One of the unwritten rules of the world is that one must continue to learn throughout their entire life. Paulo Coelho reiterates this lesson in his novel The Alchemist by teaching lessons worthy of all ages. Through the travels of a young shepherd boy, Coelho teaches the reader about the importance of following one’s dreams. Coelho makes these themes evident through his simple style and solidifies the novel as a staple of world literature. Using his life experiences paired with a delightfully simple language, Paulo Coelho teaches readers life lessons about perseverance and listening to one’s heart in his timeless novel The Alchemist.
Coelho develops four main characters in The Alchemist. The first is the main protagonist, Santiago. Santiago …show more content…
Coelho is saying to not give up on your dreams, as Santiago almost falls victim to throughout the novel. Coelho also teaches the reader that treasure can be found at home, so long as one looks hard enough. This is shown when Santiago is told where his treasure is, which happens to be the spot that he had his own dream: “In my dream, there was a sycamore growing out of the ruins of a sacristy, and I was told that, if I dug at the roots of the sycamore, I would find a hidden treasure,” (Coelho 168).
Coelho further backs up these themes with his use of tone throughout the novel. His use of simple language and a lack of overly complicated symbols allow the reader to focus more on the themes and understand them better. For example, Coelho chooses to keep the old king and the stones Urim and Thummim under the same name so as to make more obvious their identities to the reader (Coelho 32). Coelho also employs an optimistic word choice so as to instill a better mood in the reader.
Coelho’s reason for writing the novel was most likely to give advice to the reader. He draws on may of his life experiences for these lessons, and they make up the bulk of the novel
Coelho develops four main characters in The Alchemist. The first is the main protagonist, Santiago. Santiago …show more content…
Coelho is saying to not give up on your dreams, as Santiago almost falls victim to throughout the novel. Coelho also teaches the reader that treasure can be found at home, so long as one looks hard enough. This is shown when Santiago is told where his treasure is, which happens to be the spot that he had his own dream: “In my dream, there was a sycamore growing out of the ruins of a sacristy, and I was told that, if I dug at the roots of the sycamore, I would find a hidden treasure,” (Coelho 168).
Coelho further backs up these themes with his use of tone throughout the novel. His use of simple language and a lack of overly complicated symbols allow the reader to focus more on the themes and understand them better. For example, Coelho chooses to keep the old king and the stones Urim and Thummim under the same name so as to make more obvious their identities to the reader (Coelho 32). Coelho also employs an optimistic word choice so as to instill a better mood in the reader.
Coelho’s reason for writing the novel was most likely to give advice to the reader. He draws on may of his life experiences for these lessons, and they make up the bulk of the novel