The Alchemist Essay

The Three Teachers Santiago had three teachers on his journey, and each taught him important lessons. He met two of them on the first part of his journey, the sheep and the king. The third teacher was the alchemist. Each teacher played an important role in the outcome of the book and each helped Santiago to find his treasure. The first teacher the boy had was the sheep. It says in the book that “the sheep had taught him something even more important: that there was a language in the world…

The three specific character traits I have for the king are as follows: kind, persistent, and wise. I chose the trait ‘persistent’ because right away the king attempts to make conversation with the boy, despite the boys short responses. For example in the quote “Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation.” The kings is also persistent that the boy goes on and achieves his Personal Legend. The second trait for the king is ‘kindness’. The king shows kindness by…

I believe that Santiago had many mentors including the sun, the alchemist, King Melchizedek, and, like Maggie said, the sheep. I believe that the sheep were mentors to Santiago because he learned that most things follow a pattern. His daily life depended on the sheep, and they depended on him. Santiago states, "... he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who had become accustomed to their schedule" (page 4). I believe this quote shows how the sheep are somewhat a…

17:00 pm on the day of October 9, 2017 of Monday. The place is in the misfits territory. They are this huge cult that follow the AlCHEMIST. Nobody has seen him but only the misfits claim they have. There is a huge catch nobody knows if he is actually dead or alive people only think he is murdered but they always do a ceremony on Friday the 13th to welcome the alchemist in a new body. But the person found guilty will be…

Becoming the Wind During the climax of the novel, the chief of the tribe holding the Alchemist and Santiago hostage, challenges the boy to turn himself into the wind or face death, and Santiago must use everything he he has learned throughout his journey to accomplish this seemingly impossible task. The boy stands on a high cliff with the Alchemist and the chief, and figuratively converses with the wind and sky. At first, the boy is nervous, but after spending three days trying to figure out…

The Boy, Santiago, has many teachers along the way in his journey to find his personal legend. They all offer very constructive life lessons to the boy, for example the gypsy teaches the boy to follow his dreams, even if they seem wild. I know this because at first he was very cautious in believing what the gypsy had to say because he thought she was kind of strange and he had heard so many rumors of gypsies that steal away young children. The King taught the boy to never give up even when…

the alchemist to be immortal. There have been many different legends that tell of immortality, such as the fountain of youth that was sought after by Spanish conquistadors. Among these many accounts, one legend stands out, the legend of the philosopher’s stone. The philosopher’s stone is vastly popular because of its interesting history, as well as its symbolism in the Alchemist and other books. To begin with the philosopher’s stone was discovered by Nicholas Flamel. He is a French alchemist…

that subconsciously change people’s mindsets. Finally, the fear of suffering in the future causes Santiago to want to abandon the journey and avoid the pain altogether. Santiago reveals that his “‘heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,’ [The alchemist replies,] ‘Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the…

scientists. Alchemy in Europe gained prominence in 1144, with alchemists such as Paracelsus, Nicholas Flamel, and Roger Bacon recording their experiments and producing “recipes” for others to recreate these experiments (Campbell, 3). Professors at the University of Pennsylvania record that “alchemy combined a mystical philosophy with empirical research into the reactions of various substances. The most famous objective of the alchemists throughout their long history is the transmutation of the…

The Four Humors: Foundations of Alchemy The doctors of the medieval era were not the same type of scientists found today. They followed the school of alchemy, a system of learning whose goal was to understand the physical and astral worlds. Alchemists believed these things were inseparable in nature. The foundations of alchemy began in with Hippocrates and Aristotle in ancient Greek times. While alchemy began in ancient Greece those ideas lived on through the medieval era and are still used by…