Sir Richard Branson, a British business magnate, entrepreneur, investor, and author, who, in the 1970s founded the Virgin Group , 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.
