Literary Analysis Paper#1

Research Question: How has Alice's curiosity led her throughout her journey in Wonderland?

When we are curious, we do things differently, and sometimes we do things that contradict ours or other's beliefs.
Its almost as if Alice takes a risk because she wants to get away from the boring stability and predictability of her own life.
She learns that change isn't always easy, but it's important because we can learn from it & profit from it. I guess she's probably a little less naive after the whole thing.
I plan to talk about some of the things she had done because of her curiosity:
1. She fell down the rabbit hole, being the first human to.
2. Ate the sweets which made her smaller.
3. Met Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
4. Went to the tea party (because she was wondering what they were doing)
5. Was challenged by the Queen of Hearts to play croquet because she went into the Queen's garden.
6. Went into the looking glass world.
7. Met lots of people.
8. Drank the liquid with the label "Drink Me".

The Alchemist

One of the things I noticed as I read part 2 of the Alchemist is that Santiago is no longer referred to by his name but he is called "the boy". I think this is because the writer is trying to get the readers to see Santiago as a mysterious person, like how the others in the book see him. Also, it turns Santiago in some sense, into a mythical character.
Another part I noticed is the difference between Santiago and the crystal merchant. Santiago is eager to pursue his personal legend but the crystal merchant is fearful and hesitant. The crystal merchant is worried than if he makes his trip to Mecca than he will have nothing to live for after, but Santiago has already faced setbacks on his journey and is therefore not afraid of what changes it might bring.