Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

The novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho was about a shepherd by the name of Santiago, who through a dream found where his “treasure” would lay. The author of the book Paulo Coelho, was born in Brazil, and has written sixteen books including The Alchemist, and has sold over one hundred and forty million books worldwide. What attracted me to the novel was how there were some supernatural aspects throughout the book. In addition, the supernatural aspects also made the book more enjoyable to read, because it was different than the typical self-discovery novel, there was something unique about it. I enjoyed the book, and wanted to continue reading, because I was curious to see what other events would occur throughout his journey, and what

When someone has the right motivation, anyone can overcome adversity. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a boy named Santiago is on a journey to find his personal legend with the help of many characters. Consequently, he develops into a well-rounded person from the obstacles he overcomes. Coelho explains that if an individual persists in dreaming about a “treasure,” not only should one search for it, but also learn from the journey. This comes into act when Santiago is constantly in search for his desire. The author shows how Santiago defeats the challenges he must face in order to get to his treasure. As well as meeting other characters to help him alongside with his travels.

There was a time in my life when I rejoiced this subtle, innocent concept from an international bestselling book - “when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” I read the book twice and also listened to its audio book. Many students in the class might have also read this simple, inspiring book. It is “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.

One day a young Buddhist on his journey home, came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at the great obstacle in front of him , he pondered for hours on just how to cross such a wide barrier. Just as he was about to give up his pursuit to continue his journey he saw a great teacher on the other side of the river. The young Buddhist yells over to the teacher "Oh wise one, can you tell me how to get to the other side of this river"?

"But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision" (Coelho 70). This quote from Paul Coelho's The Alchemist reflects on that idea that when someone decides to take risks and persevere, they will discover so many opportunities and uncover their own character. Just like the protagonist, Santiago, from The Alchemist, I have experienced my own journey to find myself and who I am, and it all starts with a friend, a river, and a canoe.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo is a story following Santiago,a young Shepherd from Spain. Santiago leads a simple life, travelling with and tending to his sheep. The boy keeps having this strange dream every time he sleeps under a sycamore tree at an abandoned church of a child telling him to seek his treasure at the foot of the Egyptian Pyramids. Confused, while travelling through Tarifa, the boy decides to consult a Gypsy about the meaning of this dream. This mysterious woman told the boy to go to Egypt. Strangely, the Gypsy hadn’t charged him anything. Instead, she told him that if he finds his treasure in Egypt, he owes her 1/10 of it.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a short novel about a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who has a recurring dream about finding treasure in the pyramids in Egypt. Santiago acts upon this dream and embarks on a journey to the Pyramids to seek his treasure. During his journey, he meets a number of people and experiences many omens that teach him about his Personal Legend and leads him in the direction of fulfilling his Personal Legend. While caravaning through the dangerous Sahara desert, the boy crosses paths with The Alchemist, a very old and wise man who possesses the Master Work. The Alchemist accompanies Santiago on his journey the pyramids, and teaches Santiago about the Soul of the World and how he can should listen to his heart when pursuing his Personal Legend.

Reading has allowed me to become more communicative and understanding of others’ feelings. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, there is an emphasis on the personal legend of humans. Essentially, the author is conveying that humans should be what they truly want to be, whether it’s pertaining one’s occupancy or personality. I have learned how important this message since in the book it explains that those who don’t learn this will regret it the rest of their lives. Furthermore, I have developed better communicative skills from this as I have learned more about how humans are and whereby I can empathize more easily. This has not only taught me to take this into consideration in my life, but has also taught me about the vulnerability of human nature.

The novel "The Alchemist" is a remarkable book written by Paulo Coelho, but translated by Alan R. Clarke. The story begins in a small abandoned church in the Andalusia countryside. Santiago, our main character, is a shepherd and travels throughout the southernmost region of Spain. While on his journey he has a reoccurring dream of a treasure, and decides to seek out the advice from a Gypsy and an old king. Both tell him that he must travel to the Egyptian Pyramids, but only the old king, Melchizedek, tells him that he is beginning to uncover his personal legend. As the story progresses Santiago is tested many times. For example, on page 20 as he is entering Africa to begin his journey all of his money is stolen and he is forced to work

The book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho touches on many different points of a young shepherd’s life as he grows to learn to follow his heart and dreams. A debatable statement that was developed while reading this book is “love should never hold us back from pursuing personal dreams.” This idea is supported and brought up multiple times throughout the story, as the shepherd, Santiago gives up the things he loves most to pursue his dreams. At the beginning of the story, Santiago prepares to reunite with a girl he had met over a year ago.

This here is The Alchemist by Cornelis Bega. The main focus of the painting is on the Alchemist and the environment that he’s in. He appears to rugged from toiling away at trying to turn some substance into gold. The environment around him helps place emphasis on him being disheveled from focusing solely on his work. On a closer inspection the pots around are scattered, broken, and cluttering his work space. From looking at his surrounding you are lead to believe that he’s been in this place all day and all night with little success, yet he desperately works to succeed in his experiments. The room that he works in is a cramped space, there is not enough space for him to work so he won’t be able to get anything done. There is only one window

In the book The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, Coelho writes about a man named Santiago. Santiago travels a distant land to find his Personal Legend, “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish,” in the Egyptian pyramids (Coelho 21). During the journey he meets a crystal merchant that Santiago ends up working for. As time goes by, Santiago and the crystal merchant discuss their life goals. While discussing their goals, the Merchant argued that having a dream is more important than fulfilling it. Santiago believes it’s better to fulfil a life goal instead of ignoring it.

About the author: Coelho experienced childhood in a white collar class family in Rio de Janeiro. His dad needed him to emulate his example and turn into a designer, yet in the wake of expressing his desire to be an essayist, was placed all through mental organizations for a long time. He turned into a nonconformist voyager, joined a clique for some time in Italy, and was held and tormented by the Brazilian police after a spell composing 'subversive' verses for a stone band.Now in his fifties, Coelho is one of the world's top rated writers, with 18 million books sold, The Alchemist representing around a large portion of that figure

To achieve one's Personal Legend, one must work hard to accomplish it. This is not an easy task to do, especially when you are a young shepherd boy. “The Alchemist” is a novel written by Paulo Coehlo. The main character is a boy, Santiago, which seeks out his Personal Legend and the alchemist helps him discover himself along the way. In the novel, Coelho uses symbols, character development, and setting to create a deeper meaning. Santiago does not use his own motivation to pursue his Personal Legend, but it is through the efforts of others that his Personal Legend is fulfilled.

There was a young boy from Andalusia named Santiago. His parents wanted him to be priest which would bring great pride to a regular farm family but Santiago wanted to be a shepherd and travel and experience new places. Through the money from his father, Santiago bought him a flock of sheep which became a part of his life and every year