The Alchemist Essay

After reading The Alchemist, I am able to draw connections from my life to the book as well as our lessons thus far. The little details of the boy’s journey in relation to transpersonal psychology would have gone without much notice if I had read this book prior to taking this class. Santiago, a boy who wanted nothing but to live the life of a shepherd, being able to travel when and where he pleased, began to have a repeating dream. He knew that this dream was unlike any other he had before and…

Thousands of miles traveled in the desert following nothing but omens. Despite bloodshed throughout the desert, Santiago is on his mission to find his treasure. Throughout the novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, Santiago is helped by different people to achieve his Personal Legend. Santiago is given a personal legend to find a treasure. While trying to achieve his personal legend he needs help. The king reminds him to not stop searching for his treasure. He teaches him to pursue and not give…

The book The Alchemist, by Brazilian writer Paolo Coelho, tells the story about a boy named Santiago who changed a lot through his journey as he discovered that he was the Alchemist and became a spiritual leader. Similarly, the novel The Deportation of Wopper Barraza, by Chicano writer Maceo Montoya, introduces us to a character named Wopper who also changed as a result of his journey and was surprised to learn that he would become a political leader, a Municipal Representative. However, even…

At points in our lives fear is a fog. An aphotic cloud that looms over you causing you to stop in your tracks and put life on pause. Why do we stop though? When faced against a fear seemingly unsurmountable why do we just stop, petrified that a single step may send us over a ledge from which we may never climb up? This dismal outlook on even the most miniscule of fears is a way of life that dictates your every motion, every chance you may be too afraid to take is governed by this mind-set. Up…

might create for themselves a successful life. Young adults should aspire to be their best selves on a day to day basis. "The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times" (Paulo Coelho xi). Through his novel, "The Alchemist", Coelho offers inspiration for a young generation to continuously put forth outstanding effort. The reader can learn perseverance and courage from the novel's main character, who travels long and far from his home in Spain to the Egyptian…

Santiago’s journey past fear True freedom is the ability to decide fat. Decisions have consequences, and these consequences are what shape the live of every person in the world. In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho uses ancient symbols and archetypal characters to illustrate the concept that fate is not definite and is only fulfilled when fear is overcome and risks are taken to achieve it. When Santiago encounters the old man in the square he is it an impasse with his decision on whether to act on…

Faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something. The author of the book is Paulo coelho. The Alchemist is about a shepherd named Santiago who lives in Spain in an old abandoned church and wants to travel the world and never see the same faces to long. One night he was asleep he was dreaming about a little girl who was playing with his flock and told him she knew where his treasure was in the Egypt Pyramids. He woke up before she told him the exact location. So he kept traveling and…

the next book, there will likely be some continuation. The law that keeps Queen Lissa on her throne is still not overturned after the events from Bloodlines. This means that Jill would continue to be in danger and be under the protection of the Alchemists. The person who was repeatedly calling Nevermore (the tattoo shop that Keith was supplying special ink containing vampire blood and saliva) asking if any extremely tall and pale people had come in was never revealed. This could maybe play a…

" People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of "(Coelho , 1988). This quotation from " The Alchemist " novel gives me the motivation for my first semester attending at Houston Community College. Going to college is a turning point in my educational life, so I need to have a positive view about my personality, interests, values, dominant intelligences, and keep in touch with volunteer opportunities in my society. Thus, this essay is an essential part for me to…

What characteristics do you notice about Santiago right off the bat? Are they good or bad impressions? In the story “The Alchemist” santiago’s life changes and because of this so does he. As the book progresses he learns about the soul of the earth and of many other things to help him as a person he wants to be. Although Santiago can be anti-social at times which is not good for a shepherd Santiago is a determined boy but can be so determined he doesn't see the real picture on the journey to his…