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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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The Alchemist Readers Response The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho who is a Brazilian novelist. The story is about a boy named Santiago who leaves his home town in search of treasure he has repeatedly seen in his dream. Along his way he meets a king that tells him that he is following his personal legend and the universe will do everything it can to help him. "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." As he travels to the pyramids he has
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The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho and it was first published in 1988. It was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated in 67 different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men, women, and the nature around him. Throughout this novel
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The Alchemist Paolo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist, describes what a personal legend is. The novel is about pursuing your dreams. Santiago is the main character, he is a shepherd boy following his dream. In other words he is following his personal legend. A personal legend is someone's life's spiritual purpose. he would have this dream that would keep repeating which led him to the hidden treasure. Santiago experienced a lot of lessons while getting to his personal legend. The lessons that he
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Berenice Mejia Jehanne Brown English 70 Journal #1 Main Points: * Santiago is a Shepard who likes to his job because he enjoys traveling. * He meets a shopkeeper’s daughter which he can’t stop thinking of and is looking forward to see her again after waiting a whole year to deliver wool to his father again. * Santiago dreams a strange dream twice which he is curious about. * He decides to go see a Gypsy to try to figure out what his dream means. * After hearing his dream
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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 the option
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became a state alchemist and that's where I found this realization. At the age of 15 I became ONE of the youngest people to become a State Alchemist. They called me the Star Alchemist because I managed to create things with stardust, the thing that makes up the world, though I wasn't known everywhere I was praised by many in the military especially Lt. Riza Hawkeye. Little did I know that I would soon go face to face with the Fullmetal Alchemist. "Which one of you is the Star Alchemist?" A blonde
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