Comparing Santiago And The Alchemist

Santiago changes in many ways. He changes from worrying about the future, to not worrying. He learns that

Both Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard endured a rough adventure as they both left home to go on their own journey. Adam Shepard had a different goal than Chris McCandless, He wanted to know if the American Dream was still an achievable goal when you have nothing to start out with. Chris McCandless just wanted to leave home and be as far away from his parents as he could. Adam Shephard’s project left a bigger impact on people rather than Chris McCandless who went on an adventure just to go and do what he wanted which ended up getting him killed.

What makes a hero be a hero? A hero has to have certain characteristics, such as; bravery, wisdom, etc. No matter what characteristics are pointed out, every story has a hero, or an archetypal hero. From a short stories to really long novels, you will have some type of hero. In the novel The Alchemist, the main character Santiago is a hero. The book is about how everyone should live their dreams and never give up on them. It follows a young man named Santiago who is following his own dream, or his own “Personal Legend”. It follows him and his struggles to achieve said Personal Legend. Santiago is a hero because he is wise, kind, and brave; He is also a hero because he displays characteristics of an archetypal hero..

Lastly, Chris Mccandless got to fulfill his dream, live his own life, and now he even got to find his inner self, find out who he truly is. Chris was the kind of person that lived dangerously unlike most people, he was different “It is hardly unusual for a young man to be drawn to a pursuit considered reckless by his elders...Danger has always held a certain allure. McCandless, in his fashion, merely took risk-taking to its logical extreme” (Krakauer, 182). Chris’s true self-was one that was riskful and daring until he could finish the task. Furthermore, he was different from others and throughout his journey, others could see that. In the end that was the kind of person Chris Mccandless was, and this is the person he became after fulfilling his dream and living his own life. In contrast, others did

Santiago’s growth was inspiring to me. He has learned a great deal from action. He learns quite a lot about the land and his sheep by being a shepherd and paying attention to the world around him. His grandfather had mentioned to him a while back of an omen. “By traveling, watching and paying attention, the world will speak to Santiago to help him find is Personal Legend.” Through action, Santiago learns how easy it is to search for one’s Personal Legend. Everyone has their own way of learning things. For example when Santiago decides to try reading the Englishman’s book and he would try and read the signs of the desert. The boy does not learn a thing from the book and the Englishman learns nothing from watching the caravan. Just as Santiago

In my opinion Santiago, a shepherd boy from Andalusian town, changed the most in this novel. In the beginning of the story he was scared to trust in himself and follow his dreams. Santiago goes to the extent of searching for help from a gypsy. She tells him his meaning of his own dream and instead of trusting her he seeks another opinion. He goes on a journey across the Sahara to reach the Alchemist. When he asked The Alchemist how to turn himself into wind and he doesn’t get step by step instructions he is forced to trust his own judgement and intuition and believe in himself to figure it out. At the end of the story, he encounters a robber who talks to Santiago about his dream and why he would go on a journey across the Sahara. Santiago realizes

Santiago's courage in facing challenges reflects his growth and determination. "They made preparations to cross the desert, and he felt the fear of the desert" (Page 103). Santiago's journey with the caravan exposes him to diverse experiences and challenges, significantly developing his

The Alchemist is a book about Santiago, a young shepherd who decides to go on a self- journey and in doing so through the book he changes and grows as a person. Santiago had a normal life as a shepherd until he learned revealing information about himself that led him on this journey. This essay will show exactly how he changes into a new person as his journey continues and how he grows within himself. In the beginning of the story, Santiago is a simple shepherd and is content with the life he has although when he meets Melchizedek, a king of Salem, he tells Santiago about the power of nature the becomes interested in seeking more information which sets him out of his comforting life and on a journey to find his personal destiny.

In “The Alchemist,” Santiago is on a journey to discover his Personal Legend. He embarks on this journey almost clueless, and as a fearful young boy, he relies on the omens and his intuition. As he traversed his journey, he experienced tribulations that made him struggle to find his Personal Legend. When Santiago was tricked and robbed, he realized that he was in a foreign country with no money and no way to speak the language. He felt powerless and ready to give up, however, he listened to the omens, as shown in The Alchemist, “He stuck his hand into the pouch, and felt around for one of the stones.

I will recommend this book to everyone because it has elements that I feel most books do not have. It was enjoyable to read because I have had many problems with my father and this book helped me come to a revelation. This book kept me going and all I wanted to do was curl up underneath my covers and read this book. It was such an inspirational tool that will never leave my heart and I will always cherish how it made me feel. I am really excited to read his other book Into the Air. If it is anything like this book, I will love

One of the biggest misconception is “life is about the journey, not the destination.” This quote is basically saying the outcome of what you do is less important than the experiences you face along the way. What would your ride to school matter if you didn’t get to school? What would you purchasing ingredients for a recipe mean, if you didn’t make the recipe? What would reading a book matter if it didn’t have an ending? Everything would be aimless if it didn’t have an ending. Both The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost explore the central idea of journey versus destination. The Alchemist is a book about a shepherd boy named Santiago who goes on a journey to achieve his personal legend. “The Road Not Taken” is a poem about a man who comes at a crossroads; he must decide what

The book The Alchemist was about a young man named Santiago who followed his dream to discover a hidden treasure. As Santiago progressed throughout his journey, his character changed a lot. Santiago, a man who has great instincts, is afraid to trust his dream at the beginning of the book but over time becomes more and more confident with his choices in in this aspect he changes from the beginning of the book to the end.

Santiago plays a huge role in the theme is developed throughout the story. This is mostly due to how much the reader sees how Santiago changes as the novel progresses and as he gets closer to completing his Personal Legend. In the beginning of the story it is revealed that Santiago decided to abandon becoming a priest in favor of traveling, which can be interpreted as the earliest sign of change and transformation from the main character before his real journey begins. "I found these one day in the fields. I wanted them to be a part of your inheritance. But use them to buy your flock. Take to the fields, and someday you'll learn that our countryside is the best, and our women the most beautiful" (Coelho 18). Digging into the story more only leads to more examples of how Santiago changes. One major example that

The poem that is related most closely to the book “The Alchemist” is “The road not Taken”. These two are related because both the boy, and the mna in the poem had choices of going two separate ways. They both could have gone the way that is more common and they are more comfortable with. But they both decided the uncommon, and less comfortable. “The roads diverged in a yellow wood “ (Frost). He Had a choice and decided to go the most adventures way like the boy in the alchemist. They both wanted to follow their heart and go away from the other people were doing. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by (Frost). He didn’t care that he was taking the road less traveled by, he was just following his heart. Just like

The Theme of “The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho is, always follow your dreams and listen to your heart. At the start of the novel Santiago does not know what he should do when he is confronted by his dream. But by the end of the novel Santiago completely trusts his heart to guide him though life. Santiago’s story shows him learning and living out the theme of the novel.