Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

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Imagine someone’s mother went missing, but in the will, they were left a set of coordinates. They went to search for where they marked, and found the treasure their mother had left for them. That wasn’t selfish, in fact, it was fate. Fate played a big role in Santiago’s life, he had to follow the omens left to him, help others, and realize his personal legend without wrongdoing. That’s why his quest to find treasure isn’t selfish. In the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, there is a boy named Santiago; He had a dream about finding treasure near the Egyptian Pyramids, so he went to a gypsy and had this dream interpreted. He was told that it is his Personal Legend to seek out the treasure he dreamed of. After having to tell others of his treasure, he had to follow omens, and help others, and make a selfless act, to find his treasure. Santiago was surprised by his told fate or Personal Legend. He hadn’t even wanted to go search for treasure, additionally, he …show more content…
When Santiago pursued his Personal Legend, he followed omens that led him along his path to his treasure. For example, in the book, it states “His life and had always provided him with enough omens”(page 187). This was when Santiago reflects on how he found his treasure, with omens like two stones given to him by a king, Urim and Thummim. To get directions, he didn’t use other people, he used fate. Again, in the book, the old king Santiago meets said “Every search begins with beginner’s luck and ends with victors being severely tested” (page 34). Santiago had to sacrifice a lot along the path laid out for him, like loosing all of his money and taking the risk of telling the people of the oasis there was an attack coming. If the attackers hadn’t attacked, Santiago would have been killed. If santiago had stolen the treasure or exploited others, it would have been easy, However it wasn’t for Santiago, he wasn't

Free Will In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

challenging to use correctly. However when it comes to personal legends; free will is nothing more than an absent parent. A false sense of security.In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist Santiago is reminded again and again that completing your personal legend is a choice, however, this is untrue and the book itself shows evidence of this. The Alchemist claims that fulfilling your personal legend is a choice. If completing your personal legend is a choice then even the smallest of God’s creations have…

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Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a young boy, Santiago is on a journey to achieve his personal legend. Along the way, he is stopped by others, who change his life for the better. He has met a crystal merchant, who tells the boy of his take on personal legends, Fatima, his love, and the alchemist, a mystical man who Santiago wants to become one day. These three people help Santiago in achieving his personal legend, by teaching him, motivating him, and supplying him with valuables. While…

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Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

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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Sacrifice In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

and eliminated the guilt he felt. In a lot of cases love holds us back, another example from The Alchemist would be when he met Fatima and he planned on giving up on his treasure and to stop looking for his personal legend. The alchemist helped him eliminate his love, “Because you are trying to realize your personal legend and you are the point where you’re about to give it all up” Quotes the alchemist. Santiago…

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Melchizedek In Paulo Coelho's 23-27 Of The Alchemist

In pages 23-27 of the Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho we discover that Melchizedek is the King of Salem. I believe this is an important part of the story as this is where Santiago gets information on what a personal legend is which is the main point of the story. Santiago asks the King of Salem what a personal legend is to which he replies “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their personal legend is.p23” Melchizedek then goes through the process…

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Obstacles In The Alchemist

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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Metaphors In The Alchemist

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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The Alchemist And Coelho Analysis

or insight. 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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bio bout paulo coelho Essay

Tiffany Maisonave Nov. 10, 2010 Sariah McCoy Gr: 7/ Rm: 247 Biography of Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 24, 1947. Before becoming the most widely published Brazilian author of all time–publishing close to 100 million books, Coelho worked as a theatre director, an actor and a journalist. In the 1970's, Coelho was also a successful songwriter whose songs were sung by such well-known Brazilian singers as Elis Regina, Rita Lee and, most notably…

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Dreams In The Alchemist

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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