Books are always written with a purpose—sometimes written to give insight to the readers or simply to inspire the readers. In the story, The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, a shepherd boy named Santiago learns the way of life through his search for his treasure and his personal legend. The theme of the book can be interpreted by reading along as Santiago goes on the journey to accomplish his personal legend and obtain his treasure. The theme in the story is that anybody can acquire their goals
Humanity possesses innate flaws that define our existence. Failure to recognize and understand the significance of these imperfections would be degrading to our very existence as human beings. This is prevalent Nathaniel Hawthorne’s work, where he demonstrates his disdain with the Puritan rationale and promotes a society-wide communal tolerance, one directly conflicting with Puritanical structure. Hawthorne expresses his utter revulsion with the theological foundation of Puritanism and their reprehensible