The Alchemist Essay

The Alchemist was noted as one of the 20th. Century most important literary phenomenon. Since Coelho entered for the second time in the Guinness Book of records in Oct. 2008 with his book ‘The Alchemist’ as, the most translated book in the world ( in 67 languages) . It has been edited in more than 150 countries and so far 35 million copies have been sold. It is a novel that is rich of metamorphic language and it reflects Coelho’s personal experiences in learning alchemist for 11 years.…

Does communication with God exist? Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist certainly believes so. His deep novel packed with lesson brings the reader through a journey with the main character, Santiago. Through him, Coelho can demonstrate how God is communicating in various ways. Dreams are one of the first things mentioned in the novel, and is one of the ways that Coelho believes God communicates. Omens and signs, as well as dreams, are a powerful signal portrayed as messages from God in the…

The Alchemist Themes Analysis: Fear By: Sally, Leon, Lindy and Vivian 1. Fear of defeat • "There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure" The fear of defeat or failure is highlighted throughout the novel when Santiago tried to turn himself into the wind, the story of the minor and how he overcomes his fears. The boy was shaking with fear, but the alchemist helped him out of the tent. • "Don 't let them…

towards something greater than yourself” (Sicinski, n.d., para. 2). What Sicinski is stating is that the journey one is trying to achieve is not about the end of the quest, but about what learned one learned during the journey. In the novel, The Alchemist, the main character, Santiago, is on the quest to follow his dream. The whole book is about the trials he faced and dominated. Just as the other characters show that accomplishing one 's personal legend is extremely difficult but worth it in…

When reading “The Alchemist” Santiago was a character of intriguing traits whether they were proficient or unfavorable is another subject and mainly up to the reader to decide. As the main character, the story revolved around his actions and personality which affected many of the other characters along with them having a lasting affect on him. It seemed to me that the author, Paulo Coelho, didn’t leave any stone unturned but didn’t add in detail for unnecessary purposes when it came to the…

The Alchemist Theme One of the main themes that the author, Paulo Coelho, is trying to emphasize is to follow one's dream and fulfill one's Personal Legend or ultimate goal in life no matter what one has to overcome including love and fear; because if one doesn't pursue their Personal Legend, then one will regret it its entire life. When one sets out to accomplish its goal, one will only find it where its heart is and all things in life will help one achieve that Personal Legend. Some quotes…

adventure to “greatness.” Both mentors from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Star Wars: A New Hope directed by George Lucas provide insightful knowledges and lessons to the heroes, also encouraging perseverance at challenging times. To begin, the mentors encourage perseverance and warn the heroes of the failure of giving up during the times when confronting challenges and struggles. The alchemist is the most important mentor throughout the text The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. He foresees…

and Negative traits In the book The Alchemist the main character Santiago has negative and positive traits which are shown in the book. The character Santiago has many positive traits, they are taking charge of situations, ingenuitive, and being open minded to new ideas. But Santiago also has some negative traits, some of them are being irrational, gullible and being easily attached to things. All of these traits help shape the events in The Alchemist and shows what type of character…

presented to you will change the way you think in the future just like how mistakes are the best teachers. Adversity challenges people everyday to make hard decisions and inevitably learn from the decisions they make.Santiago in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist demonstrates this very early when his money is stolen because he was too trusting. Although this is a enormous set back in Santiago’s adventure he faces it with perseverance and continues to work towards…

manipulation of elements to turn them into gold or other perfect metals. Alchemy is not a myth, alchemist were all over the world in the fourth century.Infact by the fourth century astrology, magic, and ritual had begun to gain prominence with alchemy.Many say that alchemy is the mother of modern chemistry and science (Alchemy).Usually only those born from a wealthy family could call themselves and alchemist. Alchemy can be traced all the way back to ancient Greek Hellenistic period even though…