Personal Legend Of The Alchemist

The alchemist brings up one common theme throughout the whole book, and that is we all have a personal legend that we should follow. A personal legend is basically what we are meant to accomplish in life, it is the personal calling of each and every individual. Almost all of the characters in the story had a personal legend that they either followed or decided to leave behind. The characters that didn't follow their personal legend regretted it and the ones that did were rewarded for their hard work and determination. Following your personal legend brings up problems that most people don't have to face, but people do follow their personal legends for the end results. What happened when the characters followed their personal legends and …show more content…
He believes he only way to learn about alchemy is to read books, but when he finally got to he oasis all the alchemist told him was “go and try” (Coelho, 95). Sometimes people make other people responsible for their personal legend. The Englishman put his personal legend in the hands of those who wrote those books. He seems to believe that once he gets to a certain point the universe will do the rest for him. Out of all those years he had read those books and searched for the alchemist to show him how to accomplish his dream, he could have been trying and expire mentions himself. I believe that the Englishman will one day accomplish his personal legend due to him meeting Santiago and he alchemist. Maybe they were both steps on his way to his personal legend. If he had never met Santiago he would have never learned the universal language and without that he would have never gotten his final …show more content…
If one follows their personal legend they will begin a journey they will never forget. They will make new friends and expirince new views and new traditions, they could become an over all better person. If one does not follow their personal legend they may regret it for the rest of their lives. That is why following you personal legend is important and realistic. The major theme in the book The Alchemist is to follow your personal legend and that notion manifest in most of the characters in the story. Santiago, the Englishman, Fatima, the crystal shop owner, and many more characters had to make the decision to work towards their dream or face reality. Following your personal legend is both problematic and realistic and it just depends on how well each person understands the universe. Would you chase your dreams or face