Why do you think Coelho chose a crystal shop in The Alchemist? Why would Paulo Coelho choose crystal over other occupations such as a baker or a...

This is an
interesting question and not something that the author states explicitly. Perhapschose a crystal
shop as a way of saying that this is not some normal, everyday type of store, but rather one
with the potential to help grant the crystal merchant's personal legend, if only he would allow
it. Crystal is something only the wealthy can afford. It is a true luxury, and therefore it
symbolizes the riches that one might be able to attain.

When Santiago first
encounters the crystal shop, its merchandise has been neglected and is covered with dust. This
is an aptfor the crystal merchant. He once had great dreams of traveling to Mecca, but now those
dreams are neglected and dusty as well. Santiago breathes new life into the shop and shows the
crystal merchant that he can still attain his personal legend if he chooses to. His dreams are
still within reach if he were to just dust them off. However, the merchant decides to continue
with his shop, and his journey to Mecca remains just a dream for him.

Why did Mme. Forestier have a fake necklace in "The Necklace"? Why would Mme. Forestier want to own an imitation diamond necklace when she must have...

Madame
Forester did not tell Mathilde the necklace was a fake because she wanted her to feel good about
herself, thinking she was wearing a real diamond necklace.

In
the plot revolves around Mathilde, a poor woman who borrows a necklace from her friend and
then loses it and goes into debt trying to replace it.  Mathildes husband gets an invitation to
the ball, but she worries that she does not have good enough clothes.  Her husband tells her to
borrow a jewel from her friend Madame Forester, because she knows her well enough to do that
(p. 3).

This implies that Mathilde does not really know Madame Forester
well.  She only knows her well enough.  It makes sense that they would not be close friends,
because they belong to different classes and will run in different social circles.  As a result,
Madame Forester probably does not trust Mathilde enough to lend her a real diamond, but she
wants her to feel good about herself so she lends her the fake one.

Notice
first that Madame Forester does not pick the necklace out.  She offers for Mathilde to take a
look, and she does not like what she sees.  Is it possible that Madame Forester has a lot of
jewels of good workmanship, but not really worth much?  Chances are she has other jewels kept in
a safe place, rather than a box, and those are the real ones.  That is why there was nothing
valuable in the box Mathilde looked through.  When she asks to borrow it, she does not expect
Madame Forester to say yes.

Then she asked, hesitating,
filled with anxious doubt:

"Will you lend me this, only
this?"

"Why, yes, certainly." (p. 4)

There is no hesitation at all.  In fact, Madame Forester seems
surprised Mathilde would doubt her.  She might assume that Mathilde knows that the necklace is
fake.  Her response when Mathilde gives her the real diamond seems to support this
interpretation.  She is deeply moved when she learns that Mathilde worked for so long to pay
off the necklace.

"Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my
necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!" (p. 7)

The fault does not lie with Madame Forester.  Mathilde is the one
who lost the necklace and did not tell her friend.  She was the deceptive one.  Madame
Forester did not tell her the necklace was fake, but she did not tell her it was real either. 
She likely assumed Mathilde could tell the difference, or did not want to burst her
bubble.

Your answers are plausible, but one of
the things that bothers me is this: Mme. Forestier either had to assume Mathilde knew or did not
know the necklace was a fake. If Mathilde knew it was a fake, would she want to wear it to an
important ball where knowledgeable men and women would see it was a fake? If she thought it was
real, shouldn't her friend have warned her that it was not, so that the poor, naive young woman
wouldn't spend the whole evening dancinig with men who were well aware it was a fake and would
assume she was trying to deceive people?

My other question had to do with why
a rich woman should collect what was actually junk jewelry? If she acquired it, she must have
worn it herself. If so, wasn't she aware that many people would feel contempt for her because
they would recognize it as junk?

Why has it been argued that Chaucer is a turning point in Medieval literature?

Three central circumstances markas a turning
point in Medieval literature. (1) The other two prominent poets of the mid-to-late-1300s were
either wholly or virtually anonymous, being the unknown poet of Sir Gawain
and the essentially unknown Pearl Poet of Piers Plowman (hinted at as being
Will Langland), while Chaucer was very well known and in the employ of, then later the appointed
poet of, the courts of three English kings: Edward III, Richard II and Bolingbroke called Henry
IV. Thus even the lifting of the veil of anonymity marked a turning point.

(2) Chaucer was the first poet of renown and reputation to write multiple works of
poetry in the Middle English vernacular using the Londonas his poetic language. The Pearl Poet
(Piers Plowman) had also written in Middle English, in a scribal dialect of
Worcestershire, yet his work is limited and he is essentially anonymous. The Sir
Gawain poet wrote in English vernacular but in a dialect very different from both
Pearl's and Chaucer's. These three excerpts show a comparison between the dialects used for
Piers Plowman, Chaucer's , and Sir
Gawain. The first two are actually readable to some extent while the third is
not.

