Faith In The Alchemist

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” (Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist). In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a shepherd boy named Santiago is on a mission to find his personal legend. In this book, there are two themes that mainly stand out, personal legend and Faith/positive thinking. In The Alchemist, Santiago follows his personal legend. It starts with a dream that keeps recurring every night. This then leads to a curiosity to find out what it means. He learns that his personal legend was to travel to the Egyptian Pyramids and find his treasure. “It’s a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your personal legend...it’s your mission on earth. “ (page 22) Santiago felt that he needed to find this mystery force. He then set off on a big adventure, that didn’t end up as planned. “I want you to be my wife. I love you.” (page 95) He met a young girl named Fatima and falls in love; she waits for him. This was a bonus to his personal legend; He could …show more content…
Without faith and positivity, Santiago would have had a more difficult adventure. “They wanted me to be a priest, but I decided to become a shepherd.” (page ) He had faith in him being a shepherd, he loved to travel to which influenced him to go to the Egyptian pyramids. If Santiago’s dad wasn’t so supportive or positive, he wouldn’t have been able to pursue his personal legend. "You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow." (page 136) Your heart is your biggest inspiration and is the best thing to always listen to. Santiago listens to his heart by becoming a shepherd, by listening to the gypsy women, and by crossing the oasis just to find treasure. This explains how faith and positivity helped out Santiago accomplish finding his personal