The Alchemist Essay

Don't limit yourself, opportunities come in different forms and shapes. In the book, Paulo Coelho stated, "Whenever he could, he sought out a new road"(The Alchemist 13). The book is about a boy named Santiago who travels around the world. Finding new ideas and adventures. Just like this, one should not limit themselves to one road. Finding new Ideas and ways around your problems will greatly expand your wisdom and tools available for flexibility. Wishing to discover thing ideas about myself and…

The Alchemist The whole book «Alchemist» is about, probably, one of the most difficult questins of human`s existence. They are like destiny,voice of our hearts, universal language and dream. Paulo Coelho chooses the young boy-shepherd as a main hero. He was absolutely ordinary boy without any special possibilities,but with a great dream. As only Santiago decided to follow his dream, the universe began sending him different omens,which helped the boy not just to achieve his dream but also to be…

During class, we discussed the Alchemist in various ways, such as in English, Spanish, a graphic novel as well as an audio recording. Usually I would read the book in English, but doing this allowed me to expand on my preferences and discover different methods or reading a novel and how it changes or doesn’t change the way I perceive the book. When I attempted to read the book along with hearing the audio version, I found myself reading faster than it and wanted to mute it out. Although the…

Realistically, fear is so much more than that. Fear can unconsciously be a driving force in our life that holds us back from achieving goals. Paulo Coelho demonstrates this concept of fear through the way that he develops his characters in The Alchemist. Santiago is a young man who has created a dream that seems to be so far out of his reach. Due to the complexity of his goal, Santiago creates barriers of fear that cause him to underestimate his ability to accomplish his goal. After having his…

Passion and responsibility are nearly always mutually exclusive, and the balance between them often creates dangerous conflicts. Paul Coelho explores this relationship in The Alchemist, where the main character, Santiago, is repeatedly faced with decisions between passion and responsibility. Santiago is forced to make the choice between passion and responsibility when he abandons wealth after leaving the crystal merchant, personal tradition when selling his sheeps, and romance when he leaves…

In “The Alchemist” (Coelho) the main character, Santiago, travels countries from his home to fulfill his personal legend and find his treasure. Along his journey, he learns several lessons through many unique teachers. Struggling in his journey, his teachers push him in the right direction as he learns several lessons about the world, the universe, and himself. Santiago chooses to be a Shepard because he wants to travel. While having to spend a lot of time with his sheep, he learns from them.…

Follow your Heart by Anthem Lights connects to when the Alchemist talks to Santiago on page 132. During this time, the Alchemist and Santiago crossed the desert for two straight days in silence. The Alchemist remained silence as they approached the most violent battle grounds during the war. The boy tried to listen to his heart and figure out the message the Alchemist was saying to him. Santiago is on his way to go to the pyramids and the Alchemist tells him to follow his heart as it will be…

Dreams otherwise known as Personal Legends in the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, are thoughts, goals, and aspirations a person not has only in their mind while asleep but also in reality. An idea that an individual looks forward to as they rise from the morning and gives them happiness. Therefore, Dreamers have set out these ideas with the hopes and wishes that one day they 'll be able to achieve them. Each and everyone in the world ends up having a dream, they may not all realize their…

In the novel the Alchemist We begin to follow an adventure of a young boy named Santiago with a desire to go and travel. Santiago leaves his home to begin a journey to find a hidden treasure in the Egyptian pyramids during his quest to find said treasure. Santiago encounters a lot of people including, Tribes, Merchants, and Englishman love, and the alchemist in this intriguing novel we see Santiago go through a lot of character development and change along with other characters that he’ll meet…

In this novel, the Alchemist pushes the Shepard to perform the "Master's Work" by putting the young Shepards life on the line. By vocalizing to the Chief of the camp they were captured by, that the Shepard was capable of turning himself into the wind. The shepard has no faith in himself, telling the Alchemist that he doesn't know how to turn himself into the wind. While the Alchemist continues to tell him that he does, "There is only one thing that make a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of…