overcome. In the novel called The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, Santiago the main character has diversions in his life and ain’t able to reach his goals at that certain time. I personally when through situation and struggle. When I was sixteen years old I wanted to own my favorite which is was a Nissan 350z. I had to work and wait until I was able to get the car but also learned other things. I can see it reflect and make connections with “The Alchemist.”
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Optimism Can Change the World Do you believe that everything around you is based on your perspective? If you do, you might find a great example or two in The Alchemist. In The Alchemist, it clearly shows certain situations where Santiago, the main character, experiences change due to his perspective. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” First, Santiago decides to start selling tea to
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The storyline of The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, is about so much more than a stereotypical boy following his dreams of wealth, success, and fortune; the real meaning behind the story is much more complicated than that. The Alchemist tells about a boy, named Santiago, who is on a quest to find his true purpose. Throughout the process of traveling and adventuring all around the world, Santiago begins to unveil the true and unfiltered relationship that exists between humans and animals. Santiago’s
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The Alchemist Analysis The power of love can be seen all throughout this novel. When Santiago takes on the journey to accomplish his Personal Legend, the power of love always presents itself to help Santiago through his troubles. In The Alchemist there are several obstacles Santiago faces while trying to reach the Egyptian pyramids, but throughout this journey important people and symbols are placed in Santiago’s journey to help him achieve his dream. As we follow along through the novel we notice
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“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle. In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho introduces the idea that everyone should seek their individual dreams. He asserts that because he believes that people’s aspirations will lead to them to their happiness. Paulo Coelho writes about a protagonist name Santiago in his novel, The Alchemist. Santiago is a shepherd who travels around with his flock of sheep. One day while in town he decides to pay a visit to a gypsy to discern his recurring dream and from there
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Trust is an important theme throughout Pieces of Georgia, by Jen Bryant, and The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Trust means two different things in these books.In Pieces of Georgia, the characters have to trust each other. In The Alchemist, Santiago has to trust only the omens that he could read with the few tools he has. These two themes of trust can help a person learn to rely on either themselves only or the occasional friend In Pieces of Georgia, Georgia must learn to trust others to get over
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and Santiago becomes a rich man in just a year Santiago decides to cash in his earnings and continue pursuing his Personal Legend. He joins a caravan crossing the Sahara desert toward Egypt and meets an Englishman who is studying to become an alchemist. He learns a lot from the Englishman during the journey. For one, he learns that the secret of alchemy is written on a stone called the Emerald Tablet. The ultimate creation of alchemy is the Master Work, which consists of a solid called the Philosophers
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One of the central themes of The Alchemist is that our paths are pre-ordained, or already decided for us. The main objective for our lives is to be content with what is already decided for us in life. Evidently, we all at one point in our childhood knew what our Personal Legends were. People’s issue is that we overcomplicate things way too often. This is displayed in The Alchemist, by the experience Santiago has with alchemy. When Santiago traveled through the desert with the englishman, he read
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Characters: Santiago is the protagonist of The Alchemist who later in the novel is referred to as the boy. He is a round character as he grows to want to be more knowledgeable on the search of the treasure, he’s a dynamic character as well because in the beginning Santiago is influenced by riches and people advising him to search for treasure, towards the end of the novel Santiago is influenced by discovering learning alchemy and fulfilling his personal legend. Santiago is willing, strong, and courageous
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Symbolism: One of the literary devices that Paulo Coelho uses throughout The Alchemist is symbolism. He indirectly expresses ideas through symbolic images such as the pyramids of egypt, urim and thummim, his sheep, Alchemy, and the desert. Paulo through Santiago uses the sheep as a symbol reflecting those who blindly but humbly live their lives without having the drive to discover their Personal Legend. The sheep also symbolize those that are ignorant and go about their daily lives afraid to have
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situations could be. In the novel The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho develops a protagonist named Santiago who learns from a recurring dream, that he needs to go to the pyramids to find possible treasure. He wants to understand his dream, so he embarks on a life changing journey. Along the journey Santiago learns valuable life lessons from people he affiliates with. At Santiago’s lowest point in his journey the Alchemist shows himself to Santiago. Santiago learns from the Alchemist that he should not give up on
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In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The main character, Santiago, takes three detours on his journey to find is treasure. The first detour is at a crystal shop where he becomes a crystal merchant. His second detour is at a village oasis in the desert. His third detour is through the desert to the pyramids. On all of these detours, he learns things about himself and these lessons end up leading him to his goal. His first detour is at a crystal shop, where he becomes a crystal merchant. At first when
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Alchemist In Paulo Coelho’s novel, he uses metaphors to create imagery and uses more metaphoric than literal points. Santiago is generous because of the pride he takes in his profession and his perseverance. In The Alchemist, there are various symbols such as the desert, gold, and Santiago's sheep The Desert is symbolic of all the obstacles and hardships that stand between people and their dreams. Fatima was describing herself as “ a desert woman, and [she’s] proud of that. [she] wants [her] husband
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People are able to achieve their by dreams by conquering hurdles and setting up possible goals that lead up to their dreams. In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, Coelho disclose that conquering obstacles will lead to obtaining goals then achieving dreams. In The Alchemist. Coelho demonstrates that overcoming obstacles will lead to achieving goals and dreams. Santiago showed this by defying his heart and being set back by the inevitable that taught him patience in addition knowledge about the world. While
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Alchemy dates back to ancient times. Many alchemists have their information written in code, so it is hard to know what exactly they did. The goal of many alchemists was to find the ‘elixir of life’ or the Philosopher’s Stone. There was never any evidence that the Philosopher's Stone doesn’t exist, and a lot of alchemists went on and discovered many useful discoveries that are still used today. Alchemy dates back to ancient Egypt, where the word ‘Khem’ was used to reference the fertility of the land
