Essay Comparing The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Two of the novels I have chosen to write about is ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho and ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ by Jean-Dominique Bauby. The reason I have chosen these books is because they are my top two favorites out of the four novels we have read and they are the most intriguing to me. What makes The Alchemist stand out is because it has a very inspirational lesson or moral in the end. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly however, triggers the more emotional side and yet again is very inspirational considering the idea that Mr. Bauby wrote a book communicating with only blinking his left eyelid. In The Alchemist, the most prominent events, mixing with the steps of the Hero’s Journey, that happens: #1. (Ordinary World) A boy named Santiago, who was raised to be a priest by his family but instead liked his sheep and travel, therefore is a shepherd who is seeking for treasure. #2. (Call to Adventure) Having a dream of buried treasure as if

I definitely need to read this book again. And not only that but after watching the documentary, It made me realize and actually see how he communicated and I did some research and the book took about 200,000 blinks and ten months to write and an average word took approximately two minutes. (according to Wiki and another source I quickly glanced at) but I can not imagine HOW TIRING. Anyways, this book also connects with you at a more emotional level unlike The Alchemist where you know it’s not real and just a fable but doesn’t make it any more of an inspirational book. The Alchemist I would say is more ‘compelling’ story wise and I don’t think a lot of people would be necessarily bored or distracted reading this book instead of The Diving Bell and the