphor. The sheep benefit the community in a superficial sense by acting as a more efficient lawnmower, requiring only the work of moving a portable fence. Although once electrocuted, the fence is now just string, and the only other restraint is a sheepdog, the Bishop, which guards the sheep watchfully. This idea works on a deeper level to help Skinner relate his scientific ideas to literary ones.

Animal farm by George Orwell introduces real life problems using animals on a farm. The narrator focuses on leaders. This novel talks about a group of animals that overrule a farm owned by a man named Mr .Jones, but the animals face many corrupt rules, freedom rights, enemies, and arguments between one another. The farm becomes overruled by a pig named Napoleon, and the animals are afraid to go against him. Napoleon soon acts like Mr.Jones and the animals freedom is getting taken away from their hands. The novel's main message was to believe those are seeking the truth- doubt those who find it. The novel relates to the theme because between all of the animals, their was many that were not being true to each other and the main character of the story was trying to lure the animals in a plan once he found out he could takeover the farm, just like how it was in the beginning when Mr. Jones owned the farm.

At the age of twenty-nine, he decided to leave his palace and enter "the homeless life" of a monk to seek the truth and find a way to salvation for all conscious and alive beings. In his search for salvation among the teachers, he surpassed them and found that their doctrines were insufficient, not leading to awakening, to extinction and to enlightenment and insight. He departed those teachers and turned to practice self-mastery for six years with great willingness and effort.