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The text ‘The Alchemist’ – by Paulo Coelho is a novel about a young Andalusian Shepherd (Santiago) who begins to have a recurring dream about seeking treasure at the pyramids. The story follows his journey to Egypt after he talked to a fortune teller and a wise man who told him to go. In relation to Alchemy it is the act of turning any base metal into gold. This is a truly inspirational tale about one young shepherds journey who realises the real worth is not gold but turning your life into gold
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The Alchemist: A Fable about Following your Dreams is similar to the work of literature that John Steinbeck wrote, Of mice and Men. Both stories talk about the dreams that the main character(s) and what they do to achieve them. In Of Mice and Men we see all of the hardships and difficulties that main characters George and Lennie go through to reach their Personal Legend, or, what they always wanted to accomplish. So far I believe the book is trying to show what it may take to reach your goals
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more focused and pays attention to the world around him. Coelho uses the story of Narcissus in the beginning to show the reader that when you are caught up in your own life you do not realize greater things like nature and friends. The Alchemist has a message that states you can connect a person to nature and the spiritual world. Santiago puts his own interest first throughout the whole book. Instead of becoming a priest he becomes a shepherd to fulfill his desire of travelling. Its different
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Herman Hesse's’ Siddhartha and Paulo Coelho's’ The Alchemist are two novels about finding one's purpose and seeking enlightenment. In similar fashion, the main characters in The Alchemist and Siddhartha obtain Nirvana by crossing thresholds between the ordinary and enlightened world. In both The Alchemist and Siddhartha, the initial crossing of the threshold directs both characters towards enlightenment. Santiago contemplated
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The Alchemist Throughout life we all come across obstacles. Some we’ve already faced but most we still have yet to face. When we come across these obstacles nothing in life truly comes easy. We’ll come across some that will be good and benefit us in life but we also have to be open minded to the fact that we can also come across some bad obstacles in life. In the novel The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, we come across a young man who goes after the name Santiago. Santiago is a shepherd from
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The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author “Paulo Coelho”. This book (Alchemist ) written in Portuguese, it has been translated into 69 languages. The alchemist is a story with a deep message. It is a message to follow your heart, and search your dreams or destiny. The Alchemist is telling about the story of a shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago who lives in spain and work as a shepherd. One night he was sleeping in church and they saw a dream and the other day they saw again. And he goes
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and The Alchemist, told the perilous journeys of two heroes who risked their lives to reach their destinations. The Odyssey and The Alchemist achieved the three characteristics of an epic: to entertain, inspire, and educate readers. They entertain readers with their thrilling plot twists, inspire with their heroes’ determination and courage through difficult challenges, and educate through the unique cultures of the people the heroes interact with along their journeys. The Alchemist and Odyssey
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THE STRANGER and THE ALCHEMIST Belief and Response Essay As one would make it through The Alchemist or The Stranger they would start to notice a clear separation of what each of these books portray. On one side you have The Alchemist which represents more of a positive outlook on life and following your dreams. On the other you have The Stranger which depicts more of a negative connotation on life. Although these two accounts seem far from each other, they present themes throughout the text that
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The alchemist reads a book containing the story of Narcissus. According to legend, Narcissus kneeled every day beside a lake to admire his reflection, until one day he became so fascinated with his own beauty that he fell into the lake and drowned. The goddess of the forest appeared at the lake and found the water transformed into salty tears. She asked the lake why it cried for Narcissus, assuming it had admired Narcissus’s beauty. The lake replies that it was enjoying its own beauty reflected in
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Personal Legend in The Alchemist What would one do to pursue their destiny? Some people would go to the extreme to pursue their future while others would reject their prospect. Although, most people at first deny their destiny at first which is normal and then they find the courage and the will to pursue it. In The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, the main character Santiago achieves his prospect and overcomes many challenges presented by a hero's journey. In The Alchemist a Personal Legend is
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In the Alchemist, a boy named Santiago who is a shepherd and is reading a book while his sheep are being shredded for wool to sell to the merchant; then merchant’s daughter interrupts him reading and asks how he learn how to read. He responded, “I usually learn more from my sheep than from books.” The quote relates to my life, Santiago’s journey, and society because of its moral. For example, in Santiago’s journey he meets an Englishman and he tells Santiago he could learn a lot from book, but Santiago
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everything in his search for emeralds and how he was close to giving up but found one stone after five years of searching (Coelho 28). Coelho shows how having a little faith and presence can lead to success. As essential as the belief of hope was to The Alchemist, fear is a factor that keeps the character
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Peter Hyun Mr. Cundari ENG4U September 16, 2013 Importance of Copyright in the Cyberspace The development of internet society, human life changed a lot. People having convenience from internet and want to have more simple life. So, online crimes are increasing, especially the infringement of copyright. In now day people do not recognize this issue is not a problem, some of them don’t think this is a breaking the law. People should not download or sharing by illegally; the violator will
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The advice that the Alchemist gives to Santiago is that true love should not get in the way of any personal goals. He says this to show Santiago that he must complete his personal legend so that Fatima is not full of guilt later in her life. I agree with this because in life you must first try to make yourself happy before you can be happy with someone else. If the relationship is full of regret there will always be a resentment for that failure. 2. The alchemist describes the emerald tablet
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho tells about the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago. In The Alchemist, the main character Santiago has a recurring dream about going to the pyramids in Egypt in order to find treasure. With help from other characters like Melchizedek and the crystal merchant and the Alchemist, Santiago learns to listen to is heart and is able to pursue his Personal Legend . Coelho uses Santiago’s experiences as an example of a Hero’s Journey, for Santiago’s journey contains all
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