Paulo Santiago And The Alchemist

One of the main theme’s in The Alchemist is following your dreams and taking risks. This message is repeatedly shown throughout the story plot, with having the main character follow his desire, or in this case, Personal Legend. “The boy had remembered his flock, and decided he should go back to being a shepherd.” (Coelho, page 28) Santiago at first is not willing to travel to Egypt to find the treasure, due to the safe and pleasant life he has now. “The boy felt jealous of the freedom of the wind, and saw that he could have the same freedom.” (Coelho, page 30) However, he rethinks his choice, and chooses to leave behind the life as a shepherd despite the danger. This signifies Santiago courage and determination to try a new life. “Although

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,the boy who was born in a priest’s family and was put up to become a priest.But ever since he had been a child,he had wanted to know the world ,and this was much more important than knowing about God and learning about mans’ sins.He summed up courage and told his father that he want travel all over the world and learn.He is a humble shepherd whose desires are few–he wants to be free to roam with his sheep, to have some wine in his wineskin and a book in his bag. Fate intervenes, however, in the form of the recurring dream of a great treasure hidden thousands of miles away at the base of the Egyptian Pyramids. When Santiago meets melchizedek, a strange wise man who claims he is a king from a far-off land, he decides to seek his treasure. The next day, Santiago sells his sheep and embarks to Africa to pursue his dream.

“It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.” So are the words of Denis Waitley, famous American orator and writer. Waitley’s words can be applied to anyone who is practically anywhere in their lives; old or young, rich or poor. The profundity of the end goal is significantly less than that of the journey to get there. In literature especially, we read of characters who go on a journey to achieve their goal, whatever it may be. However, as one reads of a character’s adventure, they do not solely learn of the happiness that the character experiences when they finally reach their goal. A story is written about the journey of a character who gets to where they want to be, not just what

Migration is a common process, which happens in all parts of the world. In definition, migration is the movement of people from one location to another. This process is triggered by many factors. Generally, people migrate in order to search for better lives in other locations, Migration is the same as all other processes, therefore it has its main causes and effects. In the book, The Distance between Us, Reyna Grande is able to look at those challenges, which come from migration, and successfully solves them. In addition, migration has benefits to the countries as well. As a result, through migration, the labor force in a country is able to increase, helps to reunite families and creates better wages through competitive labor force.

before he decides to get married. He also learns more about love from her. He learns what love feels like, and what you do because of it. He learned what love feels like from her because when he first sees her, he feels as if time is standing still “At that moment, it seemed as if time stood still… When he looked into her dark eyes, and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke... It was love.” (Coelho 94). He also learns about what you do for love. She tells him to finish his journey before getting married even though she loves him back and probably wants him to stay, and that she would wait for him while he’s finishing his journey because she is a desert woman and the desert women are used to waiting. Another reason she told him to go is because she doesn’t want to hold him back and stop him from pursuing his personal journey and it's all because she loves him too.

In the book The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, he uses the sheep as motivation to find his treasure. When he met the old man, he said that he would give Santiago information about the journey he was about to take on, for one-tenth of his sheep. Santiago was not sure about his deal, but it seemed worth it to him because as soon as he got his treasure he could get more sheep. Everything that Santiago did was so that he could become a better Shepard and be an independent man who could travel freely with his sheep. After he sold his sheep and started working for the merchant, he never lost the thought of his sheep, everything he was doing for the merchant was so he could buy more sheep. He then said, "Maybe it was his treasure to have wound up in

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.

Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist demonstrates Herbert Spencer’s implications of Charles Darwin’s ideologies. Spencer’s adaptation is known as social Darwinism, a literary theory that is based off the phrase, “survival of the fittest.” Social Darwinist’s argue that failure is a healthy part of society, individuals that are the most adaptable flourish, and that governments should not be found obstructing those who are deemed the “fittest.” The protagonist Santiago exhibits behaviour, throughout his quest to understand his personal legend, which falls into the category of social Darwinism. This is clearly shown through his ability to face failure and move on, the King’s short-lived guidance towards him, and his incredible adaptability. These

In The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho it starts by introducing each character, specially it goes into depth describing Santiago. He is a very interesting boy who has chosen to become a sheep herd while he could of become something else in his life. Santiago is a person that likes to try new things and learn new such as traveling and exploring the the world around him. Santiago is afraid of failure because he believes that he can't do anything big, anything that can change his life because he is a sheep herd. While he works with the merchant from the crystal store he is learning that little by little he is accomplishing new things he never

Santiago started with the desire to travel and being a shepherd was to way to fulfill this desire. He has traveled many miles and seen many cities with his sheep. His only concerns are the wellbeing of him and his sheep and the merchants daughter, which isn’t saying much. But as the story progressed, Santiago’s focus shifted. When he was in Tangier daydreaming about the pyramids and drinking tea, his focus was Arabic, the treasure, and how to get there. When he worked for the crystal merchant, his goals were to get money, return to Andalusia, and regain his flock. When Santiago was in the desert, his focus was the language of the desert, the safety of the caravan, and his treasure. When he arrived in the oasis, Fatima changed his focus again

The alchemist is a novel based off of connecting with earth, overcoming fears, and fulfilling our own “ Personal legends” with its various universal themes. In Coelho’s literary piece, Santiago or as referred to “the boy” is on a quest to fulfill his destiny whilst making several stops along the way of his journey which allows him to meet multiple colorful people, such as a gypsy, a king, a maiden,etc. No matter how difficult his path may have gotten the inspirational people that he met along the way including himself and nature push him forward to accomplish his goal in life and find himself. With that being said the theme of this story is to never forget that the darkest hour of the night comes right before dawn as the alchemist once said.

SANTIAGO is a shepherd boy living in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. He is young and full of dreams. He longs to be able to see and experience the world around him. His parents’ lives and the life in his village seem to offer nothing to capture his enthusiasm and imagination. One night, whilst sleeping inside the ruin of an abandoned church in the Andalusian countryside, Santiago has a powerful dream for a second time.

1 Santiago, for his entire life, devotedly attended the seminar every day in order to become a Catholic priest. However, Santiago was not liked by any student in the seminar at all; fellow students perceived him as a brainwashed, Catholic dweeb.