The Alchemist

Malcolm X, an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, was a significant individual in the African American fight for justice and equality. In contrast to the mainstream Civil Rights Movement with its nonviolent pursuit of integration, Malcolm X voiced concepts of race pride and Black Nationalism during the 1950s and '60s. Although many argue that Malcolm X did not actually “do” anything for the black community, his nontraditional programs brought a new perspective to the Civil Rights Movement, and this perspective is of relevance today in the black community.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is the story about a man who greatly impacted American history. Malcolm Little, or Malcolm X as he is more widely known, taught what he believed in regards to segregation, racism, and discrimination. Growing up in a large family with a father Earl Little, a Baptist minister, and his mother Louis Little, who was a homemaker, Malcolm’s life at the time seemed very promising. His father’s involvement in support of the Black National gained him many death threats at the hands of white supremacists. In 1929, they lost their house to fire, and two years later the body of Malcolm’s father was found mutilated. This lead to the emotional breakdown of Malcolm’s mother and in turn she was institutionalized. Malcolm and his siblings were separated and placed in foster homes, and from then, his life began a path of drugs, sex, and crime. It was not until he was imprisoned in 1946, that he decided to make some changes for the better. This essay will assess and discuss those changes whether negative or positive, on a micro, mezzo, and macro level. It will also cover some of the effects of racial prejudice on human behavior, and how society today keeps the ideology of Malcolm X alive.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley is an account of Malcolm X’s evolving perspective on racial justice. Malcolm X was a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who advocated for black nationalism and separatism. The man who became one of America’s most powerful voices for African Americans was deeply affected by the terrors of racism, which shaped his view of social justice and the condemnation of the white man. The way Malcolm X narrates his experiences changes as his views on race change. At first, he wants readers to feel the destructiveness of racism, so he conveys his experiences through provocative language. When he aims to promote universal peace, he takes on a more optimistic tone. As a

After reading an excerpt of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, I felt that both men were conveying their alarm for equality for the African-American race. Malcolm and Martin had already experienced the atrocities that extreme racism brought on to their families. Martin projects a peacemaking, and more rational demeanor Malcolm showed a more radical, controversial, and an unwavering unwillingness position on compromise. The characteristic of standing up for what he or she believes in is one influence that these men have on my life.

This quote illustrates where Malcolm X’s passion, towards advocating for minorities, may have been intensified. Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and a human rights activist who, to his admirers, was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks. Moreover, this quote testifies how his education, even if it weren’t the most conventional, contributed to the level of qualification he had. The degree in which Malcolm X understood the oppression of blacks by not only being a black himself and experiencing it first

Historians have often divided the life of Malcolm X, also referred to as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, into 3 periods. First, from 1948 to 1964, he was established in the Nation of Islam. Then, in 1964, he went through the Black Nationalist Period of his life. Lastly, prior to his assassination, from 1964 to 1965, Malcolm X evolved through the Universalist Islamic Period. I, however, have chosen to divide his life into two major periods from which his most poignant ideologies were formed. He demonstrated that reading, learning and reason were indispensable qualities for the economic and social development of the masses. Within these two distinctly opposing periods of Malcolm X’s life, his ideologies, prior to and following his holy pilgrimage to

On its surface, The Alchemist seems like a simple story, but it actually explores the deeper subject of finding one’s destiny. The author, Paulo Coelho, does this through the use of basic plot detail that includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The story’s exposition starts with the introduction of a teen-age Andalusian shepherd named Santiago, who has had a recurring dream about a little girl helping him find a treasure in Egypt. He wants to understand this dream, so he decides to visit a gypsy fortune teller (Page 13). The woman tells him to follow through with what his dream seems to be telling him to do: “And this is my interpretation: you must go to the

While they were there, Santiago falls in love with a girl named Fatima. Next day, when he was going for a walk, he spots the violent tribe and warns the city. The city was successful in bringing the attack to a halt. The Alchemist laters hears the news of Santiago’s warning of the attack and then invites Santiago to a trip over the desert to the pyramids. The Alchemist teaches many lessons to Santiago and also learns the importance of chasing your dreams and not giving up.

