The
Englishman is important to Paolo Coelho's because he acts as a
foil to Santiago. Both men are on a quest, but the Englishman is going
about it the wrong way.
A foil is another character to which theis compared.
They are similar in some ways, but very different in areas that are central to the story's plot.
A foil is...
...[a] character who sets off another
character by contrast.
As an example, Hamlet's foil in
Shakespeare's play by the same name is Young Fortinbras. Both have lost fathers, both uncles
have taken over the throne, and both want revenge; but where Fortinbras...
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