Sir Richard Branson, a British business magnate, entrepreneur, investor, and author, who, in the 1970s founded the Virgin Group (which includes Virgin Records and Virgin Galactic), which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields, once said about learning: “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” In a similar statement, Bruce Lee, martial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, director, and philosopher, stated, “Knowing is not enough; We must apply. Willing is not enough; We must do.”

 

In a well-written and textually-supported essay, analyze Mokhtar’s life and journey as Dave Eggers presents it in Books 3 & 4 of The Monk of Mokha. In your analysis, illustrate how these two quotations and concepts reflect the protagonist’s life and experiences.

Requirements:

MLA formatting
Minimum: FIVE (5) paragraphs
Textual support (quotations) in EVERY paragraph.