Boy Meets World

My main focus of this story is the boy, whose name is Santiago. Santiago is the main character of the book, The Alchemist. He is the protagonist of this story and faces many challenges. This child was born in a small town in Andalusia, who attended the seminary, but now he travels around the world. Before he traveled around the world, he asked his father’s permission to become a Shepherd. His father agreed with him and gave him money. One night in an abandoned church, he dreamed of a child telling

Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” is a contemporary novel written in 2006 detailing the journey of a father and his son through a post-apocalyptic world, both of whom remained unnamed. Throughout the novel, they see a huge amount of chaos: cannibals, murderers, rapists, people starving, and more. At first glance, the novel seems to be about this apocalypse and the society that develops due to it. However, that is not the case; it is really about the growing relationship of the father and son and how

SANTIAGO is a shepherd boy living in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. He is young and full of dreams. He longs to be able to see and experience the world around him. His parents’ lives and the life in his village seem to offer nothing to capture his enthusiasm and imagination. One night, whilst sleeping inside the ruin of an abandoned church in the Andalusian countryside, Santiago has a powerful dream for a second time. It tells him that if he journeys to the pyramids of Egypt he

Young girls across the world are constantly being sexualized and told to cover up their bodies. Girls starting from middle school through high school are told to meet ridiculous standards that are required to be appropriate to attend public school. Girls who are forced to change or go home based on these absurd demands are being told that putting their education on pause, is more important that being comfortable in their clothes they are wearing. A boys wears a shirt to school with a bikini model

omens in life and pursuing what your dreams are. In the book a boy named Santiago learns to pursue his personal legend while learning about the world. He does this through a multiple amount of occurrences called omens which lead him through the book. Santiago meets a various amount of people in his journey. These people make the fate of the book and without them Santiago would be living a day by day life. The people that Santiago meet vary between a crystal merchant and an alchemist. Although there

when exposed to the real world where they meet people. They learn that not everyone is the same; some may be more or less fortunate, and these comparisons may reflect badly on their relationships. In "Reunion" by John Cheever and "Uncle Rock" by Dagoberto Gilb, young boys expect their father figures to meet their pre-set goals, and their actions show the boys that all men are different. “Reunion” by John Cheever is a short story that explores the meeting of a young boy and his dad after a painful

Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California, to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard-Boulbol, who are yoga instructors. Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East, who was of part Armenian ancestry, and her paternal grandmother's ancestors are from England, Denmark and Sweden. She was named after a character in Anne Rice's The Witching

The boy also learns many life lessons so he can follow his heart and find his treasure. By going on this journey, Santiago makes himself and the things around him better. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” First, Santiago wants to earn money, so he works for a crystal merchant. Next, Santiago asks the alchemist for help so he can fulfill his dreams

might disappear if we find ourselves in a place where there is no one or nothing to stop us. However, it also shows the good in humanity (Specifically with the boy). How even through all the evil, there would still be people that were inherently good. The question is, does this book paint an overall positive or negative view of humanity? The boy himself seems to represent the positive side of humanity in this book. Society had already diminished by the time he was born yet he still has is good natured

story; one should forever live to pursue his personal legend and never give up on his dream. (Coelho). The monomyth applies to the main character of the novella, Santiago, a young Shepard with enough passion and will to uncover his personal legend. The boy gets called to start his search for his personal legend through a dream, a dream of a child grabbing on his hand to the pyramids of Egypt, unleashing a secret of a treasure buried under the deserts sand. Later on,