The Alchemist Essay

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo we come across two characters, Santiago and the Englishman, whom are going on a journey to pursue their personal legends in dissimilar ways. In the beginning of the book, Melchizedek’s oil story is told and the two characters have different approaches. Santiago’s approach to the story would be that he’d be the one more focused on his surroundings rather than then the end goal. The englishman’s approach to the story would be the complete opposite, where he would…

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the reader accompanies Santiago on his journey to find a hidden treasure. Along the way, he meets several characters who help him and teach him important lessons in regards to his Personal Legend. First, there is the Crystal Merchant who is a prominent example of someone who did not fulfill his Personal Legend. There is also the Alchemist who adds to Santiago’s knowledge of alchemy, and he plays a key role in him being able to pursue his dreams. While Santiago…

Santiago in The Alchemist is addressed throughout as ‘the boy’ effacing his particular identity. The boy initially was studying in a seminary but his passion to travel and explore new places drove him to become a shepherd. The freedom of a shepherd’s life lured him and helped him pursue his Personal Legend. His recurring dream of finding a treasure inspires him to cross the desert to reach the Pyramids. He is guided in his journey by omens, interpreter of dreams, King and the Alchemist. Thus…

In ‘The Alchemist’ novel the theme life lessons played an important factor in making the book more interesting to read. The life lesson was a topic that made reading the book more worthwhile than it already was. In my opinion, reading the novel personally taught me many lessons related to life and made me more knowledgeable about rules and principles on how to live our life. As you already know, everybody goes through hardships in their lives at some point of time. The Alchemist book uses…

In the novel “The Alchemist” by the celebrated author Paulo Coelho a shepherd boy titled Santiago goes on an expedition to fulfill his Personal Legend. Thru his trek from Andalusia to Egypt he learned countless wisdom from many teachers along the way. While in the act of reading a mysteriously intriguing piece of literature Santiago come in contact with an old man named Melchizedek, who teaches him about Personal Legends and interprets a recurring dream of lost treasure. While conversing he…

accomplish a dream or find a hidden treasure that could change your whole life. And you almost lost everything you had to get it and then realized that you already had the treasure near you, but you just didn’t notice . Well in the novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho , Santiago the main character portrays the common hero and his journey to complete his date with destiny he lost many thing, crossed continents just to realize he had the treasure in his hometown. First at the beginning of…

The alchemist brings up one common theme throughout the whole book, and that is we all have a personal legend that we should follow. A personal legend is basically what we are meant to accomplish in life, it is the personal calling of each and every individual. Almost all of the characters in the story had a personal legend that they either followed or decided to leave behind. The characters that didn't follow their personal legend regretted it and the ones that did were rewarded for their hard…

powerful, 200 years old alchemist lives at the oasis of Al-Fayoum on the way to the pyramids. When the caravan reaches the oasis to avoid violent tribal wars, Santiago meets an Arab girl named Fatima and instantly falls in love with her. He wanders in the desert and observes an omen that foretells an army attacking the neutral oasis. He warns and shares his vision with the tribal chieftains. They armed their men and the oasis did get invaded. Santiago is confronted by the alchemist and he offers…

the start of the book The Alchemist Santiago wants to find the treasure. He decides to leave his sheep in search of the trea( Coelho 28). She imagines the beautiful dance in her head as everyone listens quietly. “It will be a lot of new and challenging choreography but I know you all can do it if you try,” says Mrs. Tori with enthusiasm. Mrs. Tori believes in her students and pushes them to be their best. She wants everyone to always try their hardest. In The Alchemist Santiago knew it would be…

The Alchemist Writing Prompt Essay The climax of the novel is when Santiago is faced with the challenge of turning himself into the wind. In the climax Santiago must use everything that he has been taught, by the Alchemist, and by the language of the world that was taught to him by his heart. Santiago tries to get the help of the Desert, but the Desert can not help him fully, and can only lend the boy its sands, so the Desert helps the boy get the help of the Wind, again the boy is faced with…