The Imagine Dragons song “Believer” parallels Santiago’s determination to get to the pyramids in Egypt. Throughout the adventure to the pyramids, Santiago feels “happy” that he has all this new money from the adventure, but he has a “dream,” called his “personal legend,” that pushes him to achieve his “dream.” (Coelho 67) Accordingly in “Believer,” Dan is being pushed by “pain,” and it “breaks [him] down” and “builds [him] up”. Before Santiago’s quest commenced, a king showed up out of the blue to tell him that the dreams that are occurring are his personal legend. With this, his drive is brought to many places along the way, including an oasis, a war camp, and at the end, the pyramids. This drive from Santiago is the pain that is in “Believer,” …show more content…
Santiago spent most of his journey following his work in the “desert,” where all he heard was the sound of “the eternal wind” and “the hoofbeats” of the animals. (Coelho 75) Similarly in “New Vegas Valley,” there is a “wasteland” that is empty and deserted. Moreover, both the song and the book contain an empty wasteland that goes on for a vast eternity. Consequently, during Santiago’s adventure, he has to go through a desert with only a caravan directing them to their goal. Although, Santiago spent most of his time before the adventure in a more rural area where he would wander around almost aimlessly, the desert is more of a defined, or primary, setting of the book. Therefore, the setting of the book would be the desert, and the song is set in a wasteland. Both the song and the book’s settings contains vast emptiness and the only sound heard is the wind, conveying that the desert setting is a force that could blow one away, but distract another to a place …show more content…
Throughout Santiago’s journey, he was realizing his Personal Legend, his “heart” tells him the “language of the desert” as he wants to become the wind. (Coelho 151) This is shown in “Smoke and Mirrors” when Dan asks his “heart” and his “mind” to “take [him] away” and open his mind. (Imagine Dragons) Comparing the two pieces of literature, they both talk about asking their heart for advice on what to do. Moreover, in The Alchemist, Santiago asks his heart to show him the path to the pyramids, and show Santiago how to get past the obstacles on the way. One obstacle is the war camp that they are stored at near the end of the journey where they have to blow down the camp with the wind. Santiago does this by speaking to the wind by using the language of the world to converse and become one with the wind. Next, Santiago is able to speak with the wind, the desert, and the sun to blow hard onto the camp and show the leaders of the camp that he is able to do it. Similarly in “Smoke and Mirrors,” Dan asks his heart what to do and where to go next. Therefore, the combined theme of the two pieces is that the heart is the mentor for all human
The song “Believer”, by a popular group, Imagine Dragons, is a widely known song, but for some people, it has a deeper meaning than just a good song. “Believer” is a song about how the singer wants to be himself, and not be want others want him to be or expect him to be. The song also talks about how the pain that people feel makes them stronger. However, the pain in the song is the pain of following expectations and not being free. Not being free to do what you want to do, and not doing what you
I chose Believer by Imagine Dragons because I feel like the core message can relate to me in several different ways. It says to follow your dreams, say what you are thinking, and and use obstacles as a way to move forwards. Believer talks about taking control of your own life.“I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh ooh”. This line is saying the everyone has power over their own lives and they should follow their dreams and interests. This relates to my eighth grade year because
Reputable environmentalist Janisse Ray in her narrative “Altar Call to True Believers” uses pathos, logos, and ethos efficiently to create a convincing kyros for her essay. To start off she uses ethos. She admits her own faults, capturing the reader’s attention as well as “playing” upon the readers trust and understanding. Next she uses pathos. Ms. Ray identifies with her audience and displays her own background to gain more of the reader’s empathy. Lastly, she capitalizes on logos. Janisse logically
Transforming School Culture Interview and Theory Analysis Change is inevitable in any organization and education is no exception to this norm. While dealing with change in the educational system, it is essential that educators are given the resources and information necessary to make informed decisions. These resources and information are vital in determining the motivational outcomes that will result. Ultimately, data related to how the proposed adjustment to the system will influence student learning
information eloquently, so that the believers can be edified with the speech as well. Without proper teaching and learning, the believers can take a relative interpretation of the Word and “quote scriptures according to his understanding or preference” (Augustine, 105). In order for the believers to fully absorb the truth, the contemporary church needs to equip the skills in the ministers and teach Christians proper hermeneutics to read the Word accurately. I. Biblical Analysis Augustine begins by grounding
The best kind of believer is one who makes their own choices regarding belief and is willing to fight for their right to do so. The definition of a believer is “a person who believes that a specified thing is effective, proper, or desirable” or “one who has faith in something or someone.” Faith can be further categorized three different ways. The first is legitimate faith. Legitimate faith is when someone believes in what is true. There is also illegitimate faith which is when someone believes in
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traditional Christian believers. In all, it is clear that the author’s intention is to explain to the believing Christian and not to argue with a secular worldview. Topic Balance As contested in the opening statements of the
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marriage because that place was consisted of a moral dishonesty in their culture which allows all kinds of fornication, adultery, homosexuality, etc. In light of this, some believers had a conception of a marital confusion that, it would be better to be single than facing marriage problems and sexual sin. For that matter, some believers started to divorce their wives in order to be single and more spiritual. In the midst of these problems, Corinthians decided to send a letter to the Apostle Paul in Ephesus