The pursuit of dreams, when a person wants something with enough passion, everything seems to go perfectly according to how it was planned. When they are young, everyone knows what their personal legend is, and at that point in their lives everything is clear and possible. However, as time goes on, a mysterious force seems to blind us of achieving that goal. Santiago went through all those attempts to get to his personal legend. At the beginning of the story, Santiago, a young shepherd, whose life is spent fulfilling his passion of traveling by herding his sheep through the fields and towns of Spain. One night, Santiago woke up because he was having the same dream he had in past nights. After, Santiago dreamt he was greeted by the king of Salem he told the boy that

Miranda Hamm Bergdale ENG (11-world literature-period 1) 14 September 2015 Literary Analysis Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist, is an extraordinary story about a young boy chasing his dreams. When the main character, Santiago, was sleeping by a sycamore tree in an old run down church, he had a dream of a child telling him to travel to the Egyptian pyramids and find the hidden treasure. Santiago was confused and didn’t know what to think of the dream. He decided to go talk to a gypsy woman in town and get a second opinion.

For this summer’s reading assignment, I choose to read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. To be honest, I didn’t choose this book based on the complexity of it, but because it was recommended to me by four of my peers. When I found out the number of pages, I, like any other student who had two weeks left of summer, downloaded the pdf version and started reading. As I began reading, I was instantly intrigued. Within the first 5 pages of the novella I was able to make a spiritual connection that foreshadowed in The Alchemist. I related this book to a movie "Joseph, King of Dreams". Both Joseph and Melchizedek had a destiny.

Santiago feels alarmed because he has no idea how to turn into the wind, and over the next three days he contemplates the desert. On the third day, he communicates with the wind and the sun and coaxes them to help him create a tremendous sandstorm. He prays to the Hand That Wrote All, and at the height of the storm he disappears. He reappears on the other side of the camp, and the tribesmen, awed by the power of the storm and by Santiago’s ability, let him and the alchemist go free. The alchemist continues to travel with Santiago as far as a Coptic monastery several hours from the pyramids. There, he demonstrates to Santiago his ability to turn lead into gold using the Philosopher’s Stone. He gives Santiago a piece gold and sends him off. Santiago begins digging for the treasure at the pyramids, but two men grab him and start beating him. When Santiago speaks to them about his dream and why he is there, they decide he must have no money and let him live. Before leaving, one of the men tries to tell him the worthlessness of dreams by telling Santiago about his own dream. It concerns a treasure buried in an abandoned church in Spain where a sycamore tree grows. The church is the same one in which Santiago had his original dream, and he finally understands where his treasure is.

The Alchemist is a adventure fiction, drama, quest, and fantasy by Paulo Coelho. I choose this book, because it was recommended to me by my brother Lex Varani, and all of my friends had told me that the book was excellent, and that I must read it.

Free, tranquil, and adventurous are just are few ways to describe the life of Santiago, the main character of Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist. As a young boy he leaves behind his father’s idea of becoming a priest to follow the path of a shepherd, which he later abandons to follow his personal legend. Through the perspective Santiago’s journey, Coelho suggests that in order to further one's self, one must believe in self, believe in others, and a struggle with their belief.

Paulo Coelho’s THE ALCHEMIST has universal themes. He draws our attention towards various themes such as fate and fare, destiny, warfare, dreams, hopes and love. Focussing on fulfilling our own PERSONAL LEGEND, our ultimate goal in life but many people are not able to pursue it. Alchemist is all about pursuing the goals. According to The Alchemist, Personal Legends serve as the only means by which an individual can live a satisfying life. As we see when Santiago must give up his flock and leave Fatima, material success and even love pose obstacles to him achieving his Personal Legend and must be delayed or ignored altogether. Even Alchemy entails coaxing metal to achieve its own Personal Legend to turn into gold. As a result, the idea that