Order of Santiago

of Santiago Matamoros mounted on his white horse, with the infidels beneath his hooves. Point Of View, pg 73. “The Alchemist” is told in the third point of view, meaning that the narrator is not necessarily a character in the story. Therefore, the reader does not know how Santiago truly feels or thinks because he is not the one telling the story. The narrator writes how he acted and what he did, but we could not imagine how he truly felt. In “The Alchemist”, the point of view is not Santiago himself

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. In the novel The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho suggests that in order to further one's

young shepherd named Santiago. The protagonist experiences a dream that advises him to go to the Egyptian pyramids in order to find a hidden treasure. Throughout his journey, he encounters significant people that helps him to find his treasure, such as the king Melchizedek, the crystal’s merchant, the alchemist, and Fatima. In order attain it, he needs to find himself and learn through the experiences life offers him. As every protagonist in their respective story, Santiago has to transcend through

undefeated”Hemingway develops Santiago as a hero in order to show how fragile things can be strong in the inside.Even Though santiago seemed like a weak old man, while he was alone at sea trying to catch a fish;he demonstrates how strong,positive,and undefeated he is. While santiago is in land he is a fragile old man and depends on the boy. “The boy took the old army blanket off the bed and spread it over the back of the chair of the old man’s shoulder”.When santiago is at sea he has no one to depend

motivated him to whatever he had to do in order to achieve his personal legend. Fatima, the girl he loved, gave him the necessary love and support that he needed in order to continue on his journey. Without the intelligence, determination, and love that Santiago possessed, his journey would have been much more difficult than it was. Intelligence helped Santiago to understand many different subjects, but the most important being learning about the soul

Marquez uses the symbolism of animals in order to describe the impact of power in each gender. Understanding how each gender interacts with one another allows the reader to see the function of power in the Colombian society. During the novel one sees Marquez bestowing the power to Placida Linero while he devaluates Santiago and represents transitions him to the lowly status of an animal. The interaction between Placida and Santiago is seen as one of a master and servant. By placing the power on

WAS SANTIAGO NASAR INNOCENT? In the novel, ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Santiago never really learns of the motive behind his murder. We are given a very bias view of the reason that he was murdered for. The only evidence against him was Angela’s word. There was no real proof that he was the one who had taken Angela’s virginity. Santiago might have had a very “shit” (Marquez

This is where the Santiago, is from. This location is where he travels with his sheep as a shepherd. Santiago travels these towns and villages to sell his sheep products such as wool. In Andalusia there is a church where he visits to sleep. Andalusia is a great environment for his sheep it has lots of open fields of grass. Santiagos sheep follow him becuase he helps find them food and water. All the sheep do is look for food and water and they are content with that. Santiagos sheep symbolize people

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

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a boy named Santiago is on a journey to find his treasure. He later pursues finding this treasure with the help of many other characters, and develops into a well-rounded, knowledgeable person. Paulo Coelho explains that if an individual keeps dreaming about one’s “treasure,” not only should one go and find it but also learn from your journey as one gets there. Paulo Coelho shows how Santiago overcomes his obstacles, in order to seek his treasure and defeat the challenges