The Alchemist

The alchemist in my opinion is based on the principles of favorability. He had a father and slept in dire means. When he left to go adventuring he had to bring his sheep to a abandoned church, then when he found a good place to sleep in there then he began to read his book a used it as a pillow to sleep on. He went to a town to see a fortune teller about his dream and she told him to follow his heart and it will lead him to the treasure in the pyramids.

You can learn so much from going out and experiencing life and new cultures. The Alchemist is about a young man, Santiago and his journey to find treasure at the pyramids. He meets many new people and learns many new things. In the end he was able to grow in his knowledge of the world because he pursued his Personal Legend. In Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist he portrays literary devices such as symbolism and imagery to develop the theme that critical knowledge comes from life experiences.

Santiago made a reasonable sum of money working for the crystal merchant, and decided it was time to abandon his job to continue his search for his treasure. Along the way, he was halted by a tribal war in the desert and forced to stay in an oasis. During his visit he met a young woman named Fatima. After only a few interactions, Santiago decides he wants to marry this woman, “‘I came to tell you just one thing,’ the boy said. ‘I want you to be my wife. I love you’(Coelho, 95). What once was negative became positive. Santiago’s journey had been paused multiple times, and he was stuck in an oasis instead of venturing to the

During his journey, Santiago faces the obstacle of overcoming his fear of defeat. This challenge of his fear of defeat is what is significant to Santiago’s growth. As Santiago arrives in Morocco, he was robbed by a stranger and left with nothing in a strange place. Yet, over time Santiago found a job with a Crystal merchant and, “…he had been working incessantly, thinking only

The book I read is called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist is about a boy from Spain, whose name is Santiago and is a shepherd. The book tells how he gets around countries, and how he deals with his problems and how he solves them. It shows how he follows his dreams, and who helps him along the way.

The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho and it was first published in 1988. It was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated in 67 different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men, women, and the nature around him.

When someone has the right motivation, anyone can overcome adversity. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a boy named Santiago is on a journey to find his personal legend with the help of many characters. Consequently, he develops into a well-rounded person from the obstacles he overcomes. Coelho explains that if an individual persists in dreaming about a “treasure,” not only should one search for it, but also learn from the journey. This comes into act when Santiago is constantly in search for his desire. The author shows how Santiago defeats the challenges he must face in order to get to his treasure. As well as meeting other characters to help him alongside with his travels.

He gets robbed a couple times, he is delayed by a tribal war taking place in the desert, and he gets captured in said tribal war. After the first time he gets robbed, Santiago has to work at a small crystal shop. This delays his voyage but he ends up making a sum of money for himself and the owner of the shop with his ideas on how to sell the glasses. When he finally starts to get to Egypt he is stopped in a desert oasis due to a war going on in the desert, this delays him again from getting to his treasure, but there is where he meets Fatima, his true love, and is also named counselor of the oasis after he saves it from an attack. Almost to his destination, Santiago and the Alchemist both get captured by one side of the war.

- When Santiago was in the pyramids then he was robbed again by the thieves that brought him to a near death experience.

One of the many challenges Santiago has had to persevere through, is being robbed. Santiago is robbed in Tangiers, and he has to take a menial job with the crystal merchant. There Santiago learns many lessons on everything from the art of business to the art of patience. Although he was robbed and almost everything was taken Santiago persevered through it all. He said “I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because one person betrayed me.

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

Santiago sets out on his journey to find his treasure, but learns valuable lessons along the way. For example, listen to your heart, and it will never mislead you. Another, follow your dreams and you can achieve anything. I strongly agree with those lessons because if you never take the chance, if you ignore what your heart is telling you, there is a massive potential that you will miss out on something great. I truly enjoyed this book, and got through it easily.

The Crystal Merchant plays a very important role in Santiago’s journey and also the time spent in Tangier. The Crystal Merchant owns a shop and he doesn’t really believe in “Personal Legends” because he believes after he achieves his dream that he will have nothing else to live for. The Crystal Merchant opens Santiago’s eyes into seeing the result of not fulfilling your dreams.

To begin, Santiago works his hardest and makes everything around him better for money to Egypt. For example, while Santiago is at the crystal merchant shop, he needs money to continue his Personal Legend, so he works hard for the rest of the day: "I can work for the rest of today...I need money for Egypt tomorrow "(49-50). When he makes as many good changes to the shop as he can, he makes everything around him is better so the crystal merchant can have good business. In other words, Santiago strives to be his greatest to achieve his dream. To conclude, rather than not trying his best, he uses his knowledge to

Throughout the story, Santiago goes through stages of his journey that may be considered tedious, such as his time spent with the crystal merchant. However everything he experiences is all part of the fulfillment of his destiny. After Santiago has his life’s savings robbed, he is at one of his lowest points. However, just as He is about to give up on his Personal Legend, something gives him faith, “No hope, no adventure, no old kings or Personal Legends, no treasure, and no Pyramids. It was as if the world had fallen silent because the boy's soul had… ‘I can give you the money you need to get back to your country, my son," said the crystal merchant’”(pg. 32). This shift in the boy’s fortune is marked by Coelho with the repeating phrase “Personal Legend”. During his time with the crystal merchant, Santiago learned many valuable lessons, thus fulfilling his Personal Legend to a greater extent. These lessons include the need to take advantage of things while the opportunity is presented; shown when Santiago expands the