A Legend of Old Egypt

knows or should know what a personal legend is, if not here’s a brief lesson. A personal legend is someone’s personal and spiritual purpose for living. In “The Alchemist” we’re introduced to a boy shepherd named Santiago, who in the beginning was content with his normal life until he had a few unexpected events. First, he had a dream, in it he is in a field with his sheep when a little boy playing with them went up to santiago and took him to the Pyramids of Egypt, where the boy told santiago that there

things as well as ideas, such as the Soul of the World, the Language of the World, and Personal Legends. The most important and relevant theme in The Alchemist is perseverance. Without it, the rest of the story would have no purpose. The main character, Santiago, perseveres through many obstacles that he encounters on his path along the way on his journey to the Pyramids in search of his personal legend. Santiago’s journey begins when he has a strange and interesting dream about a treasure. It is

Egypt has the Nile river, the pyramids. But does anyone think about the thoughts and actions of the people except for boring old historians? The people of Egypt had a specific way of worshipping their gods and goddesses, called polytheism. A certain goddess or god such as Bastet were important to the people and their decisions. They also had an interesting way of preserving the dead, called mummification.     First, part of the Egyptian religion was how they worshipped their gods and goddesses.

discovered his Personal Legend, he has transformed his thoughts and way of life. Arguably, the old man he encounters in the market plaza is his most influential teacher. The old man, also being a king, spurs on his entire journey with his discussion of Personal Legends. When Santiago asks why the old man is giving his wisdom to him, the old man tells him that "you are trying to realize your destiny. And you are at the point where you're

the same idea and the final conclusion. In the book “The Alchemist” By Paulo Coelho two people are fed the words of “Personal legend,” and “The Soul of the World.” Santiago a shepherd boy, and an Englishman whom both are on a journey to achieve the greatest any man can achieve, understand “The Soul of the World” and interpret it. Furthermore live on their own “Personal Legend.” Santiago is a normal

something. Santiago and the crystal merchant represent the different paths a person may choose in life, with fear and complacency acting as the dividing factors between the courses they select. Whereas Santiago feels eager to pursue his Personal Legend and get to Egypt, the crystal merchant fears pursuing his own dream to make a pilgrimage to Mecca because he worries he will have nothing to live for afterward. He also feels comfortable with what he has and does not seek out more. Santiago has already faced

treasure and his own Personal Legend. After meeting a gypsy and a mysterious king, Santiago leaves his sheep and travels to North Africa. There he meets a crystal merchant, an Englishman, and the Alchemist himself. Throughout his journey, he experiences robbery, leads an army, and eventually uses alchemy. In his journey, some helpers and guides he meets are the gypsy, the crystal merchant, and the Englishman; and each of them would help Santiago in find his personal legend. One of the guides Santiago

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. These are to always look for and listen to omens, never let fear control your life, listen to your heart, and always follow your Personal Legend. Omens are signs

years of roaming with his herd he was beginning to become ready to settle down, and perhaps go to the down of a girl he loved with the inclination to stay there. But, he had always had a confusing, recurring dream that there was treasure far away in Egypt. And not only that, after telling this dream to a gypsy, she had told him that he must go seek out this treasure. Santiago found himself looking at two different paths he could take. One path was extremely easy and led him only to the next town over

Paulo Coelho, Santiago goes through a journey to find treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. After having a prophetic dream, Santiago seeks out a gypsy who tells him that he has a treasure awaiting him in the Pyramids. Santiago then meets a man who claims to be a king. He tells Santiago to seek his treasure because it is his personal legend. Santiago follows the old king’s advice, and seeks out his own personal legend, meeting many teacher figures along the way. In The Alchemist, Coelho shows how Santiago