In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne,

I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were,
In habite as an heremite unholy
of werkes,
Wente wide in this world wondres to here. (Piers
Plowman)

*   *   *   *

The double sorwe of
Troilus to tellen,
That was the king Priamus sone of Troye,
In lovinge, how
his aventures fellen
Fro wo to wele, and after out of Ioye,
My purpos is, er
that I parte fro ye. (Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde)

*  
*   *   *

Si¾en ¾e sege & ¾e assaut wat3 sesed at Troye,
že
bor3 brittened & brent to bronde3 & aske3,
že tulk ¾at ¾e trammes of tresoun
¾er wro3t,
Wat3 tried for his tricherie, ¾e trewest on erthe; (Sir
Gawain)

(3) Chaucer is the first English poet
to travel to Italy and France and return with great poetry from those countries. He brought
The Romance of the Rose (Roman de la Rose) from
France. He brought the tale, written by Boccaccio, of Troilus and Criseyde from Italy (c. 1373
while on a royal mission). He brought back influences of both Dante and Petrarch from Italy.
This is a third dominant reason that Chaucer marks a turning point in Medieval English poetry.
When these particulars are added to his body of work, from The to
and all else in between, including "The Complaint of Chaucer to his
Empty Purse," written to Henry IV, it is clear there is significant reason to mark a change
in Medieval literature from the works of Chaucer.

Troilus and Criseyde

Piers Plowman

Sir Gawain

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Describe Mollie's internal conflict in Animal Farm.

In
, Mollie's internal
conflict is based on her vanity, laziness and
materialism. These traits are
clear from her first appearance to the reader in Chapter One when
she arrives
late to 's meeting and spends the time "flirting her mane" and chewing on

sugar. Even after the Rebellion, Mollie has little interest in making Animal Farm a
success: she
learns only the letters of her name, for instance, is always
late for work and does not
participate in the Battle of the Cowshed in
Chapter Four when the animals drive humans from the
farm. Mollie is,
therefore, unable to put the needs of the farm above her own.

In Chapter Five, however, this internal conflict is resolved when Mollie
suddenly
disappears from the farm, never to be seen again. Her new life,
however, affords her all of the
comforts she desires the most: she eats sugar
and wears a "scarlet ribbon" while a
"fat, red-faced man" strokes her
nose.

What characteristics does Okeke require in a wife for his son?

Okeke
requires that a wife for his son should
have a Christian background and be of good
character.

To
Okeke, love is not a necessary element in the area of
matchmaking. Thus, he
becomes incensed when he discovers that his son, Nnaemeka, has decided to

make a love match, rather than to marry the girl he, Okeke, has picked for him. Okeke
entertains
very old-fashioned ideas about how a wife should behave.

He strongly believes
that "no Christian woman should teach" and is
upset when he discovers that his future
daughter-in-law is a teacher at a
girls' school in Lagos. Okeke has literally misinterpreted the
Bible; in 1
Timothy 2:12, the apostle Paul proclaimed: "But I suffer not a woman to
teach,
nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." The
original injunction was
against women teaching men (in itself the subject of
much debate today).

Due
to his extreme prejudice, Okeke
rejects Nene Atang even before he has had a chance to meet her
and to become
acquainted with her. He ignores the fact that Nene meets one of his original

requirements: that a wife for his son should come from a Christian background. Because
of his
bias, Okeke brings much grief on himself, Nnaemeka, and
Nene.

How does the relationship between Mr. Krogstad and Mrs. Linde serve to emphasize certain characteristics of the Helmer's marriage?

and Mr.were so
in love at one time. However, Mrs. Linde was forced to marry another man because of her
unfortunate circumstances. Having a sick mother and small brothers to care for, Mrs. Linde chose
to marry a man who had financial stability. This broke Mr. Krogstad's heart.

As the story unfolds, Mrs. Linde, now a widow, comes back into town. She reunites with
Krogstad. Krogstad and Mrs. Linde can communicate openly. This is a characteristic that is
missing in the Helmer's relationship.

Mrs. Linde and Krogstad are completely
honest with one another. This is a characteristic that is missing in the Helmer's
marriage.

Mrs. Linde and Krogstad respect one another. This is a
characteristic that is missing in the Helmer's relationship.

andkeep
secrets. Well, at least Nora keeps secrets from Torvald. Torvald treats Nora as a child. He does
not respect her intellect. On the contrary, Mrs. Linde and Krogstad see one another as equals.
They are willing to stand side by side. Krogstad is not condescending as Torvald is to
Nora.

Although Krogstad and Mrs. Linde have been through some difficult
times, they are so fortunate to have found love one for the other once again. True love seems to
be a missing element in the Helmer's relationship. No doubt, the Helmer's could take a lesson in
love from Mr. Krogstad and Mrs. Linde:

At the end of the
play, she and Krogstad are reconciled, but it is Mrs. Linde who decides that Nora and Torvald
must face their problems. Thus, she stops Krogstad from retrieving his letter and moves the play
toward its conclusion.

It is sad that the Helmer's do not
have the genuine, loving relationship that Mr. Krogstad and Mrs. Linde have found in one
another.