The novel, The Alchemist, revolves around a boy named Santiago in search of his personal legend. As a shepherd, Santiago will learn more about the world outside of his comfort zone while seeking for his personal legend. As Santiago explores the unknown, Santiago will meet various people who will help him realize his personal legend and assist in leading him in the right direction. All of the people Santiago will meet and all of the decisions he will make along the way will affect him and his personal
During the story of Alchemist the main character set off on a journey to see what was out there for him and what he was here for. The two people that came to mind when talking about this topic were Stuart Scott and Craig Sager they were sports announcers that both changed the game and made it more entertaining, one thing they both had in common is that they fought cancer multiple times with a positive attitude. Craig was a very colorful and loved announcer the way he broadcasted made everyone just
Keila villarreal The Alchemist To illustrate, the main message of the story is to always follow your dreams when pursuing them. In the book The Alchemist , Santiago was a young shepherd who was in search for a treasure he saw in his dreams in which he kept constantly dreaming. The young boy went through a quantity of trials in order to be successful in accomplishing his goal. After all the challenges, he was able to achieve his goal and return to Tarifa. For example, after taking
The Alchemist was written by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. The main character in The Alchemist is Santiago, a young shepherd who gives up a life he is comfortable with in order to pursue his dreams. Throughout the story various characters impact Santiago's journey including Melchizedek. Melchizedek, the King of Salem, meets Santiago early in the novel and influences him to follow his dreams, in my opinion Melchizedek is the true hero in the story. Santiago met Melchizedek shortly after his visit
first book she ever read when she came to America was The Alchemist which became her all time favorite book because it inspired her in a way she had never felt before. It inspired her to because The Alchemist is about “never giving up on your dreams” and that if none of us had dreams, we would only be “surviving, not living”. Shirin adds, dreams are what challenges us to progress and become better people. She references that in the Alchemist, the young Shepard went through many trials and tribulations
The Alchemist To illustrate, the main message of the story is to always follow your dreams when pursuing them. In the book The Alchemist , Santiago was a young shepherd who was in search for a treasure he saw in his dreams in which he kept constantly dreaming. The young boy went through a quantity of trials in order to be successful in accomplishing his goal. After all the challenges, he was able to achieve his goal and return to Tarifa. For example, after taking a nap at an abandoned
People grow both mentally and physically in their lifetimes; however, the unique ways in which people grow and develop create the wonder of diverse human life. Paulo Coelho contradicts this idea in his novel The Alchemist when he states, “And my heart and soul is your heart and soul” (IX). This underlines Coelho’s whole idea all of humanity’s stories are the same. Coelho shares this idea as he attempts to describe what he believes this shared story is through a boy named Santiago. However, while
from movie to movie; Harry Potter, Frodo Baggins, and many more. Two other examples of this are the hunt for the treasure in the movie Oh Brother For Art Thou, a modern retelling of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Paulo Coelho 1988 novel The Alchemist. Similar in many ways, dissimilar in age, species and even planet, these
Character Analysis In the book there are a lot of characters, but the main characters are Santiago, The Alchemist, Fatima, Englishman and the Crystal Merchant. I am choosing to write the Analysis on Santiago, he is the protagonist. Santiago is a shepherd from Spain, he kept on having a recurring dream about a treasure in the Egypt. He was determined to find his treasure and learn about the world. His parents wanted him to become a priest, but instead became a Shepherd because of his desire to travel
Character Analysis In the book there are a lot of characters, but the main characters are The Boy, The Alchemist, Fatima, Englishman and the Crystal Merchant. I am choosing to write the Analysis on The Boy, Santiago, he is the protagonist. The boy is a Shepherd from Spain, he kept on having a recurring dream about a treasure in the Egypt. He was determined to find his treasure and learn about the world. His parents wanted him to become a priest, but instead became a Shepherd because of his desire