As you continue through your life, you make a lot of realizations and learn a lot about yourself. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago is on a quest to reach his “personal Legend” which is finding his treasure in the Pyramids. Along the way of his journey, a thief stole all of his money. From that incident, he made an important realization that “he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure.”(pg.45) This lesson that he learned helped him get past his problems and to continue on following his “Personal Legend”. In Pretty Fierce written by Kieran Scott, Kaia is on a mission alongside her boyfriend, to find her parents. Kaya develops a better understanding that her
