The Alchemist By Coelho

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"?

Santiago is required to follow his heart in many different situations. When Santiago is able to reach the Oasis, the Englishman is encouraging him to ask people how they can find the Alchemist, when a young woman walks up to the well. “She smiled, and that was certainly an omen-the omen he had been awaiting, without even knowing he was, for all his life. The omen he had sought to find with his sheep and in his books, in the crystals and in the silence of the desert” (96). When Santiago meets Fatima, he knows why he listened to his heart.

In the story, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, a shepherd boy named Santiago has a recurring dream every time he sleeps underneath the sycamore tree that grows near the remains of a church. In his dream, a small child keeps on informing him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the Egyptian Pyramids. So, Santiago asks a gypsy woman to decipher the meaning of his dream. She tells him to go Egypt, find the treasure, and bring her back a portion of the treasure. Then, Santiago meets Melchizedek, the King of Salem. He explains to Santiago about good and bad omens and says it is important to accomplish his Personal Legend. Melchizedek provides Santiago with two stones, Urim and Thummim, to help

Santiago is the protagonist of the novel The Alchemist, he is an Andalusian shepherd, he is at least 16 and likes to travel. The protagonist is a character in the story that resolves the issues in the story, he or she shows great determination, and resilience, and courage and driven to reach his goal, and changing. Santiago fits the role of being the protagonist. In other words, Santiago fits the role of being the protagonist is because he displays determination, resilient, courageous, and driven. The determination of Santiago is first shown when he was a child, his parents wanted him to become being the protagonist is because he shows the audience how determined his family wanted him to become a priest, as Paulo announces, “His parents wanted

He already proved to the Alchemist and many others that he was capable of doing such things but he was not confident in himself that he could. He also had to face his fears or else he would never be able to fulfill his Personal Legend as the Alchemist tells him, “No one fails to suffer the consequences of everything under the sun.” The message that Coelho is trying to get across is that fear is one of our biggest obstacles--not only for Santiago, but for all of us. As humans, we can easily fall into fear’s trap for it prevents us from making choices and taking risks that get us close to fulfilling our Personal

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 by Paulo Coelho, the protagonist, Santiago, becomes greatly influenced through a plethora of people throughout the process of achieving his Personal Legend. His ideas and mentality, the purpose of life itself, and how the Earth functions, develops his character entirely. Furthermore, under the guidance of several mentors, Santiago undergoes a gradual epiphany with a vast understanding of new knowledge. Three influential people who play a massive role on Santiago’s perspective include: the crystal merchant, the Alchemist, and Melchizedek, all of whom assist in Santiago’s transformation and education of the world. Santiago’s journey becomes a prime example of bildungsroman throughout the novel since he undergoes several manipulations that allow these series of events to become a spiritual development. Therefore, Paulo Coelho conveys the theme that oftentimes one can grow through knowledge and understanding, through the guidance of mentors which may alter one’s perspective, giving one a renewed sense of perseverance.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a book about a boy that has a dream but tries to pursue his personal legend of finding his treasure. He dedicates his life to finding his treasure but comes across obstacles that keep him from wanting to accomplish this goal. Beautiful riches, a girl named Fatima and other things cross his path and he is almost persuade to give up his personal legend but he meets someone called the alchemist that gives him wise words and makes him realize that in order to be happy and content with his life he has to accomplish his personal legend.

Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When he was a boy, he was expected to become an engineer like his father. However, Paulo wanted to be a writer and rebelled against his parents. This made his parents transport him to a mental asylum. When Paulo was released, he was accepted into law school in 1970. Unfortunately, he dropped out of law school to explore South America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe. The next years were spent living as a hippie and engaging in drugs. Then, his dream of writing was returned after he visited Spain at the age of 36. Paulo walked more 500 miles along a road known as "The Road to Santiago de Compostela". In addition, the road was a site of Catholic

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

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The Alchemist is a fantastic book with a fantastic storyline and the overall theme is pretty good. The Alchemist is a story of a boy named Santiago and describes the journey he takes to find in own Personal Legend. It tells how Santiago leaves what he is comfortable with and goes out to find his Personal Legend. Even when having doubts and running into all kinds of trouble along the way he still perseveres. He finds the love of his life and wants to stay, but he understands that in order to find his Personal Legend he must leave her.

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The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, is a novel that follows part of the life of a Sheppard from a small village. The Sheppard often has reoccurring dreams about finding treasure so he decides to go on a journey. Coelho manages to create a really relatable novel that will influence my life heavily. By writing about the journey of Santiago, one which is long and full of adventure and struggle. On this journey the main character Santiago must endure harsh conditions and finally live the fullest life that he could never have of had before his adventure.