Santiago In The Alchemist

Personal legend and dreams are primary themes for Santiago, the main character in the novel, The Alchemist. Throughout the book these themes are represented in his quest to find his purpose in life, achieving his personal legend, and learning to do what he loves.

So far The Alchemist has presented itself as a narrative that is constructed around a protagonist following his dreams. Though, the pattern has seemed to take a dark twist by highlighting every human flaw, at least up until this point, that holds back the human spirit from achieving it’s “personal journey”. After entering a strange new world, with a population consisting of “infidels”, Santiago quickly finds himself robbed of all of his money. It seems that his weakness lies in his inability to adapt to a change in environment. Santiago has many prejudices against Tangier, such as a different language, religion, and different social norms that end up backfiring on him. It was the false comfort of a man who spoke his language that ended up leaving

Many people have dreams throughout their lives, but not very many people are able to achieve them. Santiago had dreams and throughout The Alchemist, he was fate. First, the boy's parents wanted him to be a priest. Santiago knew that, that's not what he wanted to do. Santiago wanted to travel the world and with the help of his sheep, he was able to. Second, the boy meets Melchizedek, who is the king of Salem. Melchizedek told Santiago about the Personal legends and about his treasure he was having dreams about. The king, however, would not tell Santiago how to get to his treasure unless he sold one- tenth of his sheep. Third, while the boy was traveling through Tangier, he worked for a crystal merchant. The longer Santiago worked for the

Randy and Santiago have both gone on many journeys. Although Santiago’s was a literal journey, Randy has told us about the lessons he has learned on his journey through life. Both men from these books shared many life lessons with us like to just get the elephant in the room out in the open and also to follow where your heart leads you. I think most people were able to retain many valuable lessons and suggestions on how to fulfill your dreams and live a full life. I felt Randy’s life spoke more clearly to me than Santiago.

The novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story based on a young boy name Santiago, who travelled around the world as a shepherd to follow his own dream of searching for an unseen treasure in Egypt. In order for Santiago to undertake his desire, he must leave his family. After the boy left his home he confronted himself with many complications on the route, but he triumph over them with the support of numerous people. As Santiago has learned about the forces of the universe, he knew that in order to find happiness, the one must have first fulfill his personal legend. However, on his mission of completing his personal legend Santiago made many mistakes, but today I will be describing three of

Who is Santiago? Santiago was the protagonist of the story “The Alchemist”. He grew up in a small town somewhere in Andalusia. Something he was very passionate about being able to do was to travel the world. He was so passionate, that in fact, he ended up ditching his parents plans of becoming a priest, and instead, became a Shepard. If he became a Shepard, he knew that he would have the chance to be able to travel around the world. Though you could call him adventurous, he remained conservative until he had a dream about traveling to Egypt and uncovering a hidden treasure somewhere in the area of pyramids. Though Santiago wants to go badly, he chooses to wait until an old man by the name of Melchizedek. Melchizedek claimed to be the king of

Who was such a major clout to one of the preeminent characters in “The Alchemist” whether it was beneficial or adverse? In “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, the author discloses how a young adult named Santiago was clueless in what to do with his life. Until a mentor came into Santiago's life to guide him in the right path. Santiago needed to overcome many impediments such as desires and money. The king of Salem, Melchizedek, is the one character who engages and pushes Santiago to follow his Personal Legend.

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist the idea of when you want something all the universe conspires to help you achieve it can be used to describe Santiago’s journey in Tangier. The King of Salem Melchizedek tells Santiago that on page 24. This idea can clearly be seen all throughout the book. For example when Santiago is thinking to himself about the journey he has had so far he states “Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that just as as he had conquered this place, he could conquer the world” (64). When he says this he is reminiscing about all of the things he has gone through and how he has overcome all of it.

Steve Jobs once said, “Follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become.” Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple and an amazing public speaker. Santiago learns this throughout the book. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “Remember where your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” First, the crystal merchant explains to Santiago about his dream of going to Mecca. Later, the Alchemist tells Santiago how to follow his heart. Finally, the leader of the robbers scolds Santiago for crossing a desert for a treasure right in front of him.

The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho, is an inspirational masterpiece filled with life lessons. It is a story about a young shepherd boy named Santiago who has a dream about treasure by the pyramids. Santiago meets an old king who gives him advice and sets Santiago on his journey that would lead him to fulfill his Personal Legend. Santiago learns many life lessons along the way, finds love, and perseveres to find his treasure. Throughout Santiago’s adventure Paulo Coelho focuses on several main themes for readers to learn from his book.

In the fictional novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, the protagonist, Santiago sets out on a journey to find the treasure and to follow his “Personal Legend.” A personal legend, as referred to in The Alchemist, is one's destiny in life. It states our purpose in life and pursuing it.Throughout his quest, he encounters many people who guide him closer towards his goal. He is able to continue his journey and learns much about himself through moments of courage and doubt. His experiences and his determination help him to pursue his dream and eventually reach the treasure.

The idea of a personal legend controls the life of the main character Santiago by leading him to the pyramids in Egypt. A shepherd boy from Andalusia named Santiago set out to fulfill his personal legend by finding the treasure he has dreamed about in is sleep. After talking to a Gypsy dream interpreter, he meets and old king who explains the belief of a personal legend and the language of the universe. Using the obtaining information, he sets out on a journey across Africa to reach his treasure. Encountering a few setbacks, Santiago gets a job in a crystal shop. His ideas help the business become a success, gaining more and more customers each day. Following his personal legend, he has declared that he will return to his journey. He

As Santiago embarks on his quest, he also begins formulating a new and meaningful relationship with himself, as well as supplementary relationships with his sheep, the desert, and the wind – his sole companions in travel. Although rash and immature in his adolescent decision to rapidly leave home, Santiago’s decisiveness in his unfulfilled hunger for travel would lead to the greatest experiences of his life. Santiago spontaneously embarks upon a quest for self-realization, and as a result, engage in the process of maturation through the lessons of life he learns along the

In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns that in order to pursue his Personal Legend, he must realize that love does not challenge one’s ability to accomplish their goals and that the knowledge attained from the journey is more important than the destination. To begin, in order to continue in his journey, Santiago learns that love never keeps an individual from pursuing their Personal legend. After the boy meets the alchemist, he exclaims that he no longer wants to continue his journey as he had already found his treasure; Fatima. Santiago believes that by seeking his worldly treasure, he would hurt his love. To this, the alchemist explains that” [he] must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny.

A journey is an adventure that exists with time as one travels or leads up to a different place or goal. Santiago in the novel The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho travels the world in order to find his treasure that appears in his dreams over and over again. He crosses deserts, creates trades with others, and falls in love. Each person has their own destiny and journey, I went through a journey on crew orientation where I went camping with my crew in order to create bonds with one another and challenge what we were capable of doing including hiking, climbing, and taking care of ourselves to cook and clean. Although Santiago and I have overcome separate journeys, what really enforces both journeys to be similar is that we took the encouragement from people around us to push through and finish our journey no matter what obstacles we faced.